Lemma 49.4.2. Let A \to B be a flat quasi-finite map of Noetherian rings. Then there is at most one trace element in \omega _{B/A}.
Proof. Let \mathfrak q \subset B be a prime ideal lying over the prime \mathfrak p \subset A. By Algebra, Lemma 10.145.2 we can find an étale ring map A \to A_1 and a prime ideal \mathfrak p_1 \subset A_1 lying over \mathfrak p such that \kappa (\mathfrak p_1) = \kappa (\mathfrak p) and such that
with A_1 \to C finite and such that the unique prime \mathfrak q_1 of B \otimes _ A A_1 lying over \mathfrak q and \mathfrak p_1 corresponds to a prime of C. Observe that \omega _{C/A_1} = \omega _{B/A} \otimes _ B C (combine Lemmas 49.2.5 and 49.2.7). Since the collection of ring maps B \to C obtained in this manner is a jointly injective family of flat maps and since the image of \tau _{B/A} in \omega _{C/A_1} is prescribed the uniqueness follows. \square
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