Weighted projective space and projective space are isomorphic

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From Vakil's book: Exercise 8.2.N

Show that the weighted projective space $\mathbb{P}(m, n) = Proj(k[x, y])$ (where $x$ and $y$ have degrees $m$ and $n$ respectively) is isomorphic to $\mathbb{P}^1$.

Can anyone give an outline of the solution to this?

Edit:
For convenience I identify $k[x, y]$ with $k[u^m, v^n]$. I tried to see if there is any graded isomorphism between $k[u^m, v^n]$ and the graded ring ${k[w, z]}^{(d)}$ for some $d$ that divides the gcd of $m$ and $n$. Then it would follow from the fact $\mathbb{P}^1 = Proj(k[w, z]) \cong Proj({k[w, z]}^{(d)})$. But I see that it isn't the case.

Best Answer

Let $d$ be the greatest common divisor of $m$ and $n$. We write $m=m_{1}d,n=n_{1}d,l=m_{1}n_{1}d$.

Consider the morphism $\mathrm{Proj}(k[x,y]_{l})\rightarrow\mathbb{P}^{1}=\mathrm{Proj}(S,T)$ induced by the map of graded rings $S\mapsto x^{n_{1}}, T\mapsto y^{m_{1}}$, where $k[x,y]_{k}$ means the $l$th Veronese subring of $k[x,y]$ (Vakil.6.4.4). It's easily checked that this is an isomorphism. Since $\mathrm{Proj}(k[x,y]_{l})\simeq \mathrm{Proj}(k[x,y])$, we have $\mathbb{P}(m,n)\simeq \mathbb{P}^{1}$.

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