Theorem. Bijection between hom-set Hom(A,F2)\text{Hom}(A, \mathbb{F}_2) and Spec⁡A\operatorname{Spec} A [math-W5KY]

Let AA be a Boolean ring. For each φ:A→F2\varphi : A \to \mathbb{F}_2 we can define

φ↦ker⁡φ\varphi \mapsto \operatorname{ker} \varphi

these maps form a bijection between hom-set Hom(A,F2)\text{Hom}(A, \mathbb{F}_2) and Spec⁡A\operatorname{Spec} A.

Proof [local-0]

If φ:R→S\varphi : R \to S is surjective, then S≃R/ker⁡φS \simeq R / \operatorname{ker}\varphi (Chapter 0 III. Corollary 3.10.). Therefore, for each x∈Spec⁡Ax \in \operatorname{Spec} A we have

A/x≃A/ker⁡φA / x \simeq A / \operatorname{ker} \varphi
Remind that A/x=F2A / x = \mathbb{F}_2.

hence we choose φ\varphi. Inversely, we choose ker⁡φ∈Spec⁡A\operatorname{ker} \varphi \in \operatorname{Spec} A.