Lemma 5.4. Assuming that:

  • (K,|∙|) is a complete discretely valued field

  • such that k:=OK∕m is a perfect field of characterist p

  • π∈OK a fixed uniformiser

  • x,y∈OK such that x≡ymodπk (k≥1)

Then xp≡ypmodπk+1.