Let (A,m)(A,\mathfrak{m}) and (B,n)(B, \mathfrak{n}) be local rings, and ϕ ⁣:A→B\phi\colon A\to B a ring homomorphism.

For convenience in this problem only, call a data tuple (ψ,p,q)(\psi,\mathfrak{p}, \mathfrak{q}) good if ψ ⁣:R→S\psi\colon R\to S is a ring homomorphism and p\mathfrak{p} and q\mathfrak{q} are prime ideals of RR and SS, resp., such that ψ−1(q)=p\psi^{-1} (\mathfrak{q}) = \mathfrak{p}.

Now consider the following two conditions on ϕ\phi:

  • ϕ\phi is a local homomorphism.
  • There exists a good tuple (ψ,p,q)(\psi, \mathfrak{p}, \mathfrak{q}) and a commutative diagram down from ψ\psi to ϕ\phi such that the vertical maps R→AR\to A and S→BS\to B induce isomorphisms Rp→AR_{ \mathfrak{p}} \to A and Sq→BS_{ \mathfrak{q}} \to B, meaning, precisely, that R→AR\to A factors through the localization map R→RpR\to R_{ \mathfrak{p}} with Rp→AR_{ \mathfrak{p}} \to A an isomorphism, and similarly for S→BS\to B.

Are the above two conditions on ϕ\phi equivalent?

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