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A note on freeness

Commutative Algebra 2026-01-06 v2

Abstract

In this brief note we show that for a field extension K/FK/F, S=K[ ⁣[x] ⁣]S=K[\![\mathbf{x}]\!] is a free R=F[ ⁣[x] ⁣]R=F[\![\mathbf{x}]\!]-module precisely when K/FK/F is finite. We then raise the question \emph{what is the projective dimension of SS?}

Cite

@article{arxiv.2512.16573,
  title  = {A note on freeness},
  author = {Mordechai Katzman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.16573},
  year   = {2026}
}

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