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TauCeti.RingTheory.LocalRing.MaximalIdeal.Square

Elements of 𝔪 \ 𝔪² in a local ring #

For a local ring R with maximal ideal 𝔪, elements of 𝔪 \ 𝔪² are the ones that can be part of a minimal system of generators of 𝔪.

Main declarations #

If x ∈ 𝔪 \ 𝔪², then the image of 𝔪 in R ⧸ (x), which is the maximal ideal of R ⧸ (x), needs at least one generator fewer than 𝔪.

Dividing out an ideal contained in 𝔪² does not change the number of generators needed for the maximal ideal: the image of 𝔪 in R ⧸ I needs exactly as many generators as 𝔪.

In a Noetherian local ring of positive dimension there is an element of the maximal ideal which lies neither in its square nor in any minimal prime.