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Re: Prime ideals in the ring of continuous functions

Subject: Re: Prime ideals in the ring of continuous functions
From: Sasha P
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 09:41:05 EDT
Newsgroups: sci.math
> Jannick Asmus wrote:
> 
> > On 21.10.2006 09:33, Sasha P wrote:
> > 
> >> Consider ideal
> >> I={f \in C[0,1] : lim_{x \to 0} f(x)/x^n=0,
> n=0,1,2,â??}
> >> Is I prime ideal?
> > 
> > At least I is radical, i.e. if f^n in I for some
> n>0, then f in I. This
> > is one step towards being a prime ideal.
> 
> Is it true that f^n in I => f in I?
> What if f(x) = x * x^{n/2} ?
> 
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No, the limit must be equal to zero for any n=0,1,2,... For example 
f(x)=exp(-1/x^2) \in I.

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