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Let $A$ be Noetherian ring that is an integral domain and let $\frak a$ be a proper ideal. I would like to know if it can happen that $\cap_{1}^{\infty}a^n\ne \cap_{1}^{\infty}{\frak a}^n\ne 0$ and at the same time the sequence of ideals $a^n$ {\frak a}^n$ does not stabilise? What would be a "natural example"?

(this question is motivated by trying to understand Krull intersection theorem).

PS. I was thinking of the following version of Krull intersection theorem):

Theorem. Let a $\frak a$ be be an ideal in a noetherian ring $A$. If $\frak a$ is contained in all maximal ideals of $A$, then $\cap_{1}^{\infty}{\frak a}^n=0$.

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Let $A$ be an integral Noetherian ring that is an integral domain and let $a$ be a proper ideal. I would like to know if it can happen that $\cap_{1}^{\infty}a^n\ne 0$ and at the same time the sequence of ideals $a^n$ does not stabilise? What would be a "natural example"?

(this question is motivated by trying to understand Krull intersection theorem)

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Infinite power of in ideal in a Noetherian ring

Let $A$ be an integral Noetherian ring and let $a$ be a proper ideal. I would like to know if it can happen that $\cap_{1}^{\infty}a^n\ne 0$ and at the same time the sequence of ideals $a^n$ does not stabilise? What would be a "natural example"?

(this question is motivated by trying to understand Krull intersection theorem)