Full Exposition of Specht's Problem
2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 16R10; Secondary: 16R30, 17A01, 17B01, 17C05. This paper combines [15], [16], [17], and [18] to provide a detailed sketch of Belov’s solution of Specht’s problem for affine algebras over an arbitrary commutative Noetherian ring, together with a discussion of the general setting of Specht’s problem in universal algebra and some applications to the structure of T-ideals. Some illustrative examples are collected along the way.