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Extension and contraction of ideals
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Algebra
Commutative algebra
Ring
Ring homomorphism
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2026-10-03
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For
a
ring homomorphism
f
:
R
→
S
, extension sends an
ideal
I
⊆
R
to the
ideal
S
f
(
I
)
generated by its
image
. Contraction sends an
ideal
J
⊆
S
to
f
−
1
(
J
)
. These are distinct forward and inverse-
image
operations.
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Extension of an ideal
Extension and contraction of ideals
Contraction of an ideal
Extension and contraction of ideals
Extension of an ideal
(
I
e
)
0
0
0
Extension and contraction of ideals
For
a
ring homomorphism
f
:
R
→
A
and an
ideal
I
⊆
R
, the extension
I
e
=
I
A
is the
ideal
of
A
generated by
f
(
I
)
.
Contraction of an ideal
(
J
c
)
0
0
0
Extension and contraction of ideals
For
a
ring homomorphism
f
:
R
→
A
and an
ideal
J
⊆
A
, its contraction is
J
c
=
f
−
1
(
J
)
.
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