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$R$ is a UFD iff $R_{\frak{m}}$ is a UFD?
Let $R$ be a graded ring such that $R_0$ is a field and let $\frak{m}$ be the maximal ideal generated by all the elements of positive degree. Then, is it true that $R$ is a UFD iff $R_{\frak{m}}$ is a ...
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Derivations annihilated by powers of the augmentation ideal
Consider an augmented commutative ring $R$, with augmentation ideal $\varpi$. Let $\delta$ be a derivation of $R$. The example I have in mind is $R=\mathbb F_p[x]/(x^{p^i})$ and $\delta=d/dx$, though ...