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On Izumi's theorem on comparison of valuations

Commutative Algebra 2010-03-19 v2

Abstract

We prove that the sequence of MacLane key polynomials constructed in \cite{Mac1} and \cite{Sp2} for a valuation extension (K,ν)(K(x),μ)(K,\nu)\subset (K(x),\mu) is finite, provided that both ν\nu and μ\mu are divisorial and μ\mu is centered over an analytically irreducible local domain (R,m)K[x](R,\frak{m})\subset K[x]. As a corollary, we prove Izumi's theorem on comparison of divisorial valuations. %We show that the existence of Izumi constants is equivalent to the finiteness of the sequence of the MacLane key-polynomials. We give explicit bounds for the Izumi constant in terms of the key polynomials of the valuations. We show that this bound can be attained in some cases.

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@article{arxiv.0810.2479,
  title  = {On Izumi's theorem on comparison of valuations},
  author = {Mohammad Moghaddam},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.2479},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

Accepted for publication in "Kodai Mathematical Journal"