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is local with unique maximal ideal
Statement
Let be a prime ideal of a commutative ring . Then is a nonzero local ring. Its unique maximal ideal is and its units are exactly the fractions with .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: A commutative ring and a prime ideal .
The denominators of are the elements outside (Localisation at a prime ideal: ).
A fraction is a unit exactly when belongs to the denominator set for some (A fraction is a unit in exactly when for some ).
Fractions satisfy exactly when some denominator annihilates ; in particular, a fraction vanishes exactly when some denominator annihilates its numerator (Equality, vanishing, and the kernel of the localisation map).
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
The ring is nonzero: if , [F3] gives with , impossible because .
By [F2], if , then is a unit by taking . If and lay outside , the ideal property would be contradicted; hence is not a unit. Thus the displayed set is exactly the set of nonunits.
Membership in the displayed set is independent of the chosen fraction: if with , then [F3] gives with . Hence ; primality and force .
The displayed set is an ideal: common-denominator addition and multiplication by arbitrary fractions preserve numerator membership in . It is proper because , so is not in it. Every proper ideal contains only nonunits, so step 1.2 makes every proper ideal lie inside it. It is therefore the unique maximal ideal, and [F4] makes local.