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Definition 10.18.1. A local ring is a ring with exactly one maximal ideal. The maximal ideal is often denoted $\mathfrak m_ R$ in this case. We often say “let $(R, \mathfrak m, \kappa )$ be a local ring” to indicate that $R$ is local, $\mathfrak m$ is its unique maximal ideal and $\kappa = R/\mathfrak m$ is its residue field. A local homomorphism of local rings is a ring map $\varphi : R \to S$ such that $R$ and $S$ are local rings and such that $\varphi (\mathfrak m_ R) \subset \mathfrak m_ S$. If it is given that $R$ and $S$ are local rings, then the phrase “local ring map $\varphi : R \to S$” means that $\varphi $ is a local homomorphism of local rings.


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