TITLE: Deduce that a Noetherian valuation ring is either a field or a Discrete Valuation Ring.
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: I'm trying to solve this question from a book and I have already proved 1.

Let $R$ be a local domain which is not a ﬁeld. Suppose that the maximal ideal $M$ of $R$ is principal and satisﬁes $\cap_{n=1}^{\infty}M^n=0$. Show that every non-zero ideal of $R$ is a power of $M$, and hence that $R$ is a DVR. 
Deduce that a Noetherian valuation ring is either a field or a DVR.

kind thanks in advance

REPLY [8 votes]: Valuation rings have the property that for all elements $a,b$ we have $a|b$ or $b|a$. It follows easily that every finitely generated ideal is principal. In particular, a noetherian valuation ring has a principal maximal ideal. Besides, Krull's Theorem states that $\bigcap_{n \geq 0} \mathfrak{m}^n=0$ in a local noetherian ring $(R,\mathfrak{m})$. Therefore, 2 follows from 1.