Characterization of a class of \(r\)-lattices (Q1894556)

The authors show that if \(L = \widehat {\text{Spec}} (L)\), or if 0 is prime and \(K(L) \subseteq \widehat {\text{Spec}} (L)\), then \(L\) is distributive. They further show that if \(L\) is distributive and \(K(L)\subseteq\widehat{\text{Spec}}(L)\), then \(L\) is a Noether lattice, and they obtain a structural characterization of \(L\). \((L\) is an \(r\)- lattice, \(D(L)\) is the collection of distributive elements of \(L\), \(K(L)\) denotes the collection of compact elements of \(L\), \(\text{Spec}(L)\) denotes the collection of prime elements of \(L\), \(\widehat {\text{Spec}} (L)\) denotes the closure of \(\text{Spec} (L)\) under finite meets and products.) Somewhat stronger results are obtained for the quasi-local case.