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Incomparable prime ideals in commutative radical Fréchet algebras
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by Hung Le Pham PDF
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 137 (2009), 593-596 Request permission

Abstract:

Let $R$ be a commutative radical Fréchet algebra having a non-nilpotent element $a$ with $a\in \overline {Ra}$. Then $R$ contains a continuum of incomparable prime ideals.
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Additional Information
  • Hung Le Pham
  • Affiliation: Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G1, Canada
  • Email: hlpham@math.ualberta.ca
  • Received by editor(s): January 23, 2008
  • Published electronically: August 22, 2008
  • Additional Notes: This research is supported by a Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship and an Honorary PIMS PDF
  • Communicated by: Nigel J. Kalton
  • © Copyright 2008 American Mathematical Society
    The copyright for this article reverts to public domain 28 years after publication.
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 137 (2009), 593-596
  • MSC (2000): Primary 46J05; Secondary 46J20, 46J45
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-08-09665-2
  • MathSciNet review: 2448580