A note on the ideal lattice of a weighted Leavitt path algebra
Let $K$ be a field and $L_K(E,w)$ the Leavitt path algebra of a row-finite weighted graph $(E,w)$. Suppose that $L_K(E,w)$ is not isomorphic to an ordinary Leavitt path algebra. We prove that the ideal lattice of every countably generated unital $K$-algebra embeds as a closed interval into the ideal lattice of $L_K(E,w)$. The embedding preserves multiplication of ideals modulo the lower endpoint of the interval. It follows that the ideal lattice of $L_K(E,w)$ is not distributive and that ideal multiplication in $L_K(E,w)$ is not commutative. Moreover, we show that if $(E,w)$ is countable, then $L_K(E,w)$ has exactly $|K|^{\aleph_0}$ ideals, prime ideals, left primitive ideals, and right primitive ideals.
Authors
- Raimund Preusser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4454-9455)
Publication Details
- Journal
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Published
- 2026-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2610.39842
- Primary Topic
- Rings, Modules, and Algebras
- Type
- preprint