Ramification theory and key polynomials

Abstract

For a simple, normal and finite extension of a valued field, we prove that we can related the order of the ramification group of the field extension and the set of key polynomials associated to the extension of the valuation. More precisely, the order of this group can be expressed in terms of a product of a power of the characteristic of the residue field of the valuation and the effective degrees of the key polynomials. We also give a condition on the order of the ramification group so that there is no limit key polynomials for a valuation of rank one. This condition also allow us to have a monomialization theorem.