Content formulas for power series and Krull domains

Abstract

Let $R$ be an integral domain with quotient field $K$, and let $X$ be an indeterminate over $R$. In this paper, we consider content formulae for power series in terms of $*$-operations for PVMDs, Krull domains and Dedekind domains, where $*$ is the star-operation, $d$, $w$, $t$, or $v$. We prove that $R$ is a Krull domain if and only if $c(f/g)_w=(c(f)c(g)^{-1})_w$ for all $f,g\in R[[X]]^*$ with $c(f/g)$ a fractional ideal if and only if $c(f/g)_t=(c(f)c(g)^{-1})_t$ for all $f,g\in R[[X]]^*$ with $c(f/g)$ a fractional ideal, and $R$ is a Dedekind domain if and only if for all $f,g\in R[[X]]^*$ with $c(f/g)$ a fractional ideal, $c(f/g)=c(f)c(g)^{-1}$.