Zariski topology
English
Etymology
After Russian-born American mathematician Template:W (1899—1986), regarded as one of the most influential algebraic geometers of the 20th century.
Noun
- Template:Lb Originally, a topology applicable to algebraic varieties, such that the closed sets are the variety's algebraic subvarieties; later, a generalisation in which the topological space is the set of prime ideals of a commutative ring and is called the spectrum of the ring.
Usage notes
The application of Zariski topology to algebraic varieties is a central idea of scheme theory, a branch of algebraic geometry.
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