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Frac(D) is a field and dd/1 embeds the integral domain D

Statement

For every integral domain D, the localisation Frac(D) is a field. Its canonical map DFrac(D),dd/1, is an injective unital ring homomorphism.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: An integral domain D.

[F1]

The field of fractions is the localisation at D{0} (The field of fractions Frac(D)=(D{0})1D of an integral domain).

[F2]

A localisation map is injective exactly when every denominator has trivial annihilator (Equality, vanishing, and the kernel of the localisation map).

[F3]

Localisation is a commutative ring with the stated fraction arithmetic (The localisation relation is an equivalence relation and fraction arithmetic is well defined).

[F4]

A field is a nonzero commutative ring in which every nonzero element is a unit (Field).

Proof

technique · direct
1.1

Every nonzero element of the domain D has trivial annihilator. Hence [F2], applied to S=D{0}, makes the canonical homomorphism injective. In particular 1/10/1, so the localisation is nonzero.

F1F2
1.2

Let a/b be nonzero. By the vanishing criterion in [F2], a0, because otherwise a/b=0. Thus aD{0}, and [F3] gives (a/b)(b/a)=1.

F1F2F3
2.1

Every nonzero element is therefore a unit, and [F3] supplies the commutative-ring structure. By [F4], Frac(D) is a field.

F3F4step 1.1step 1.2

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