The Zariski Topology on the Second Spectrum of a Module

Abstract

Let R be a commutative ring and M be an R-module. The second spectrum Spec s(M) of M is the collection of all second submodules of M. We topologize Spec s(M) with Zariski topology, which is analogous to that for Spec (M), and investigate this topological space. For various types of modules M, we obtain conditions under which Spec s(M) is a spectral space. We also investigate Spec s(M) with quasi-Zariski topology.