A note on the ascending chain condition of ideals

Abstract

We construct ascending chains of ideals in a commutative Noetherian ring [Formula: see text] that reach arbitrary long sequences of equalities, however the chain does not become stationary at that point. For a regular ideal [Formula: see text] in [Formula: see text], the Ratliff–Rush reduction number [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] is the smallest positive integer [Formula: see text] at which the chain [Formula: see text] becomes stationary. We construct ideals [Formula: see text] so that such a chain reaches an arbitrary long sequence of equalities but [Formula: see text] is not being reached yet.