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Localising cyclic abelian groups and Q/Z at a prime

Example

Fix a prime number p and let R=Z. Then Z(p) is the localisation of Z at the prime ideal (p). For a natural number n=pam with (m,p)=1, (Z/nZ)(p){0,a=0,Z/paZ,a>0. Moreover (Q/Z)(p) is exactly the p-primary torsion subgroup of Q/Z.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A prime number p, the local ring Z(p), and a natural number n=pam with (m,p)=1.

[L1]

Localisation of a module is tensoring with the localised ring (Localisation of modules is extension of scalars).

[L2]

For a commutative ring A, AZZ/nZA/nA (MRR/IM/IM naturally).

[L3]

In Z(p), the units are exactly the fractions whose numerator is not divisible by p (Rp is local with unique maximal ideal pRp).

[L4]

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

technique · direct
1.1

By [L1] and [L2], (Z/nZ)(p)Z(p)ZZ/nZZ(p)/nZ(p).

L1L2
2.1

If a=0, then pn, so n/1 is a unit in Z(p) by [L3]. Hence nZ(p)=Z(p), and step 1.1 gives (Z/nZ)(p)=0.

step 1.1L3
2.2

If a>0, write n=pam with (m,p)=1. Then m/1 is a unit in Z(p), so nZ(p)=paZ(p). Reduction modulo pa identifies Z(p)/paZ(p) with Z/paZ, so step 1.1 gives (Z/nZ)(p)Z/paZ.

step 1.1L3algebra
3.1

For a class q+ZQ/Z, if some integer prime to p kills it then [L4] makes it zero in the localisation; this happens exactly for the torsion of order prime to p. On the other hand a class of order pr cannot be killed by any denominator outside (p), so it survives. Therefore (Q/Z)(p) is exactly the p-primary torsion subgroup.

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