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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 101 6 b Solution by
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For a discrete valuation ring ,Let be a uniformizer, so its unique nonzero maximal ideal is . We use the defining description of a discrete valuation ring: it is a non-field local ring that is a principal ideal domain, and every nonzero element is for a unit and an integer .
Every nonzero proper ideal is therefore for some . Such an ideal is a prime ideal only when : for , while neither factor belongs to . The ideal is prime because it is maximal. Also is prime because is an integral domain. Thusand the longest strict chain has length one.
The original PDF asks about a discrete valuation ring; the local TeX transcription's phrase “discrete variable ” is an extraction error.
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