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Title of object: independence of the valuations
Canonical Name: IndependenceOfTheValuations
Type: Theorem

Created on: 2004-02-25 17:59:09
Modified on: 2004-02-25 18:21:07

Creator: pahio
Modifier: pahio
Author: pahio

Classification: msc:11R99
Keywords: non-equivalent, valuation
Synonyms: independence of the valuations=approximation theorem

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Content:

Let $|\cdot|_1$, . . . , $|\cdot|_n$ be non-trivial and pairwise non-equivalent valuations of a field $K$. If $a_1$, ..., $a_n$ are some elements of this field, and $\epsilon$ an arbitrary positive number, then there exists in $K$ an element $y$ which satisfies the conditions
$$|y-a_1|_1 < \epsilon,$$
$$.$$ $$.$$
$$|y-a_n|_n < \epsilon.$$