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> [!theorem] Theorem. ([[valuative criterion for separatedness]])
> Let $f:X \to Y$ be a [[morphism of locally ringed spaces|scheme morphism]] with $X$ [[locally Noetherian scheme|Noetherian]]. Then the following are equivalent:
> 1. $f$ is [[separated scheme morphism|separated]];
> 2. For any [[field]] $k$ and any [[valuation ring]] $R$ of $k$, given a commutative [[diagram]][^1]
>
> ```tikz
> \usepackage{tikz-cd}
> \usepackage{amsmath}
> \begin{document}
> % https://tikzcd.yichuanshen.de/#N4Igdg9gJgpgziAXAbVABwnAlgFyxMJZABgBpiBdUkANwEMAbAVxiRAB12cYAPHYAMpoYAYwAEAXwDWICaXSZc+QijIBGKrUYs2nbn0HDxEsQCVZ8kBmx4CRNeU31mrRCAAaFhTeX3SG6mcdNwBNWU0YKABzeCJQADMAJwgAWyQAJmocCCQAZkDtVxB4r2LktMQyEGykBy0XXS5efiFRCQAKMU58HDpEMy72AAsICClErCih3sTkgHdB-X4AMUS6cVMJAF4pAEoQagY6ACMYBgAFRVsVEAmpnFKk1KQqmsR0uQTy2qycxFyJBQJEA
> \begin{tikzcd}
> \text{Spec }k \arrow[d, "\text{Spec}( \iota: R \hookrightarrow \text{Frac R}=k)"'] \arrow[r] & X \arrow[d, "f"] \\
> \text{Spec } R \arrow[r] & Y
> \end{tikzcd}
> \end{document}
> ```
>
> there exists *at most* one lift $\text{Spec }R \to X$ making the diagram commute:
>
> ```tikz
> \usepackage{tikz-cd}
> \usepackage{amsmath}
> \begin{document}
> % https://tikzcd.yichuanshen.de/#N4Igdg9gJgpgziAXAbVABwnAlgFyxMJZABgBpiBdUkANwEMAbAVxiRAB12cYAPHYAMpoYAYwAEAXwDWICaXSZc+QijIBGKrUYs2nbn0HDxEsQCVZ8kBmx4CRNeU31mrRCAAaFhTeX3SG6mcdNwBNWU0YKABzeCJQADMAJwgAWyQAJmocCCQAZkDtVxB4r2LktMQyEGykBy0XXS5efiFRCQAKMU58HDpEMy72AAsICClErCih3sTkgHdB-X4AMUS6cVMJAF4pAEoQagY6ACMYBgAFRVsVEAmpnFKk1KQqmsR0uQTy2qycxFzPmVnog6m9MiAGFgwEUoHQ4ENIgd6sEOOxeFg4Dg4GIAISLZrAMQQRKSQaQHCDdGYhCHE5nS4+OxuKHYWDhCRAA
> \begin{tikzcd}
> \text{Spec }k \arrow[d, "\text{Spec}( \iota: R \hookrightarrow \text{Frac R}=k)"'] \arrow[r] & X \arrow[d, "f"] \\
> \text{Spec } R \arrow[r] \arrow[ru, "\exists ! \text{ or } \not \exists" description, dashed] & Y
> \end{tikzcd}
> \end{document}
> ```
>
^theorem
> [!proof]- Proof. ([[valuative criterion for separatedness]])
> - [ ] Omitted in our course. (See Hartshorne eventually.)
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[^1]: Here, $\text{Spec }\iota$ is the morphism of [[affine scheme|affine schemes]] induced by the [[ring homomorphism]] $\iota: R \hookrightarrow \text{Frac }R=k$, cf. [[the category of affine schemes is dual to that of rings]], [[spec functor]].
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