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Localising cyclic abelian groups and Q/Z at a prime
Example
Fix a prime number and let . Then is the localisation of at the prime ideal . For a natural number with , Moreover is exactly the -primary torsion subgroup of .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: A prime number , the local ring , and a natural number with .
Localisation of a module is tensoring with the localised ring (Localisation of modules is extension of scalars).
For a commutative ring , ( naturally).
In , the units are exactly the fractions whose numerator is not divisible by ( is local with unique maximal ideal ).
A localised fraction is zero exactly when one denominator kills its numerator (A localised module fraction is zero exactly when one denominator kills its numerator).
Verification
By [L1] and [L2], .
If , then , so is a unit in by [L3]. Hence , and step 1.1 gives .
If , write with . Then is a unit in , so . Reduction modulo identifies with , so step 1.1 gives .
For a class , if some integer prime to kills it then [L4] makes it zero in the localisation; this happens exactly for the torsion of order prime to . On the other hand a class of order cannot be killed by any denominator outside , so it survives. Therefore is exactly the -primary torsion subgroup.
Depends on
- Localisation at a prime ideal: $R_{\mathfrak p}=(R\setminus\mathfrak p)^{-1}R$
- Localisation of modules is extension of scalars
- $M\otimes_RR/I\cong M/IM$ naturally
- $R_{\mathfrak p}$ is local with unique maximal ideal $\mathfrak pR_{\mathfrak p}$
- A localised module fraction is zero exactly when one denominator kills its numerator
Used by
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Sources
- A. Altman and S. Kleiman, A Term of Commutative Algebra, 13th ed., Section 12 (standard reference, not scraped)
- J. S. Milne, A Primer of Commutative Algebra, v4.03, Section 5 (standard reference, not scraped)