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There is the next characterization for valuation domains:

Let $D$ be an integral domain and $K$ its field of fractions. The following are equivalent:

  1. For every nonzero $x$ in $K$, either $x$ in $D$ or $x^{−1}$ in $D$.

  2. The ideals of $D$ are totally ordered by inclusion.

  3. The principal ideals of $D$ are totally ordered by inclusion (i.e., the elements in D are totally ordered by divisibility.)

  4. There is a totally ordered abelian group $Γ$ (called the value group) and a surjective group homomorphism (called the valuation) $v :$ $K^×$ $→ Γ$ with $D = \{ x ∈$ $K^×$ | $v(x)$$0 \}$ $∪$ {0}.

The equivalence between 1, 2 and 3 are clear, and I understand that the fourth can be found in Krull's article (1936), but I don't speak german and I can't find a proof anywhere. Any link or hint will be much appreciated.

anne
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  • says that the (fractional) principal ideals is a totally ordered abelian group, this is the valuation, where $0$ is the neutral element of the group (ie. $(1)$) not the $0$ of the real line. When the value group can be embedded in $\Bbb{R}$ we get an absolute value. Non-example: look at the natural valuation/ordering $k[x,\epsilon]\to \Bbb{Z+\epsilon Z}$
  • – reuns Mar 28 '20 at 17:18