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Past exam of the commutative algebra course of the University of Oxford 2017 3 b Solution by
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Let be a prime ideal of disjoint from the multiplicatively closed set . In the localization , its extension of an ideal isIndeed, finite sums of such fractions have a common denominator in and numerator in , and every generator has this form.
We show that its contraction of an ideal recovers :One inclusion is immediate. Conversely, if with and , equality of fractions in the field of fractions of the integral domain gives . Since and is a prime ideal, .
If , contracting would therefore give , contrary to the hypothesis. HenceWe will also need the fact that is a prime ideal, part of the prime ideal correspondence for localization. It is proper by the contraction identity, since otherwise . If , multiplication by the denominator gives , and contraction gives . Thus or , so one of the two fractions belongs to .
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