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Often used statement: A ---> B map of Noetherian complete local
rings such that m_A B = m_B and iso on residue fields, then this
map is surjective.
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gives a map whose image is the desired coefficient ring.

\medskip\noindent
The final statement of the theorem is now clear. Namely, if
The final statement of the theorem follows readily. Namely, if
$y_1, \ldots, y_n$ are generators of the ideal $\mathfrak m$,
then we can use the map $\Lambda \to R$ just constructed
to get a map
$$
\Lambda[[x_1, \ldots, x_n]] \longrightarrow R,
\quad x_i \longmapsto y_i.
$$
This map is surjective on each $R/\mathfrak m^n$ and hence
is surjective as $R$ is complete. Some details omitted.
Since both sides are $(x_1, \ldots, x_n)$-adically complete
this map is surjective by Lemma \ref{lemma-completion-generalities}
as it is surjective modulo $(x_1, \ldots, x_n)$ by
construction.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}
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\item If $R$ contains either $\mathbf{F}_p$ or $\mathbf{Q}$, then $R$
is isomorphic to a power series ring over its residue field.
\item If $k$ is a field and $k \to R$ is a ring map inducing
an isomrphism $k \to R/\mathfrak m$, then $R$ is isomorphic
an isomorphism $k \to R/\mathfrak m$, then $R$ is isomorphic
as a $k$-algebra to a power series ring over $k$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{lemma}

\begin{proof}
By the Cohen structure theorem (Theorem \ref{theorem-cohen-structure-theorem})
there exists a coefficient ring, which reduces (1) to (2).
In case (2) we pick $f_1, \ldots, f_d \in \mathfrak m$ which
In case (1), by the Cohen structure theorem
(Theorem \ref{theorem-cohen-structure-theorem})
there exists a coefficient ring which must be a field
mapping isomorphically to the residue field. Thus
it suffices to prove (2). In case (2) we pick
$f_1, \ldots, f_d \in \mathfrak m$ which
map to a basis of $\mathfrak m/\mathfrak m^2$ and we consider
the continuous $k$-algebra map $k[[x_1, \ldots, x_d]] \to R$
sending $x_i$ to $f_i$. This map is an isomorphism because
it induces an isomorphism
$$
(x_1, \ldots, x_d)^n/(x_1, \ldots, x_d)^{n + 1}
\longrightarrow
\mathfrak m^n/\mathfrak m^{n + 1}
$$
for all $n \geq 1$ by Lemma \ref{lemma-regular-graded}. Some details
omitted.
sending $x_i$ to $f_i$. As both source and target are
$(x_1, \ldots, x_d)$-adically complete, this map is surjective by
Lemma \ref{lemma-completion-generalities}. On the other hand, it
has to be injective because otherwise the dimension of
$R$ would be $< d$ by Lemma \ref{lemma-one-equation}.
\end{proof}

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