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The map of the Witt ring of a domain into the Witt ring of its field of fractions
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by Thomas C. Craven, Alex Rosenberg and Roger Ware
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 51 (1975), 25-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1975-0384789-1
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Abstract:

Let $R$ be an integral domain with field of fractions $K$. This paper studies the kernel of the map $W(R) \to W(K)$, where $W$ is the Witt ring functor. In case $R$ is regular and noetherian, it is shown that the kernel is a nilideal. The kernel is zero if $R$ is a complete regular local noetherian ring with 2 a unit. Examples are given to show that the regularity assumptions are needed.
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Bibliographic Information
  • © Copyright 1975 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 51 (1975), 25-30
  • MSC: Primary 13K05
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1975-0384789-1
  • MathSciNet review: 0384789