The Ziegler spectrum for derived-discrete algebras

Abstract

Let $\Lambda$ be a derived-discrete algebra. We show that the Krull-Gabriel dimension of the homotopy category of projective $\Lambda$-modules, and therefore the Cantor-Bendixson rank of its Ziegler spectrum, is $2$, thus extending a result of Bobi\'nski and Krause. We also describe all the indecomposable pure-injective complexes and hence the Ziegler spectrum for derived-discrete algebras, extending a result of Z. Han. Using this, we are able to prove that all indecomposable complexes in the homotopy category of projective $\Lambda$-modules are pure-injective, so obtaining a class of algebras for which every indecomposable complex is pure-injective but which are not derived pure-semisimple.