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Converse to Krull's height theorem in localised form
Statement
Let be a Noetherian commutative ring and let have finite height . Then in the local ring there exist elements such that the maximal ideal is minimal over . Equivalently, is minimal over an -generated ideal after localizing at .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: A Noetherian commutative ring and a prime ideal with .
The localization is a Noetherian local ring with maximal ideal (Every quotient and every localisation of a Noetherian ring is Noetherian, is local with unique maximal ideal ).
By definition, (The height of a prime ideal).
In a Noetherian ring, a proper ideal of height contains elements whose successive generated ideals have heights (Select generators witnessing the converse height theorem).
Proof
By [L1] and [L2], the local ring has maximal ideal and dimension . Applying [L3] to the proper ideal produces elements such that has height . Writing each with and , and replacing by the associate , we may assume with .
Let be a prime ideal minimal over . Because has height , the prime has height . The maximal ideal also contains , so . If the inclusion were strict, a strict chain of length ending at would extend by one more step to a chain ending at , contradicting . Therefore , so the maximal ideal is minimal over .
Therefore becomes minimal over an ideal generated by elements after localizing at .
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Sources
- J. S. Milne, A Primer of Commutative Algebra, v4.03, §21 (standard reference, not scraped)
- Melvin Hochster, Dimension theory and systems of parameters (standard reference, not scraped)