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Prismatic Kunz's theorem

Commutative Algebra 2026-01-28 v3 Algebraic Geometry Number Theory

Abstract

In this paper, we prove "prismatic Kunz's theorem" which states that a complete Noetherian local ring RR of residue characteristic pp is a regular local ring if and only if the Frobenius lift on a prismatic complex of (a derived enhancement of) RR over a specific prism (A,I)(A, I) is faithfully flat. This generalizes classical Kunz's theorem from the perspective of extending the "Frobenius map" to mixed characteristic rings. Our approach involves studying the deformation problem of the "regularity" of prisms and demonstrating the faithful flatness of the structure map of the prismatic complex.

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@article{arxiv.2402.06207,
  title  = {Prismatic Kunz's theorem},
  author = {Ryo Ishizuka and Kei Nakazato},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.06207},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

31 pages; accepted in J.Algebra

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