theorem
weil_differentials_dim_eq_one
{F : Type u_1}
[Field F]
{k : Type u_2}
[Field k]
[Algebra k F]
{Ω : Type u_3}
[AddCommGroup Ω]
[Module F Ω]
[Module k Ω]
[Nontrivial Ω]
(hsd : WeilDifferentialSubspaceData F k Ω)
:
Theorem 22.14. The space $\Omega$ of Weil differentials of the function field $F/k$ is a one-dimensional $F$-vector space: $\dim_F \Omega = 1$.
theorem
weil_differentials_one_dim_basis
{F : Type u_1}
[Field F]
{k : Type u_2}
[Field k]
[Algebra k F]
{Ω : Type u_3}
[AddCommGroup Ω]
[Module F Ω]
[Module k Ω]
[Nontrivial Ω]
(hsd : WeilDifferentialSubspaceData F k Ω)
(ω₁ ω₂ : Ω)
(hω₁ : ω₁ ≠ 0)
(hω₂ : ω₂ ≠ 0)
:
Any two nonzero Weil differentials are proportional over $F$: there exists a nonzero scalar $f \in F$ with $\omega_2 = f \cdot \omega_1$.
theorem
weil_differentials_span_singleton
{F : Type u_1}
[Field F]
{k : Type u_2}
[Field k]
[Algebra k F]
{Ω : Type u_3}
[AddCommGroup Ω]
[Module F Ω]
[Module k Ω]
[Nontrivial Ω]
(hsd : WeilDifferentialSubspaceData F k Ω)
(ω₀ : Ω)
(hω₀ : ω₀ ≠ 0)
(ω : Ω)
:
Every Weil differential $\omega$ is an $F$-multiple of any fixed nonzero differential $\omega_0$.
theorem
weil_differentials_faithful_action
{F : Type u_1}
[Field F]
{k : Type u_2}
[Field k]
[Algebra k F]
{Ω : Type u_3}
[AddCommGroup Ω]
[Module F Ω]
[Module k Ω]
(ω₀ : Ω)
(hω₀ : ω₀ ≠ 0)
(f : F)
(hf : f • ω₀ = 0)
:
The action of $F$ on a nonzero Weil differential is faithful: if $f \cdot \omega_0 = 0$ and $\omega_0 \neq 0$, then $f = 0$.