Commutative algebra Definition
Excellent ring
Builds on Noetherian ringUniversally catenary ringLocalization at a prime idealCompletion of a ringRegular local ringSpectrum of a ringZariski topologyFinite type algebra
Definition
Let be a Noetherian ring. A Noetherian ring is regular if is a regular local ring for every prime ideal of . An algebra over a field is geometrically regular if is regular for every finite field extension of . The ring is excellent if:
- is universally catenary.
- is a G-ring: let be a prime ideal of and let be the completion of the localization . Then for every prime ideal of with residue field , the ring is geometrically regular over .
- is J-2: let be a finitely generated -algebra. Then the set of prime ideals of with regular is open in the spectrum of with the Zariski topology.
Remarks
Example: every field is excellent. It is universally catenary because finitely generated -algebras are catenary. Clause 2 holds because the only prime of is , the ring is its own completion, and is geometrically regular over . The regular locus of a finitely generated -algebra is open, which is clause 3. More generally, , every complete Noetherian local ring, and every Dedekind domain of characteristic are excellent. Localizations and finitely generated algebras of excellent rings are excellent.
Non-example: there are Noetherian local domains whose completion has nonzero nilpotent elements. Such a ring fails clause 2, because if a reduced Noetherian local ring is a G-ring, then its completion is reduced.
Some authors call a ring that satisfies only clauses 2 and 3 quasi-excellent.
Reading path
To understand this page from the ground up, read these 9 pages in order. The foundations come first.
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- no evidence level
- Completion of a ring concept
- Finite type algebra concept
- Localization at a prime ideal concept
- Noetherian ring concept
- Regular local ring concept
- Spectrum of a ring concept
- Universally catenary ring concept
- Zariski topology concept
- Excellent ring definition
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| Kind | definition |
| Writing | W0 stub |
| MSC | 13F40, 13E05 |
| Defines | Excellent ring |
| Uses | Noetherian ring, Universally catenary ring, Localization at a prime ideal, Completion of a ring, Regular local ring, Spectrum of a ring, Zariski topology, Finite type algebra |
| Changed | 2 November 2026 |
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