# Describe explicitly $\text{spec}(\mathbb{R}[x])$ and $\text{spec}(\mathbb{C}[x])$ [closed]

Describe explicitly $$\text{spec}(\mathbb{R}[x])$$ and $$\text{spec}(\mathbb{C}[x])$$, (where for a given ring $$R$$, $$\text{spec}(R)$$ is defined to be the set of all prime ideals of $$R$$).

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• You can start with the definition of $\operatorname{Spec}$. – lisyarus Mar 19 at 17:21
• For a given ring $R$, $\text{spec}(R)$ is defined to be the set of all prime ideals of $R$. @lisyarus – J. Doe Mar 19 at 17:22

Let $$F = \mathbb R$$ or $$\mathbb C$$. Since $$F$$ is a field, $$F[x]$$ is a principal ideal domain. What can you say about the prime ideals in a principal ideal domain?
• $F[x]$ is a PID thus each prine ideal is generated by an irreducible polynom, thanks. – J. Doe Mar 19 at 17:36