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Atlas.AlgebraicGeometryI.code.NormalizationVariety

The integral closure of a normal finitely-generated k-algebra A in a finite separable field extension E/K of its fraction field is a finite A-module: the normalization map Y → X is finite (Proposition 28, Lecture 17).

The normalization is itself a finitely-generated k-algebra: composing the finite A-module structure with finite-type A/k gives finite-type Y/k.

The integral closure of A in a finite extension of its fraction field is integrally closed; that is, the normalization variety is itself normal.

theorem NormalizationVariety.normalization_map_injective (A : Type u_1) [CommRing A] [IsDomain A] (K : Type u_2) [Field K] [Algebra A K] [IsFractionRing A K] (E : Type u_3) [Field E] [Algebra K E] [Algebra A E] [IsScalarTower A K E] :

The structure map A → (integral closure of A in E) is injective, so the normalization map Y → X is dominant.

Existence of the normalization variety (Proposition 28, Lecture 17): there exists a normal variety Y with a finite dominant map Y → X whose coordinate ring is the integral closure of A in E.