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Set-theoretic generation by circuit polynomials

Let $P$ be a prime ideal in $S=\mathbb{C}[x_1,\ldots , x_n],$ and write $[n] = \{ 1, \ldots , n \}.$ The algebraic matroid of $P$ can be defined according to circuit axioms as follows: $C\subset [n]$ ...
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Values attained by the coheight of $(H \setminus H^\times)^k$ as a function of $H$ and $k$

Edit (Apr 24, 2017). I'm updating this post in the light of the latest developments of a related thread. Let $H$ be a multiplicatively written, commutative monoid, and set $M := H \setminus H^\times$,...
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Finiteness of Krull dimension of commutative Noetherian ring for which maximal length of regular sequence in maximal ideals have a uniform upper bound

$\DeclareMathOperator\grade{grade}$Let $R$ be a commutative Noetherian ring. For an ideal $I$ of $R$, let $\grade(I,R)$ be the maximal length of an $R$-regular sequence in $I$. My question is: If $\...
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$S/I$-freeness of $I/I^2$ vs $I/I^{(2)}$, where $I$ is a radical ideal of regular local ring $S$

Let $I$ be a radical ideal of a regular local ring $S$. Put $R:=S/I$. Let $I^{(n)}$ be the $n$-th symbolic power of $I$. It is well-known that $I^n \subseteq I^{(n)}$. Is it true that $I/I^2$ is $R$-...
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Finite type injective ring map between domains preserves the open point $(0)$

I am looking for a proof of the following statement without using full power of Chevalley's theorem on constructible sets. We say a domain $A$ is $0$-open if $\{(0)\}$ is open in $\operatorname{Spec}(...
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Cohen-Macaulay quotient ring and symbolic power

Let $(R, \mathfrak{m})$ be a regular local ring and let $\mathfrak{a} \subset R$ be an ideal. Let $$ \mathfrak{b} = \bigcap \{R \cap \mathfrak{a} \cdot R_\mathfrak{p} \text{ } \colon \mathfrak{p} \in \...
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Let $R$ be a non-catenary, and $f: R \to S$ be a finite monomorphism. Can $S$ be catenary?

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with identity. Then $R$ is $\textit{catenary}$ if for each pair of prime ideal $p \subsetneq q$, all maximal chains of prime ideals $p = p_0 \subsetneq p_1 \subsetneq \...
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Cellular and primary binomial ideals

Let $I \subseteq \mathbb{K}[x_1, \dots, x_n]$ be an ideal of a polynomial ring over a field $\mathbb{K}$. $I$ is called cellular if every variable $x_i$, with $i=1, \dots, n$, is either a ...
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Primary ideals and radical of an ideal

Let $R$ be a regular local ring (for example, $R=\mathbb{C}\{x_1, \dots, x_n\}$) and let $\mathfrak{p}$ be a prime ideal in $R$. Given an ideal $\mathfrak{a} \subset R$ such that $\sqrt{\mathfrak{a}}=\...
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Prime elements in integrally closed extension of domains

Let $R \subseteq S$ be an extension of integral domains such that $R$ is integrally closed in $S$. Let $P$ be a prime ideal of $R$. Is $PS$ always a prime ideal of $S$? For classical examples of ...
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intersection of two height 2 primes must contain a non-zero prime?

I saw in some contexts the following statement, which I do not have a reference for this: "Kaplansky asked if in a Noetherian domain the intersection of two height 2 primes must contain a non-...
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Prime ideals in $R \subseteq \mathbb{C}[x,y]$, $\dim(R)=2$

Prime ideals in $\mathbb{C}[x,y]$ were listed here; they are: (i) $(0)$. (ii) $(f)$, where $f$ is an irreducible polynomial. (iii) $(x-\lambda,y-\mu)$, where $\lambda,\mu \in \mathbb{C}$. Now let $R \...
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Prime ideals and localizations of the ring $\mathbb Z[\{\sqrt p: p \text{ prime}\}]$

I have been trying to study the prime ideals of the ring $R:=\mathbb Z [\{ \sqrt{p_n}\}_{n=1}^\infty]$, where $p_n$ denotes the $n$-th prime. This is how far I got: I could conclude, by means of the ...
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Quick proof of the first part of Kaplansky's Theorem on characterization of Noetherian domains with all maximal ideals principal

I have been reading section 12 of this paper "Elementary Divisors and Modules" by I. Kaplansky (https://www.ams.org/journals/tran/1949-066-02/S0002-9947-1949-0031470-3/S0002-9947-1949-...
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Properties preserved in addition of ideals

If I and J are prime (radical) ideals then what are the conditions under which we can define a prime (radical) ideal from I+J?
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Prime ideals of formal power series ring that are above the same prime ideal

Let $R$ denote a commutative ring with identity and let $R[[X]]$ denote the ring of formal power series over $R$ in an indeterminate $X$. If $I$ is an ideal of $R$, then $I[[X]]$, the set of power ...
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A characterization for a commutative ring with a special intersection property for prime ideals

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with $1$ with the property that for any infinite family $\{P_i\}_{i\in I}$ of distinct prime ideals of $R$ we have $\cap_{i\not= j} P_i\subseteq P_j$ for all but fnitely ...
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When $I+J$ is a special indecomposable ideal of $R$

$\newcommand{\Ann}{\operatorname{Ann}}\newcommand{\Max}{\operatorname{Max}}$I am looking for an example of a commutatvive ring $R$ with $1$ having two ideals $I$ and $J$ such that $I\cap J\not=0$, $\...
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Classification of rings between a PID and its field of fractions?

Let $D$ be a PID and let $\mathrm{Frac}(D)$ be its field of fractions. I want to classify the intermediate rings $D\subseteq R\subseteq \mathrm{Frac}(D)$. Theorem: Every such ring $R$ is a ...
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Non-minimal Krull associated primes of a PF-ring

A commutative ring $R$ is said to be a PF-ring if every principal ideal of $R$ is a flat $R$-module. Also, a prime ideal $P$ of $R$ to be a Krull associated prime of $R$ if for every element $x\in P$ ,...
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Is every universally catenary ring a going-between ring?

This question asks for the necessity of a noetherian hypothesis in a certain relation between properties of rings concerning chains of prime ideals. We use the following definitions. A ring $R$ is ...
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prime ideals minimal over a zerodivisor

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with identity. If $P$ is a prime ideal of $R$ that is minimal over some zerodivisor of $R$, then must $P$ consist only of zerodivisors? I suspect not but I can't figure ...
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Are integral extensions of a catenary ring still catenary?

A (commutative unitary) Noetherian ring $R$ of finite dimension is said to be catenary if for every prime ideal $\mathfrak{p}$ of $R$ one has $\mathrm{ht}(\mathfrak{p})+\mathrm{dim}(R/\mathfrak{p})=\...
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On the prime spectrum of $R[[X]]$ when the prime spectrum of $R$ is Noetherian

All rings below are commutative with unity. If $R$ has a.c.c. on radical ideals i.e. if $Spec R$ is Noetherian under Zariski topology, then so is $R[X]$, this is Theorem 2.5 in the following paper ...
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Intersection of nonzero prime ideals is zero -- does it have a name?

The Rabinowitch trick (in Eisenbud's Commutative Algebra with a view toward Algebraic Geometry, page 132) says that $R$ (commutative unital ring) is Jacobson if and only if for every prime ideal $P \...
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A relation between $Spec((1+I)^{-1}R)$ and $Spec(R/J)$

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with identity and let $I$ and $J$ be two finitely generated ideals of $R$. Clearly $1+I:=\{1+i:i\in I\}$ is a multiplicative closed subset of $R$. We can consider the ...
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For every prime ideal $P$ of any Cohen-Macaulay ring $R$, is the sequence $\operatorname{depth}(R/P^n)$ eventually constant?

Let $P$ be a prime ideal of a Cohen-Macaulay ring $R$. Then is the sequence $\operatorname{depth}(R/P^n)$ eventually constant ?
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What's the probability a random module element has prime annihilator?

I'm going to pose two versions of my question---an ill-defined version and a well-defined version. Ill-Defined Question (IDQ). Let $R$ be a (commutative, unital) Noetherian ring, $M$ a finitely ...
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Is the annihilator of a minimal prime ideal principal?

My setup is as follows: $X$ is a projective, reduced curve (which is not integral) with a finite morphism onto $\mathbb{P}_k^1$. $\DeclareMathOperator{\Ann}{Ann}$ Let $R$ be a coordinate ring of $X$ ...
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A special family of prime ideals

I am looking for a commutative ring $R$ with identity which has a family $F:=\{p_i\}_{i\in A}$ of prime ideals such that for each $n\in \mathbb{N}$ there exists $m\in \mathbb{N}$ with $n\leqslant m$ ...
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A relation between an ideal and its radical

Let $I$ be an ideal of a commutative ring $R$ with $1$ such that $\sqrt{I}=I_1\cdots I_n$ where $I_i's$ are pairwise comaximal ideal of $R$. Are there ideals $J_1,...,J_n$ of $R$ such that $V(I_i)=V(...
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Prime ideal generated by two quadratic polynomials

Let $q_1$ and $q_2$ be two irreducible quadratic homogeneous polynomials in $\mathbb{C}[x_0, \ldots, x_n]$. Consider the ideal $\langle q_1, q_2 \rangle$. When this ideal is prime? I am ...
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Rings with all non-prime ideals finitely generated

Motivated by this question, I would like to ask: If all non-prime ideals in a ring are finitely generated, then is the ring Noetherian? Can we at least say anything in the local case? Note that ...
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Hilbert's irreducibility theorem for prime ideals

A typical formulation of Hilbert's irreducibility theorem is like this (see [1]): Let $k=\mathbb{Q}$ and $f\in k[x_1,\ldots,x_n,y_1,\ldots,y_m]$ be an irreducible polynomial. There exists a Zariski ...
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Intersection of all positive powers of prime ideal in an integral domain with all ideals of finite height

Let $R$ be an integral domain with every prime ideal having finite height. Then is $\bigcap_{n>1} P^n$ a prime ideal of $R$ for every prime ideal $P$ of $R$ ? If that is not true in general, then ...
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When does prime elements remain prime in certain integral extension

Let $R$ be an integral domain and $\bar R$ denote its integral closure in the fraction field (i.e. normalization). If $p\in R$ is a prime element in $R$, then does $p$ remain prime in $\bar R$ also ? ...
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GCD and LCM of elements in Prufer domain

Let $R$ be a Prufer domain. If $0 \ne a \in R$ is such that $Ra \cap Rb$ is principal ideal for every $b \in R$, then is it true that $Ra+Rb$ is also principal for every $b\in R$ ? Over Prufer ...
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When is $max Spec R$ homotopy equivalent with $Spec R$ (with Zariski topology)?

A commutative ring with unity is called pm-ring if every prime ideal is contained in a unique maximal ideal. In [dMO71], it is shown that pm-rings are characterized by the fact that $\operatorname{...
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On rings for which given an ideal , over it every minimal prime ideal is finitely generated

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with unity. If for every ideal of $R$, the minimal prime ideals over it are all finitely generated, then there are finitely many minimal prime ideals over every ideal of $...
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Commutative rings with unity over which every non-zero module has an associated prime

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with unity such that every non-zero module over $R$ has an associated prime. Then is it true that $R$ is Noetherian ? If not, then can we say something about any possible ...
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On maximal ideals of $k [X_i : i \in I ] $ where $k$ is a field , $I$ is an infinite set with $|k| > |I|$

Let $k$ be a field and $I$ be an infinite set such that $|k| > |I|$ . Let $R := k [X_i : i \in I ] $ and $m$ be a maximal ideal of $R$ ; then is it true that $m \cap k[X_i] \ne 0 , \forall i \in I$ ...
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Intersection of powers of prime ideals

Let $R$ be a Noetherian ring. Let $(x)$ be a prime ideal such that $\bigcap_n (x)^n=0$. Then $R$ is a domain. Is this a known result? I heard its known as the Davis lemma. Can anyone give a reference?...
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A relation between ideals and annihilators

Let $R$ be a commutative reduced ring with identity with the property that if $I$ and $J$ are two ideals of $R $ such that if $I+J$ is not contained in any minimal prime ideal, then there exist ideals ...
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When an ideal is locally comaximal with idempotents(restated)

I saw the following question at mathstackexchang < https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2282194/when-an-ideal-is-locally-comaximal-with-idempotents>. It seems to be a nice question and I need ...
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Weak ideal systems $r$ for which the $r$-coheight satisfies a kind of triangle inequality

Let $H$ be a multiplicatively written, commutative monoid with identity $1_H$, and let $\mathcal P(H)$ be the power set of $H$. If $X, Y \subseteq H$, we will set $$XY := \{xy: x \in X,\, y \in Y\}.$$ ...
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When $C (X) $ is zero dimensional

Let $X $ be a Tychonoff topological (completely rgular) space and $C (X) $ be the ring of all real valued functions over $X $. When is the krull dimension of $C (X) $ zero?
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How bad does a ring have to be for a failure of "going-in-between"?

Let $A\subset B$ be an integral extension of commutative unital rings. Let $\mathfrak{p}_0\subset\mathfrak{p}_1\subset\mathfrak{p}_2$ be a saturated chain of primes in $A$ of length $2$. Suppose $\...
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Zero -dimensional commutative semiprimitive rings

A commutative ring $R $ with 1 is called semiprimitive if its Jacobson radical is the zero ideal. Is there any characterization for zero-dimensional semiprimitive commutative rings?
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Is $Hom_R(S_X^{-1}R, E)$ the minimal injective cogenerator of $S_X^{-1}R$?

Assume that $R$ is a commutative Noetherian ring with minimal injective cogenerator $E$. For a finite set of maximal ideals $X$ of $R$, define the multiplicative set $$S_X=R-\bigcup_{\mathfrak{m}\in X}...
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A property of minimal prime ideals in commutative reduced ring

Let $\{\mathfrak{p}_i\}_{i\in I}$ ($I$ is an infinite set) be a family of minimal prime ideals in a commutative reduced ring $R$ with identity, and let $a, b \in R$. If the ideal $\langle a, b\rangle$...