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Well-centered overrings of an integral domain

Commutative Algebra 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

Let A be an integral domain with field of fractions K. We investigate the structure of the overrings B of A (contained in K) that are well-centered on A in the sense that each principal ideal of B is generated by an element of A. We consider the relation of well-centeredness to the properties of flatness, localization and sublocalization for B over A. If B = A[b] is a simple extension of A, we prove that B is a localization of A if and only if B is flat and well-centered over A. If the integral closure of A is a Krull domain, in particular, if A is Noetherian, we prove that every finitely generated flat well-centered overring of A is a localization of A. We present examples of (non-finitely generated) flat well-centered overrings of a Dedekind domain that are not localizations.

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@article{arxiv.math/0306322,
  title  = {Well-centered overrings of an integral domain},
  author = {William Heinzer and Moshe Roitman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0306322},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Example 3.11 was replaced

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