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Prime ideals in nilpotent Iwasawa algebras

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Let G be a nilpotent complete p-valued group of finite rank and let k be a field of characteristic p. We prove that every faithful prime ideal of the Iwasawa algebra kG is controlled by the centre of G, and use this to show that the prime spectrum of kG is a disjoint union of commutative strata. We also show that every prime ideal of kG is completely prime. The key ingredient in the proof is the construction of a non-commutative valuation on certain filtered simple Artinian rings.

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This research was supported by an Early Career Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust.

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Ardakov, K. Prime ideals in nilpotent Iwasawa algebras. Invent. math. 190, 439–503 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00222-012-0385-4

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