 Correspondence theorem for ideals

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For a commutative ring

R

and an ideal

I

, the maps

J \mapsto J / I

and

H \mapsto q^{- 1} (H)

give inverse inclusion-preserving bijections between ideals

J \supseteq I

of

R

and ideals

H

of the quotient ring

R / I

, where

q : R \to R / I

is the quotient map. The preimage is an ideal containing the kernel

I

. Conversely,

q^{- 1} (q (J)) = J

for

J \supseteq I

, and surjectivity of

q

gives

q (q^{- 1} (H)) = H

. These identities prove the claim.

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