The flat topology on the minimal and maximal prime spectrum of a commutative ring

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate connections between some algebraic properties of commutative rings and topological properties of their minimal and maximal prime spectrum with respect to the flat topology. We show that for a commutative ring [Formula: see text], the ascending chain condition on principal annihilator ideals of [Formula: see text] holds if and only if [Formula: see text] is a Noetherian topological space as a subspace of [Formula: see text] with respect to the flat topology and we give a characterization for a topological space [Formula: see text] for which [Formula: see text] is a Noetherian topological space as a subspace of [Formula: see text] with respect to the flat topology. Also, we give a characterization for rings whose maximal prime spectrum is a compact topological space with respect to the flat topology. Some other results are obtained too.