In algebraic geometry, a derived scheme is a homotopy-theoretic generalization of a scheme in which classical commutative rings are replaced with derived versions such as differential graded algebras, commutative simplicial rings, or commutative ring spectra.
From the functor of points point-of-view, a derived scheme is a sheaf X on the category of simplicial commutative rings which admits an open affine covering { S p e c ( A i ) → X } {\displaystyle \{Spec(A_{i})\to X\}} .
From the locally ringed space point-of-view, a derived scheme is a pair ( X , O ) {\displaystyle (X,{\mathcal {O}})} consisting of a topological space X and a sheaf O {\displaystyle {\mathcal {O}}} either of simplicial commutative rings or of commutative ring spectra on X such that (1) the pair ( X , π 0 O ) {\displaystyle (X,\pi _{0}{\mathcal {O}})} is a scheme and (2) π k O {\displaystyle \pi _{k}{\mathcal {O}}} is a quasi-coherent π 0 O {\displaystyle \pi _{0}{\mathcal {O}}} -module.
A derived stack is a stacky generalization of a derived scheme.