Mathematics Asked on December 1, 2021
Suppose $K$ is a number field. The projections $hat{Bbb{Z}} = prod_pBbb{Z}_ptoBbb{Z}_p$ give a map
$$(Kotimes_{Bbb{Z}}hat{Bbb{Z}})^*to prod_p(Kotimes_{Bbb{Z}}Bbb{Z}_p)^*.$$
I want to show that this map is injective. It is clear to me that if $xotimes (y_p)in Kotimes_{Bbb{Z}}hat{Bbb{Z}}$ is a unit, then it maps to $prod_p 1otimes 1$ if and only if $x=1$ and each $y_p=1$. But surely there are units that are not single tensors, and that is where I don’t know how to proceed; I have very little intuition about either tensor products or $hat{Bbb{Z}}$.
I would prefer some explanation of the concepts, or of the problem I’m having, to a solution to my specific question.
In fact, more is true: the ring homomorphism $Kotimes_{Bbb Z}hat{Bbb Z} rightarrow prod_p(K otimes_Bbb Z Bbb Z_p)$ is injective.
To see this, we first look at the case $K = Bbb Q$. It is easy to see that every element of $hat{Bbb Q} = Bbb Qotimes_{Bbb Z} hat{Bbb Z}$ can be written as a pure tensor (because a "common denominator" can be found for any finite sum of pure tensors), thus you should be able to understand this special case.
For general $K$, we fix an isomorphism $K simeq Bbb Q^d$ as $Bbb Q$-vector spaces. We then have $$Kotimes_{Bbb Z}hat{Bbb Z} simeq Kotimes_{Bbb Q}Bbb Q otimes_{Bbb Z} hat{Bbb Z} simeq hat{Bbb Q}^d$$ and also $$Kotimes_{Bbb Z} Bbb Z_p simeq Kotimes_{Bbb Q}Bbb Q otimes_{Bbb Z}Bbb Z_p simeq Bbb Q_p^d.$$
Together with the projection maps $Kotimes_{Bbb Z} hat{Bbb Z}rightarrow Kotimes_{Bbb Z}Bbb Z_p$ and $hat{Bbb Q}^d rightarrow Bbb Q_p^d$, we get a commutative square. The injectivity then follows from the above special case.
There is actually a more explicit description of $Kotimes_Z hat{Bbb Z}$. It is equal to the following set: $${(x_p)inprod_p (Kotimes_{Bbb Z}Bbb Z_p): x_pin mathcal O_Kotimes_{Bbb Z}Bbb Z_p, text{almost all } p},$$ where "almost all" means "all but finitely many". This is sometimes called a "restricted tensor product".
The group of units $(K otimes_{Bbb Z}hat{Bbb Z})^times$ can be described similarly, by adding $^times$ everywhere.
You may read the wiki page on adele rings or many books on the subject for more information.
Answered by WhatsUp on December 1, 2021
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