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Finite morphism

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Definition

A morphism of schemes f ⁣:X→Yf \colon X \to Y is finite if there is a cover of YY by open affine subschemes Vi=Spec⁡BiV_i = \operatorname{Spec} B_i such that, for each ii:

  1. f−1(Vi)f^{-1}(V_i) is an affine scheme Spec⁡Ai\operatorname{Spec} A_i;
  2. AiA_i, made into a BiB_i-module by the ring map Bi→AiB_i \to A_i of ff, is a finitely generated module.

Remarks

If ff is finite, then clauses 1 and 2 hold for every open affine V⊆YV \subseteq Y. A morphism Spec⁡A→Spec⁡B\operatorname{Spec} A \to \operatorname{Spec} B is finite if and only if B→AB \to A is a finite morphism of rings. A finite morphism is affine and of finite type. Example: for a field kk, the morphism 𝔸k1→𝔸k1\mathbb{A}^1_k \to \mathbb{A}^1_k given by k[x]→k[t]k[x] \to k[t], x↦t2x \mapsto t^2, is finite, since k[t]=k[x]⋅1+k[x]⋅tk[t] = k[x] \cdot 1 + k[x] \cdot t. Non-example: the open immersion Spec⁡k[x,x−1]→Spec⁡k[x]\operatorname{Spec} k[x, x^{-1}] \to \operatorname{Spec} k[x] satisfies clause 1 but not clause 2. If k[x,x−1]k[x, x^{-1}] were a finite k[x]k[x]-module, then x−1x^{-1} would be integral over k[x]k[x]. Since k[x]k[x] is an integrally closed domain, this would give x−1∈k[x]x^{-1} \in k[x], which is false.

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Further reading

  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_morphism
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