Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 101 3 ii Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Let be maximal in and putThe Zariski lemma makes a finite extension of . Base change givesThis ring is nonzero because the field extension makes a faithfully flat module over . Choose a maximal ideal of the quotient, or equivalently a maximal ideal of containing . Its contraction to the rational polynomial ring contains and is proper, so maximality of forces
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 101 3 i Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
For an algebraically closed field , the Weak Hilbert Nullstellensatz says that every maximal ideal of isfor a unique , equivalently every proper ideal has a common zero. The Strong Hilbert Nullstellensatz says
To prove the weak form, let be maximal. The residue fieldis a field finitely generated as a -algebra. By the Zariski lemma, is finite algebraic; algebraic closedness gives . If is the image of , the quotient map is evaluation at and its kernel is . This proves the assertion.