Eisenstein polynomial Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
For a discrete valuation ring with uniformizer , an Eisenstein polynomial is a monic polynomial whose nonleading coefficients are divisible by and whose constant coefficient is not divisible by . It is irreducible, and adjoining one of its roots gives a totally ramified extension.
Local Artin map Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
The local Artin map is the reciprocity homomorphism of Local Artin reciprocity. Its normalization is fixed by choosing whether a uniformizer maps to arithmetic or geometric Frobenius.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 136 1 a Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Suppose first that is a totally ramified extension of degree , and let be a uniformizer of . If the valuation on is normalized by , then . The value group of already contains both and , so its ramification index over is at least . Hence , and therefore .
Letbe the minimal polynomial of . Every conjugate of has positive valuation, so each lies in the maximal ideal of . Moreoverwhich means . Thus is an Eisenstein polynomial.
Conversely, if is a root of an Eisenstein polynomial of degree , the Eisenstein criterion makes that polynomial irreducible and its Newton polygon gives when is normalized. Consequently ; equality with the field degree forces and residue-field degree one. Thus is totally ramified.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 iii Paper 113 1 c Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Let be a discrete valuation ring with uniformizer , fraction field , and normalized discrete valuation . A map is a projective pointwith at least one nonzero coordinate. Put and set . Then every lies in , and at least one is a unit.
On the standard affine chart of projective space, the ratios all lie in . They therefore define a map whose generic restriction is the original point. This proves existence in the DVR case. The assumed separatedness of , through the valuative criterion for separatedness, gives uniqueness. Thus the morphism satisfies the requested DVR form of the valuative criterion for properness.