A note on freeness

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Main Author: Katzman, Mordechai
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Published: 2025
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contents In this brief note we show that for a field extension $K/F$, $S=K[\![\mathbf{x}]\!]$ is a free $R=F[\![\mathbf{x}]\!]$-module precisely when $K/F$ is finite. We then raise the question \emph{what is the projective dimension of $S$?}
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spellingShingle A note on freeness
Katzman, Mordechai
Commutative Algebra
13A35, 13D07, 13J10, 13C10
In this brief note we show that for a field extension $K/F$, $S=K[\![\mathbf{x}]\!]$ is a free $R=F[\![\mathbf{x}]\!]$-module precisely when $K/F$ is finite. We then raise the question \emph{what is the projective dimension of $S$?}
title A note on freeness
topic Commutative Algebra
13A35, 13D07, 13J10, 13C10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16573