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A germ is a unit exactly when its value at is nonzero, so is local
Statement
Let and let . Then is a unit in if and only if . Consequently is a local ring with maximal ideal .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: A germ .
The germ ring and the ideal are those of The ring of holomorphic germs at and its maximal ideal.
Holomorphic functions are continuous, and sums, products, and reciprocals on nonvanishing open sets are holomorphic (A holomorphic function of several variables is continuous and separately holomorphic, Sums, products and nonvanishing quotients of holomorphic functions are holomorphic).
A local ring is a nonzero commutative ring with a unique maximal ideal (A local ring is a nonzero commutative ring with a unique maximal ideal).
Proof
Suppose . Choose a representative, still called , on a neighbourhood of . By continuity from [L2], after shrinking we have for every . Then [L2] makes holomorphic on , so in . Hence is a unit.
Suppose . For any germ one has , so . Therefore is not a unit.
Steps 1.1 and 1.2 show that the nonunits are exactly the germs vanishing at , namely the elements of from [L1]. Any proper ideal contains no unit, so every proper ideal of is contained in . Since , this ideal is proper and therefore the unique maximal ideal. By [L3], is local.
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Sources
- Jiří Lebl, Tasty Bits of Several Complex Variables, Section 6.1 (standard reference, not scraped)
- Jaap Korevaar and Jan Wiegerinck, Several Complex Variables, Section 4.5 (standard reference, not scraped)