If Ideal and Filter are Disjoint then There Exists Prime Ideal Including Ideal and Disjoint from Filter
Theorem
Let $L = \struct {S, \vee, \wedge, \preceq}$ be a distributive lattice.
Let $I$ be an ideal in $L$.
Let $F$ be a filter on $L$ such that
- $I \cap F = \O$
Then there exists a prime ideal $P$ in $L$:
$I \subseteq P$ and $P \cap F = \O$
Proof
Define $X := \set {P \in \map {\operatorname {Ids} } L: I \subseteq P \land P \cap F = \O}$
where $\map {\operatorname {Ids} } L$ denotes set of all ideals in $L$.
- $I \in X$
We will prove that:
- $\forall Z: Z \ne \O \land Z \subseteq X \land \paren {\forall Y_1, Y_2 \in Z: Y_1 \subseteq Y_2 \lor Y_2 \subseteq Y_1} \implies \bigcup Z \in X$
Let $Z$ such that:
- $Z \ne \O$ and
- $Z \subseteq X$ and
- $\forall Y_1, Y_2 \in Z: Y_1 \subseteq Y_2 \lor Y_2 \subseteq Y_1$
By definition of $X$:
By definition of $X$:
- $\forall Y \in Z: Y$ is a lower section.
Then by Every Element is Lower implies Union is Lower:
- $J := \bigcup Z$ is lower section.
By definition of non-empty set:
- $\exists Y: Y \in Z$
By definition of subset:
- $Y \in X$
By definition of $X$:
- $I \subseteq Y$
By Set is Subset of Union/General Result:
- $Y \subseteq J$
By Subset Relation is Transitive:
- $I \subseteq J$
We will prove that:
- $\forall A, B \in Z: \exists C \in Z: A \cup B \subseteq C$
Let $A, B \in Z$.
By assumption:
- $A \subseteq B$ or $B \subseteq A$
By Union with Superset is Superset:
- $A \cup B = B$ or $A \cup B = A$
Thus by Set is Subset of Itself:
- $\exists C \in Z: A \cup B \subseteq C$
$\Box$
By definition of $X$:
- $\forall Y \in Z: Y$ is directed.
- $J$ is directed.
By definition of ideal in ordered set:
- $J$ is an ideal in $L$.
We will prove that
- $J \cap F = \O$
Let $x \in J$.
By definition of union:
- $\exists A \in Z: x \in A$
By definition of subset:
- $A \in X$
By definition of $X$:
- $A \cap F = \O$
Thus by definitions of intersection and empty set:
- $x \notin F$
$\Box$
Thus by definition of $X$:
- $\bigcup Z \in X$
$\Box$
By Zorn's Lemma:
- there exists $Y \in X$: $Y$ is maximal set of $X$.
Then by definition of $X$:
- $Y \in \map {\operatorname {Ids} } L$ and $I \subseteq Y$ and $Y \cap F = \O$
We will prove that:
- $Y$ is a prime ideal.
Let $x, y \in S$ such that:
- $x \wedge y \in Y$
Aiming for a contradiction, suppose:
- $x \notin Y$ and $y \notin Y$
Define $P_y = \map {\operatorname{finsups} } {Y \cap \set y}^\preceq$
By Finite Suprema Set and Lower Closure is Smallest Ideal:
- $Y \cup \set y \subseteq P_y$
- $Y \subseteq Y \cup \set y$
By Subset Relation is Transitive:
- $Y \subseteq P_y$
By Subset Relation is Transitive:
- $I \subseteq P_y$
By definition of singleton:
- $y \in \set y$
By definition of union:
- $y \in Y \cup \set y$
By definition of subset:
- $y \in P_y$
We will prove that
- $P_y \cap F \ne \O$
Aiming for a contradiction, suppose
- $P_y \cap F = \O$
By definition of $X$:
- $P_y \in X$
By definition of minimal set:
- $Y = P_y$
A contradiction between $y \notin Y$ and $y \in P_y$
$\Box$
By definitions of non-empty set and intersection:
- $\exists v: v \in P_y \land v \in F$
Define $P_x = \map {\operatorname{finsups} } {Y \cap \set x}^\preceq$
Analogically:
- $\exists u: u \in P_x \land u \in F$
By Finite Subset Bounds Element of Finite Suprema Set and Lower Closure:
- $\exists u' \in Y: u \preceq u' \vee \sup \set x$
By Finite Subset Bounds Element of Finite Suprema Set and Lower Closure:
- $\exists v' \in Y: v \preceq v' \vee \sup \set y$
- $\paren {v' \vee u'} \vee x = v' \vee \paren {u' \vee x}$
- $\paren {v' \vee u'} \vee x \succeq u' \vee x$
- $\sup \set x = x$
By definition of transitivity:
- $u \preceq v' \vee u' \vee x$
By definition of upper section:
- $u' \vee v' \vee x \in F$
Analogically:
- $u' \vee v' \vee y \in F$
By Filtered in Meet Semilattice:
- $\paren {u' \vee v' \vee x} \wedge \paren {u' \vee v' \vee y} \in F$
By definition of distributive lattice:
- $\paren {u' \vee v'} \vee \paren {x \wedge y} \in F$
By Directed in Join Semilattice:
- $u' \vee v' \in Y$
By Directed in Join Semilattice:
- $\paren {u' \vee v'} \vee \paren {x \wedge y} \in Y$
This contradicts $Y \cap F = \O$
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 1980: G. Gierz, K.H. Hofmann, K. Keimel, J.D. Lawson, M.W. Mislove and D.S. Scott: A Compendium of Continuous Lattices
- Mizar article WAYBEL_7:23