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On the Infinitude of Prime Ideals in Dedekind Domains

Number Theory 2019-03-26 v1 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Let RR be an infinite Dedekind domain with at most finitely many units, and let KK denote its field of fractions. We prove the following statement. If L/KL/K is a finite Galois extension of fields and O\mathcal{O} is the integral closure of RR in LL, then O\mathcal{O} contains infinitely many prime ideals. In particular, if O\mathcal{O} is further a unique factorization domain, then O\mathcal{O} contains infinitely many non-associate prime elements.

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@article{arxiv.1403.3473,
  title  = {On the Infinitude of Prime Ideals in Dedekind Domains},
  author = {Jose A. Velez-Marulanda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.3473},
  year   = {2019}
}