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An elementary proof of the Briancon-Skoda theorem

Complex Variables 2012-03-27 v2 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

We give a new elementary proof of the Brian\c{c}on-Skoda theorem, which states that for an mm-generated ideal a\mathfrak{a} in the ring of germs of analytic functions at 0\Cn0\in \C^n, the ν\nu:th power of its integral closure is contained in a\mathfrak{a}, where ν=min(m,n)\nu = \min(m,n).

Cite

@article{arxiv.0807.0142,
  title  = {An elementary proof of the Briancon-Skoda theorem},
  author = {Jacob Sznajdman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.0142},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

10 pages, revised version contains an $L^2$-version of the main result

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