The spectrum subgraph of the annihilating-ideal graph of a commutative ring

Abstract

In this paper we introduce and study the spectrum graph of a commutative ring R, denoted by 𝔸𝔾s(R), that is, the graph whose vertices are all non-zero prime ideals of R with non-zero annihilator and two distinct vertices P1, P2 are adjacent if and only if P1P2 = (0). This is an induced subgraph of the annihilating-ideal graph 𝔸𝔾(R) of R. Among other results, we present the structures of all graphs which can be realized as the spectrum graph of a commutative ring. Then we show that for a non-domain Noetherian ring R, 𝔸𝔾s(R), is a connected graph if and only if 𝔸𝔾s(R) is a star graph if and only if 𝔸𝔾s(R) ≅ K1, K2 or K1,∞, where Kn is a complete graph with n vertices and K1,∞ is a star graph with infinite vertices. Also, we completely characterize the spectrum graphs of Artinian rings. Finally, as an application, we present some relationships between the annihilating-ideal graph and its spectrum subgraph.