Finite-dimensional non-Archimedean norm equivalence over a complete field

ID: finite-dimensional-non-archimedean-norm-equivalence-over-a-complete-field

Let be complete for a Non-Archimedean absolute value and let be a finite-dimensional vector space with a norm satisfying and the ultrametric inequality. All such norms are equivalent to the maximum of coordinates in any basis. The upper bound is immediate. For the lower bound, induct on dimension. The span of all but the last basis vector is complete by induction, hence closed for the given norm. Thus . For , ; also . The induction bound on coordinates of now bounds all coordinates by a constant times . This proof needs no local compactness.

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