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Incomparable prime ideals in commutative radical Fréchet algebras

Author(s): Hung Le Pham
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 137 (2009), 593-596.
MSC (2000): Primary 46J05; Secondary 46J20, 46J45
Posted: August 22, 2008
MathSciNet review: 2448580
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Abstract: Let be a commutative radical Fréchet algebra having a non-nilpotent element with $a\in \overline{Ra}$ . Then contains a continuum of incomparable prime ideals.

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Hung Le Pham
Affiliation: Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G1, Canada
Email: hlpham@math.ualberta.ca

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-08-09665-2
PII: S 0002-9939(08)09665-2
Keywords: Commutative Fr\'{e}chet algebra, radical, Banach algebra, prime ideal
Received by editor(s): January 23, 2008
Posted: 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 of article: Copyright 2008, American Mathematical Society
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