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First let us see that ℬ⊆(A,|.|x)≤1\mathscr{B}\subseteq(A,|\raisebox{1.72218pt}{.}|_{x})_{\leq 1} for all x∈Spec⁡(A)𝒜anx\in\operatorname{Spec}(A)^{\mathrm{an}}_{\mathscr{A}}. If a∈ℬa\in\mathscr{B}, then there are a1,…,an∈𝒜a_{1},\ldots,a_{n}\in\mathscr{A} such that an+a1​an−1+⋯+an=0a^{n}+a_{1}a^{n-1}+\cdots+a_{n}=0. We assume that |a|x>1|a|_{x}>1. Then

|a|xn\displaystyle|a|_{x}^{n} =|an|x=|a1​an−1+⋯+an|x≤maxi=1,…,n⁡{|ai|x|​a|xn−i}\displaystyle=|a^{n}|_{x}=|a_{1}a^{n-1}+\cdots+a_{n}|_{x}\leq\max_{i=1,\ldots,n}\{|a_{i}|_{x}|a|_{x}^{n-i}\}
≤maxi=1,…,n⁡{|a|xn−i}=|a|xn−1,\displaystyle\leq\max_{i=1,\ldots,n}\{|a|_{x}^{n-i}\}=|a|_{x}^{n-1},

so that |a|x≤1|a|_{x}\leq 1, which is a contradiction.

Let a∈Aa\in A such that aa is not integral over 𝒜\mathscr{A}. We show that there exists a prime ideal 𝔮\mathfrak{q} of 𝒜\mathscr{A} such that the canonical image of aa in A/S−1​𝔮A/S^{-1}\mathfrak{q} is not integral over 𝒜/𝔮\mathscr{A}/\mathfrak{q}. In fact, since AA is a kk-algebra of finite type, it is a noetherian ring. In particular, it admits only finitely many minimal prime ideals S−1​𝔭1,…,S−1​𝔭nS^{-1}\mathfrak{p}_{1},\ldots,S^{-1}\mathfrak{p}_{n}, where 𝔭1,…,𝔭n\mathfrak{p}_{1},\ldots,\mathfrak{p}_{n} are prime ideals of 𝒜\mathscr{A} which do not intersect S=𝔬k∖{0}S=\mathfrak{o}_{k}\setminus\{0\}. Assume that, for any i∈{1,…,n}i\in\{1,\ldots,n\}, fif_{i} is a monic polynomial in (𝒜/𝔭i)​[T](\mathscr{A}/\mathfrak{p}_{i})[T] such that fi​(λi)=0f_{i}(\lambda_{i})=0, where λi\lambda_{i} is the class of aa in A/S−1​(𝔭i)A/S^{-1}(\mathfrak{p}_{i}). Let FiF_{i} be a monic polynomial in 𝒜⁡[T]\mathscr{A}[T] whose reduction modulo 𝔭i​[T]\mathfrak{p}_{i}[T] identifies with fif_{i}. One has Fi​(a)∈S−1​𝔭iF_{i}({a})\in S^{-1}\mathfrak{p}_{i} for any i∈{1,…,n}i\in\{1,\ldots,n\}. Let FF be the product of the polynomials F1,…,FnF_{1},\ldots,F_{n}. Then F⁡(a)F({a}) belongs to the intersection ⋂i=1nS−1​𝔭i\bigcap_{i=1}^{n}S^{-1}\mathfrak{p}_{i}, hence is nilpotent, which implies that aa is integral over 𝒜\mathscr{A}. To show that there exists x∈Spec⁡(A)𝒜anx\in\operatorname{Spec}(A)^{\mathrm{an}}_{\mathscr{A}} such that |a|x>1|a|_{x}>1 we may replace 𝒜\mathscr{A} (resp. AA) by 𝒜/𝔮\mathscr{A}/\mathfrak{q} (resp. A/S−1​𝔮A/S^{-1}\mathfrak{q}) and hence assume that 𝒜\mathscr{A} is an integral domain without loss of generality.

We set b=a−1b=a^{-1}. Let us see that

b​𝒜​[b]∩𝔬k≠{0}and1∉b​𝒜​[b].b\mathscr{A}[b]\cap\mathfrak{o}_{k}\not=\{0\}\quad\text{and}\quad 1\not\in b\mathscr{A}[b].

We set a=a′/sa=a^{\prime}/s for some a′∈𝒜a^{\prime}\in\mathscr{A} and s∈Ss\in{S}. Then s=b​a′∈b​𝒜​[b]∩𝔬ks=ba^{\prime}\in b\mathscr{A}[b]\cap\mathfrak{o}_{k}, so that b​𝒜​[b]∩𝔬k≠{0}b\mathscr{A}[b]\cap\mathfrak{o}_{k}\not=\{0\}. Next we assume that 1∈b​𝒜​[b]1\in b\mathscr{A}[b]. Then

1=a1′​b+a2′​b2+⋯+an′′​bn′1=a^{\prime}_{1}b+a^{\prime}_{2}b^{2}+\cdots+a^{\prime}_{n^{\prime}}b^{n^{\prime}}

for some a1′,…,an′′∈𝒜a^{\prime}_{1},\ldots,a^{\prime}_{n^{\prime}}\in\mathscr{A}, so that an′=a1′​an′−1+⋯+an′′a^{n^{\prime}}=a^{\prime}_{1}a^{n^{\prime}-1}+\cdots+a^{\prime}_{n^{\prime}}, which is a contradiction.

Let 𝔭\mathfrak{p} be the maximal ideal of 𝒜⁡[b]\mathscr{A}[b] such that b​𝒜​[b]⊆𝔭b\mathscr{A}[b]\subseteq\mathfrak{p}. As 𝔭∩𝔬k≠{0}\mathfrak{p}\cap\mathfrak{o}_{k}\not=\{0\} and 𝔭∩𝔬k⊆𝔪k\mathfrak{p}\cap\mathfrak{o}_{k}\subseteq\mathfrak{m}_{k}, we have 𝔭∩𝔬k=𝔪k\mathfrak{p}\cap\mathfrak{o}_{k}=\mathfrak{m}_{k}, and hence 𝔭∈Spec⁡(𝒜⁡[b])∘\mathfrak{p}\in\operatorname{Spec}(\mathscr{A}[b])_{\circ}. Note that 𝒜⁡[b]\mathscr{A}[b] is finitely generated over 𝔬k\mathfrak{o}_{k} and 𝒜⁡[b]⊗𝔬kk=A⁡[b]\mathscr{A}[b]\otimes_{\mathfrak{o}_{k}}k=A[b]. Thus, since the reduction map

r𝒜⁡[b]:Spec⁡(A⁡[b])𝒜⁡[b]an→Spec⁡(𝒜⁡[b])∘r_{\mathscr{A}[b]}:\operatorname{Spec}(A[b])^{\mathrm{an}}_{\mathscr{A}[b]}\to\operatorname{Spec}(\mathscr{A}[b])_{\circ}

is surjective, there is x∈Spec⁡(A⁡[b])𝒜⁡[b]anx\in\operatorname{Spec}(A[b])^{\mathrm{an}}_{\mathscr{A}[b]} such that r𝒜⁡[b]​(x)=𝔭r_{\mathscr{A}[b]}(x)=\mathfrak{p}. Clearly x∈Spec⁡(A)𝒜anx\in\operatorname{Spec}(A)^{\mathrm{an}}_{\mathscr{A}}. As b∈𝔭b\in\mathfrak{p}, we have |b|x<1|b|_{x}<1, so that |a|x>1|a|_{x}>1 because a​b=1ab=1. Therefore,

a∉⋂x∈Spec⁡(A)𝒜an(A,|.|x)≤1,a\not\in\bigcap_{x\in\operatorname{Spec}(A)^{\mathrm{an}}_{\mathscr{A}}}(A,|\raisebox{1.72218pt}{.}|_{x})_{\leq 1},

as required. ∎

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