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+import Mathlib.RingTheory.Ideal.Operations
+import Mathlib.RingTheory.FiniteType
+import Mathlib.Order.Height
+import Mathlib.RingTheory.Polynomial.Quotient
+import Mathlib.RingTheory.PrincipalIdealDomain
+import Mathlib.RingTheory.DedekindDomain.Basic
+import Mathlib.RingTheory.Ideal.Quotient
+import Mathlib.RingTheory.Localization.AtPrime
+import Mathlib.AlgebraicGeometry.PrimeSpectrum.Basic
+import Mathlib.Order.ConditionallyCompleteLattice.Basic
+import CommAlg.krull
+
+section ChainLemma
+variable {α β : Type _}
+variable [LT α] [LT β] (s t : Set α)
+
+namespace Set
+open List
+
+/-
+Sorry for using aesop, but it doesn't take that long
+-/
+theorem append_mem_subchain_iff :
+l ++ l' ∈ s.subchain ↔ l ∈ s.subchain ∧ l' ∈ s.subchain ∧ ∀ a ∈ l.getLast?, ∀ b ∈ l'.head?, a < b := by
+  simp [subchain, chain'_append]
+  aesop
+
+end Set
+end ChainLemma
+
+variable {R : Type _} [CommRing R]
+open Ideal Polynomial
+
+namespace Polynomial
+/-
+The composition R → R[X] → R is the identity
+-/
+theorem coeff_C_eq : RingHom.comp constantCoeff C = RingHom.id R := by ext; simp
+
+end Polynomial
+
+/-
+Given an ideal I in R, we define the ideal adjoin_x' I to be the kernel
+of R[X] → R → R/I
+-/
+def adj_x_map (I : Ideal R) : R[X] →+* R ⧸ I := (Ideal.Quotient.mk I).comp constantCoeff
+def adjoin_x' (I : Ideal R) : Ideal (Polynomial R) := RingHom.ker (adj_x_map I)
+def adjoin_x (I : PrimeSpectrum R) : PrimeSpectrum (Polynomial R) where
+  asIdeal := adjoin_x' I.asIdeal
+  IsPrime := RingHom.ker_isPrime _
+
+@[simp]
+lemma adj_x_comp_C (I : Ideal R) : RingHom.comp (adj_x_map I) C = Ideal.Quotient.mk I := by
+  ext x; simp [adj_x_map]
+
+lemma adjoin_x_eq (I : Ideal R) : adjoin_x' I = I.map C ⊔ Ideal.span {X} := by
+  apply le_antisymm
+  . rintro p hp
+    have h : ∃ q r, p = C r + X * q := ⟨p.divX, p.coeff 0, p.divX_mul_X_add.symm.trans $ by ring⟩
+    obtain ⟨q, r, rfl⟩ := h
+    suffices : r ∈ I
+    . simp only [Submodule.mem_sup, Ideal.mem_span_singleton]
+      refine' ⟨C r, Ideal.mem_map_of_mem C this, X * q, ⟨q, rfl⟩, rfl⟩
+    rw [adjoin_x', adj_x_map, RingHom.mem_ker, RingHom.comp_apply] at hp
+    rw [constantCoeff_apply, coeff_add, coeff_C_zero, coeff_X_mul_zero, add_zero] at hp
+    rwa  [←RingHom.mem_ker, Ideal.mk_ker] at hp
+  . rw [sup_le_iff]
+    constructor
+    . simp [adjoin_x', RingHom.ker, ←map_le_iff_le_comap, Ideal.map_map]
+    . simp [span_le, adjoin_x', RingHom.mem_ker, adj_x_map]
+
+/-
+If I is prime in R, the pushforward I*R[X] is prime in R[X]
+-/
+def map_prime (I : PrimeSpectrum R) : PrimeSpectrum R[X] :=
+  ⟨I.asIdeal.map C, isPrime_map_C_of_isPrime I.IsPrime⟩
+
+/-
+The pushforward map (Ideal R) → (Ideal R[X]) is injective
+-/
+lemma map_inj {I J : Ideal R} (h : I.map C = J.map C) : I = J := by
+  have H : map constantCoeff (I.map C) = map constantCoeff (J.map C) := by rw [h]
+  simp [Ideal.map_map, coeff_C_eq] at H
+  exact H
+
+/-
+The pushforward map (Ideal R) → (Ideal R[X]) is strictly monotone
+-/
+lemma map_strictmono {I J : Ideal R} (h : I < J) : I.map C < J.map C := by
+  rw [lt_iff_le_and_ne] at h ⊢
+  exact ⟨map_mono h.1, fun H => h.2 (map_inj H)⟩
+
+lemma map_lt_adjoin_x (I : PrimeSpectrum R) : map_prime I < adjoin_x I := by
+  simp [adjoin_x, adjoin_x_eq]
+  show I.asIdeal.map C  < I.asIdeal.map C ⊔ span {X}
+  simp [Ideal.span_le, mem_map_C_iff]
+  use 1
+  simp
+  rw [←Ideal.eq_top_iff_one]
+  exact I.IsPrime.ne_top'
+  
+/- Given an ideal p in R, define the ideal p[x] in R[x] -/
+lemma ht_adjoin_x_eq_ht_add_one [Nontrivial R] (I : PrimeSpectrum R) : height I + 1 ≤ height (adjoin_x I) := by
+  suffices H : height I + (1 : ℕ) ≤ height (adjoin_x I) + (0 : ℕ)
+  . norm_cast at H; rw [add_zero] at H; exact H
+  rw [height, height, Set.chainHeight_add_le_chainHeight_add {J | J < I} _ 1 0]
+  intro l hl
+  use ((l.map map_prime) ++ [map_prime I])
+  constructor
+  . simp [Set.append_mem_subchain_iff]
+    refine' ⟨_,_,_⟩
+    . show (List.map map_prime l).Chain' (· < ·) ∧ ∀ i ∈ _, i ∈ _
+      constructor
+      . apply List.chain'_map_of_chain' map_prime
+        intro a b hab
+        apply map_strictmono
+        exact hab
+        exact hl.1
+      . intro i hi
+        rw [List.mem_map] at hi
+        obtain ⟨a, ha, rfl⟩ := hi
+        show map_prime a < adjoin_x I
+        calc map_prime a < map_prime I := by apply map_strictmono; apply hl.2; apply ha
+          _ < adjoin_x I := by apply map_lt_adjoin_x
+    . apply map_lt_adjoin_x
+    . intro a ha
+      have H : ∃ b : PrimeSpectrum R, b ∈ l ∧ map_prime b = a
+      . have H2 : l ≠ []
+        . intro h
+          rw [h] at ha
+          tauto
+        use l.getLast H2
+        refine' ⟨List.getLast_mem H2, _⟩
+        have H3 : l.map map_prime ≠ []
+        . intro hl
+          apply H2
+          apply List.eq_nil_of_map_eq_nil hl
+        rw [List.getLast?_eq_getLast _ H3, Option.some_inj] at ha
+        simp [←ha, List.getLast_map _ H2]
+      obtain ⟨b, hb, rfl⟩ := H
+      apply map_strictmono
+      apply hl.2
+      exact hb
+  . simp
+
+/-
+dim R + 1 ≤ dim R[X]
+-/
+lemma dim_le_dim_polynomial_add_one [Nontrivial R] :
+  krullDim R + (1 : ℕ∞) ≤ krullDim R[X] := by
+  obtain ⟨n, hn⟩ := krullDim_nonneg_of_nontrivial R
+  rw [hn]
+  change ↑(n + 1) ≤ krullDim R[X]
+  have := le_of_eq hn.symm
+  rw [le_krullDim_iff'] at this ⊢
+  obtain ⟨I, hI⟩ := this
+  use adjoin_x I
+  apply WithBot.coe_mono
+  calc n + 1 ≤ height I + 1 := by
+        apply add_le_add_right
+        rw [WithBot.coe_le_coe] at hI
+        exact hI
+    _ ≤ height (adjoin_x I) := ht_adjoin_x_eq_ht_add_one I
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