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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2007 iii Paper 28 3 b Solution by
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For a nonzero Laurent series let be its least exponent. Choose and . This is a multiplicative Non-Archimedean absolute value, and its valuation ring is .
TakeIf is an -basis of , the elements , , , form a -basis of . To see this, group the exponents of each Laurent series modulo and then expand its coefficients in the constant-field basis. Uniqueness of those two expansions proves linear independence. Thus .
Its valuation ring is , with maximal ideal and residue field . Moreover , so the ramification index is and the residue degree is . The unique extending absolute value is explicitlyThis restricts to the chosen absolute value because on . The prescribed ramification and residue degree for a Laurent series field construction works even when ; separability is not required in the question.
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