TITLE: Ideal class group of a one-dimensional Noetherian domain
QUESTION [13 upvotes]: Let $A$ be a one-dimensional Noetherian domain.
Let $K$ be its field of fractions.
Let $B$ be the integral closure of $A$ in $K$.
Suppose $B$ is finitely generated $A$-module.
It is well-known that B is a Dedekind domain.
Let $\mathfrak{f} = \{a \in A; aB \subset A\}$.
Let $I$ be an ideal of $A$.
If $I + \mathfrak{f} = A$, we call $I$ regular.
Are the following assertions true?
If yes, how do you prove them?
(1) Let $I$ be a regular ideal.
Then $I = IB \cap A$.
(2) Let $\mathfrak{I}$ be an ideal of B such that $\mathfrak{I} + \mathfrak{f} = B$.
Let $I = \mathfrak{I} \cap A$.
Then $I$ is regular and $IB = \mathfrak{I}$.
(3) A regular ideal is uniquely decomposed as a product of regular prime ideals.
(4) A regular ideal is invertible.
(5) Let $I(A)$ be the group of invertible fractional ideals of $A$.
Let $P(A)$ be the group of principal ideals of $A$.
Let $RI(A)$ be the group of regular fractional ideals of $A$.
Let $RP(A)$ be the group of regular principal ideals of $A$.
Then $RI(A)/RP(A)$ is isomorphic to $I(A)/P(A)$.
EDIT[Jun 26, 2012]
(6) There exists the following exact sequence of abelian groups.
$0 \rightarrow B^*/A^* \rightarrow (B/\mathfrak{f})^*/(A/\mathfrak{f})^* \rightarrow I(A)/P(A) \rightarrow I(B)/P(B) \rightarrow 0$
In paticular,
$[I(A) : P(A)] = [I(B) : P(B)][(B/\mathfrak{f})^* : (A/\mathfrak{f})^*]/[B^* : A^*]$.
EDIT[Jun 27, 2012]
The converse of (4) is false.
Let $\alpha$ be a nonzero element of a non-regular maximal ideal $P$ of $A$.
Then $\alpha A$ is invertible, but not regular.
EDIT
My motivation came from the theory of binary quadratic forms over the ring of rational integers. It has close relationship with the ideal theory of orders of quadratic number fields. I got some idea from the books of Hilbert and Neukirch on algebraic number theory.
EDIT
I think you need this.
EDIT
Let K be an algebraic number field.
Let $A$ be its order(a subring of K which is a finitely generated $\mathbb{Z}$-module and contains a $\mathbb{Q}$-basis of $K$).
Let $B$ be the ring of algebraic integers in K.
Usually $B$ is hard to be determined while $A$ is easily found.
For example, let $\theta$ be an algebraic integer which generates $K$.
Then $A = \mathbb{Z}[\theta]$ is an order of $K$.
In this case, the prime decomposition of a regular ideal of $A$ can be rather easily calculated than in $B$.
By the above results, we can get information of prime decompositions of ideals of $B$ which are prime to $\mathfrak{f}$.
EDIT[Jun 28, 2012]
I think Hilbert(or someone else before him) proved (1), (2), (3), (4) and a modified version of (6) (using $RI(A)/RP(A)$ instead of $I(A)/P(A)$).
However, I think (5) is non-trivial.
To prove (5), I needed to prove (6) by a method whose basic idea I borrowed from Neukirch's book on algebraic number theory.
EDIT[Nov 26, 2013]
I asked alternative proofs of (5) here in MathOverflow because I think my proof is detoured.

REPLY [4 votes]: Since Matt proved (1) and (2), I'll prove the rest.
(3)
Let $RI^+(A)$ be the set of regular ideals of $A$.
Clearly $RI^+(A)$ is an ordered commutative monoid with mulitiplications of ideals.
Let $RI^+(B)$ be the set of ideals of $B$ which are relatively prime to $\mathfrak{f}$.
$RI^+(B)$ is also an ordered commutative monoid.
By (1) and (2), $RI^+(A)$ is canonically isomorphic to $RI^+(B)$ as an ordered commutative monoid.
Since $B$ is a Dedekind domain, (3) follows immediately.
(4) follows immediately from (3) and the following lemma.
Lemma 1
Let $P$ be a maximal ideal of $A$.
$P$ is invertible if and only if $P$ is regular.
Proof:
Suppose P is regular.
By this, $A_P$ is integrally closed.
Since $A_P$ is integrally closed, Noetherian and of dimension 1, it is a discrete valuation ring.
Hence $PA_P$ is principal.
Let $Q$ be a maximal ideal such that $Q \neq P$.
Since $P$ is not contained in $Q$, $PA_Q = A_Q$.
Hence $PA_Q$ is also principal.
Since $A$ is Noetherian, $P$ is finitely generated over $A$.
Hence P is invertible by this.
Suppose conversely P is invertible.
By this, $PA_P$ is principal.
Hence $A_P$ is a discrete valuation ring(e.g Atiyah-MacDonald).
Hence $A_P$ is integrally closed.
By this, $P$ is regular.
QED
Lemma 2
Let $A$ be a commutative Noetherian ring.
Let $I$ be a proper ideal of $A$ such that $dim A/I = 0$.
Then $A/I$ is canonically isomorphic to $\prod_P A_P/IA_P$, where $P$ runs over all the maximal ideals of $A$ such that $I \subset P$.
This is well knowm.
Lemma 3
Let $A$ be a Noetherian domain of dimension 1.
Let $I$ be a non-zero proper ideal of $A$.
Then $(A/I)^*$ is canonically isomorphic to $\bigoplus_{\mathfrak{p}} (A_\mathfrak{p}/IA_\mathfrak{p})^*$ as  abelian groups, where $\mathfrak{p}$ runs over all the maximal ideals of $A$ such that $I \subset \mathfrak{p}$.
This follows immediately from Lemma 2. 
Lemma 4
Let $A, K, B, \mathfrak{f}$ be as in the title question.
Then $(B/\mathfrak{f})^*$ is canonically isomorphic to $\bigoplus_{\mathfrak{p}} (B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p})^*$ as abelian groups, where $\mathfrak{p}$ runs over all the maximal ideal of $A$.
Proof:
By Lemma 3, $(B/\mathfrak{f})^*$ is canonically isomorphic to $\bigoplus_{\mathfrak{P}} (B_\mathfrak{P}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{P})^*$ as an abelian group, where $\mathfrak{P}$ runs over all the maximal ideal of $B$ such that $\mathfrak{f} \subset \mathfrak{P}$.
If $\mathfrak{p}$ is a regular prime ideal of $A$, $A_\mathfrak{p}$ is integrally closed by this.Hence $B_\mathfrak{p} = A_\mathfrak{p}$.
Since $\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p} = A_\mathfrak{p}$, $B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p} =  A_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p} = 0$.
Hence we only need to consider $\mathfrak{p}$ such that $\mathfrak{f} \subset \mathfrak{p}$.
It's easy to see that $B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p}$ is canonically isomorphic to $\prod B_\mathfrak{P}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{P}$, where $\mathfrak{P}$ runs over all the maximal ideals of $B$ lying over $\mathfrak{p}$.
Hence $(B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p})^*$ is canonically isomorphic to $(\bigoplus B_\mathfrak{P}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{P})^*$, where $\mathfrak{P}$ runs over all the maximal ideals of $B$ lying over $\mathfrak{p}$. QED
Lemma 5
Let $B$ be an integral domain.
Let $A$ be a subring of $B$ such that $B$ is integral over $A$.
Let $I$ be an ideal of $A$.
Let $\mathfrak{p}$ be a prime ideal of $A$ such that $I \subset \mathfrak{p}$.
Let $B_\mathfrak{p}$ be the localization of $B$ with respect the multiplicative subset $A - \mathfrak{p}$. Let $f:B_\mathfrak{p} \rightarrow B_\mathfrak{p}/IB_\mathfrak{p}$ be the canonical homomorphism.
$f$ induces a group homomorphism $g: (B_\mathfrak{p})^* \rightarrow (B_\mathfrak{p}/IB_\mathfrak{p})^*$.
Then $g$ is surjective.
Proof:
Since $A_\mathfrak{p}$ is a local ring and $B_\mathfrak{p}$ is integtral over $A_\mathfrak{p}$,
every maximal ideal $\mathfrak{Q}$ of $B_\mathfrak{p}$ lies over $\mathfrak{p}A_\mathfrak{p}$.
Hence $\mathfrak{Q}$ = $\mathfrak{P}B_\mathfrak{p}$, where $\mathfrak{P}$ is a maximal ideal of $B$ lying over $\mathfrak{p}$.
Since $I \subset \mathfrak{p}$, $I \subset \mathfrak{P}$.
Hence $IB_\mathfrak{p} \subset \mathfrak{Q}$.
Let $x \in B_\mathfrak{p}$.
Suppose $f(x)$ is invertible.
Then  $f(x)$ is not contained in any maximal ideal of $B_\mathfrak{p}/IB_\mathfrak{p}$.
Suppose $x$ is not invertible.
$x$ is contained in a maximal ideal of $B_\mathfrak{p}$.
This is a contradiction. QED
Lemma 6
Let $A, K, B, \mathfrak{f}$ be as in the title question.
Let $\mathfrak{p}$ be a prime ideal of $A$ such that $\mathfrak{f} \subset \mathfrak{p}$.
Since $\mathfrak{f}$ is an ideal of both $A$ and $B$, $\mathfrak{f} = \mathfrak{f}A = \mathfrak{f}B$.
Hence $\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p} = \mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p}$.
Hence $A_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p} \subset B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p}$.
Hence $(A_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p})^* \subset (B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p})^*$.
We claim $(B_\mathfrak{p})^*/(A_\mathfrak{p})^*$ is isomorphic to $(B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p})^*/(A_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p})^*$.
Proof:
By lemma 5, $g: (B_\mathfrak{p})^* \rightarrow (B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p})^*$
is surjective.
Let $\pi: (B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p})^* \rightarrow (B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p})^*/(A_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p})^*$ be the canonical homomorphism.
Let  $h: (B_\mathfrak{p})^* \rightarrow (B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p})^*/(A_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p})^*$ be $\pi g$.
Let $x \in (B_\mathfrak{p})^*$.
Suppose $h(x) = 0$.
Then $g(x) \in (A_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p})^*$.
Hence thers exists $y \in A_\mathfrak{p}$ such that $x \equiv y$ (mod $\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p}$).
Since $\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p} = \mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p}$, $x \in A_\mathfrak{p}$.
Since  $g(x) \in (A_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p})^*$, $x \in (A_\mathfrak{p})^*$.
Hence Ker$(h) = (A_\mathfrak{p})^*$.
QED
(6)
Let $A, K, B, \mathfrak{f}$ be as in the title question.
There exists the following exact sequence of abelian groups.
$0 \rightarrow B^*/A^* \rightarrow (B/\mathfrak{f})^*/(A/\mathfrak{f})^* \rightarrow I(A)/P(A) \rightarrow I(B)/P(B) \rightarrow 0$
Proof:
By this, there exists the following exact sequence of abelian groups.
$0 \rightarrow B^*/A^* \rightarrow \bigoplus_{\mathfrak{p}} (B_{\mathfrak{p}})^*/(A_{\mathfrak{p}})^* \rightarrow I(A)/P(A) \rightarrow I(B)/P(B) \rightarrow 0$
Here, $\mathfrak{p}$ runs over all the maximal ideals of $A$.
If $\mathfrak{p}$ is a regular prime ideal of $A$, $A_\mathfrak{p}$ is integrally closed.
Hence $B_\mathfrak{p} = A_\mathfrak{p}$.
Hence, in $\bigoplus_{\mathfrak{p}} (B_{\mathfrak{p}})^*/(A_{\mathfrak{p}})^*$,
it suffices to consider only $\mathfrak{p}$ such that $\mathfrak{f} \subset \mathfrak{p}$.
By Lemma 3, 
$(A/\mathfrak{f})^*$ is canonically isomorphic to $\bigoplus_\mathfrak{p} (A_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}A_\mathfrak{p})^*$ as an abelian group, where $\mathfrak{p}$ runs over all the maximal ideals of $A$ such that $\mathfrak{f} \subset \mathfrak{p}$.
By Lemma 4,
$(B/\mathfrak{f})^*$ is canonically isomorphic to $\bigoplus_{\mathfrak{p}} (B_\mathfrak{p}/\mathfrak{f}B_\mathfrak{p})^*$ as an abelian group, where $\mathfrak{p}$ runs over all the maximal ideal of $A$
 such that $\mathfrak{f} \subset \mathfrak{p}$.
Now, by Lemma 6, we are done. QED
Lemma 7
Let $A, K, B, \mathfrak{f}$ be as in the title question.
Let $\phi: I(A)/P(A) \rightarrow I(B)/P(B)$ be the canonical homomorphism.
Let $C \in$ Ker($\phi$).
Then $C$ contains an ideal of the form $A \cap \beta B$, where $\beta$ is an  element of $B$ such that $\beta B + \mathfrak{f} = B$.
This follows immediately from (6).
(5)
Let $I$ be an invertible ideal of $A$.
Since $B$ is a Dedekind domain, by this, there exist an ideal $\mathfrak{J}$ of $B$ and $\gamma \in K$ such that $\mathfrak{J} + \mathfrak{f} = B$
and $IB = \mathfrak{J}\gamma$.
Let $J = A \cap \mathfrak{J}$.
By (2), $J$ is regular and $JB = \mathfrak{J}$.
By (4), $J$ is invertible.
Since $IB = \mathfrak{J}\gamma = J\gamma B$, $IJ^{-1}B = \gamma B$.
By Lemma 7, there exists $\beta \in B$ such that $\beta B + \mathfrak{f} = B$ and $IJ^{-1} \equiv A \cap \beta B$ mod($P(A)$).
Hence $I \equiv J(A \cap \beta B)$ mod($P(A)$).
Since $J$ and $A \cap \beta B$ are regular, we are done.