On Clean Rings

A ring R is called clean if every element of R is the sum of an idempotent and a unit. Let M be a R-module. It is obtained in this article that the endomorphism ring End(M) is clean if and only if, whenever A = M′ ⊕ B = A₁ ⊕ A₂ with M′ ? M, there is a decomposition M′ =M₁ ⊕ M₂ such that A = M′ ⊕ [A₁ ∩ (M₁ ⊕ B)] ⊕ [A₂ ∩ (M₂ ⊕ B)]. Then unit-regular endomorphism rings are also described by direct decompositions.     

Standard commutator formula,revisited

Let R be an associative ring with 1; A, B ⊴ R be its ideals; C(n, R, A) be the full congruence subgroup of level A in GL(n, R); and E(n, R, A) be the relative elementary subgroup of level A. We present a very easy proof of the following commutator formula: [E(n, R, A),C(n, R, B)] = [E(n, R, A), E(n, R, B)] for all commutative rings based exclusively on the absolute standard commutator formula and its non-commutative counterparts. This generalizes and strengethens Mason and Stothers’ results, our results, and those of Hazrat and Zhang. For comaximal ideals A + B = R, we show that this commutator is E(n, R, AB + BA).     

▵-Reductions of modules

Let △ be a multiplicatively closed set of finitely generated nonzero ideals of a ring R. Then the concept of a △ -reduction of an R -submodule D of an R -module A is introduced and several basic properties of such reductions are established. Among these are that a minimal △ -reduction B of D exists and that every minimal basis of B can be extended to a minimal basis of all R -submodules between B and D, when R is local and A is a finite R -module. Then, as an application, △ -reductions B of a submodule C with property (^?) are introduced, characterized, and shown to be quite plentiful. Here, (^?) means that (R ,M) is a local ring of altitude at least one, that △ = {M_n ; n ≥ 0} and that if D ? E are R -submodules between B and C, then every minimal basis of D can be extended to a minimal basis of E.     

On Strongly Clean Modules

An element of a ring R is called “strongly clean” if it is the sum of an idempotent and a unit that commute, and R is called “strongly clean” if every element of R is strongly clean. A module M is called “strongly clean” if its endomorphism ring End(M) is a strongly clean ring. In this article, strongly clean modules are characterized by direct sum decompositions, that is, M is a strongly clean module if and only if whenever M′⊕ B = A ₁⊕ A ₂ with M′? M, there are decompositions M′ = M ₁⊕ M ₂, B = B ₁⊕ B ₂, and A _i  = C _i ⊕ D _i (i = 1,2) such that M ₁⊕ B ₁ = C ₁⊕ D ₂ = M ₁⊕ C ₁ and M ₂⊕ B ₂ = D ₁⊕ C ₂ = M ₂⊕ C ₂.     

Generalized Stable Regular Rings

Abstract

In this paper we show that a regular ring R is a generalized stable ring if and only if for every x ∈ R, there exist a w ∈ K(R) and a group G in R such that wx ∈ G. Also we show that if R is a generalized stable regular ring, then for any A ∈ M _n (R), there exist right invertible matrices U ₁, U ₂ ∈ M _n (R) and left invertible matrices V ₁, V ₂ ∈ M _n (R) such that U ₁ V ₁ AU ₂ V ₂ = diag(e ₁,…, e _n ) for some idempotents e ₁,…, e _n  ∈ R.     

On simple factorization of invertible matrices

Let I be an ideal of a ring R. We say that R is a generalized I-stable ring provided that aR+bR=R with a?∈?1+I,b?∈?R implies that there exists a y?∈?R such that a+by?∈?K(R), where K(R)={x?∈?R?∣?? s, t?∈?R such that sxt=1}. Let R be a generalized I-stable ring. Then every A?∈?GL_n (I) is the product of 13n?12 simple matrices. Furthermore, we prove that A is the product of n simple matrices if I has stable rank one. This generalizes the results of Vaserstein and Wheland on rings having stable rank one.     

The cancellation property of rings

A ring R is said to have the finitely generated cancellation property provided that the module isomorphism R⊕B?R⊕C implies B?C for any finitely generated R-modules B and C. It is proved that R has this property is equivalent to the existence of the cancellation matrices over R. Moreover, the structure of such matrices is investigated and finite weakly stable rings are characterized in terms of their cancellation matrices.     

On GC2 modules and their endomorphism rings

Let R be a ring. A module M_R is said to be GC₂ if for any N≤ M with N? M, N is a direct summand of M. In this article, we give some characterizations and properties of GC₂ modules and their endomorphism rings, and many results on C ₂ modules and GC₂ rings are generalized to GC₂ modules.     

Straight Rings

A (commutative integral) domain is called a straight domain if A ? B is a prime morphism for each overring B of A; a (commutative unital) ring A is called a straight ring if A/P is a straight domain for all P ∈ Spec(A). A domain is a straight ring if and only if it is a straight domain. The class of straight rings sits properly between the class of locally divided rings and the class of going-down rings. An example is given of a two-dimensional going-down domain that is not a straight domain. The classes of straight rings, of locally divided rings, and of going-down rings coincide within the universe of seminormal weak Baer rings (for instance, seminormal domains). The class of straight rings is stable under formation of homomorphic images, rings of fractions, and direct limits. The “straight domain" property passes between domains having the same prime spectrum. Straight domains are characterized within the universe of conducive domains. If A is a domain with a nonzero ideal I and quotient field K, characterizations are given for A ? (I: _K I) to be a prime morphism. If A is a domain and P ∈ Spec(A) such that A _P is a valuation domain, then the CPI-extension C(P) := A + PA _P is a straight domain if and only if A/P is a straight domain. If A is a going-down domain and P ∈ Spec(A), characterizations are given for A ? C(P) to be a prime morphism. Consequences include divided domain-like behavior of arbitrary straight domains.     

Simple-Direct-Projective Modules

In this paper, we introduce and study the dual notion of simple-direct-injective modules. Namely, a right R-module M is called simple-direct-projective if, whenever A and B are submodules of M with B simple and M/A ? B ?^⊕M, then A ?^⊕M. Several characterizations of simple-direct-projective modules are provided and used to describe some well-known classes of rings. For example, it is shown that a ring R is artinian and serial with J²(R) = 0 if and only if every simple-direct-projective right R-module is quasi-projective if and only if every simple-direct-projective right R -module is a D3-module. It is also shown that a ring R is uniserial with J²(R) = 0 if and only if every simple-direct-projective right R-module is a C3-module if and only if every simple-direct-injective right R -module is a D3-module.     

GOOD IDEALS IN MATRIX RINGS OVER COMMUTATIVE PIR's

Abstract

An ideal A of a ring R is called a good ideal if the coset product r ₁ r ₂ + A of any two cosets r ₁ + A and r ₂ + A of A in the factor ring R/A equals their set product (r ₁ + A) º (r ₂ + A): = {(r ₁ + a)(r ₂ + a ₂): a ₁, a ₂ ε A}. Good ideals were introduced in [3] to give a characterization of regular right duo rings. We characterize the good ideals of blocked triangular matrix rings over commutative principal ideal rings and show that the condition A º A = A is sufficient for A to be a good ideal in this class of matrix rings, none of which are right duo. It is not known whether good ideals in a base ring carries over to good ideals in complete matrix rings over the base ring. Our characterization shows that this phenomenon occurs indeed for complete matrix rings of certain sizes if the base ring is a blocked triangular matrix ring over a commutative principal ideal ring.     

Quasi-duality for the rings of generalized power series *

Let A, B be associative rings with identity, and (S, ≤) a strictly totally ordered commutative monoid which is also artinian. For any bimodule _AM_B , we construct a bimodule _A[[S]]M[S]_B[[S]] and prove that _AM_B defines a quasi-duality if and only if the bimodule _A[[S]]M[S]_B[[S]] defines a quasi-duality. As a corollary, it is shown that if a ring A has a quasi-duality then the ring A[[S]] of generalized power series over A has a quasi-duality.     

Matrix equivalence and isomorphism of modules

It is well known that if A and B are n × m matrices over a ring R, then coker A ? coker B does not imply A and B are equivalent. An elementary proof is given that the implication does hold if 1 is in the stable range of R. Furthermore, for certain R (including commutative rings), if A is block diagonal and B is block upper triangular with the same diagonal blocks as A, then coker A ? coker B implies A and B are equivalent under a special equivalence. This extends results of Roth and Gustafson. As a corollary, a theorem on decomposition of modules is obtained.     

Pseudosimilarity and cancellation of modules

Two square matrices A and B over a ring are pseudosimilar if there exist X, Y, and Z satisfying XAY = B, ZBX = A, and XYX = XZX = X. Hartwig and Hall showed this is equivalent to similarity over a field. This result is extended to rings where free modules satisfy a cancellation property. These include rings R with R/rad R artinian (or more generally rings with one in the stable range) and polynomial rings over Dedekind domains. Furthermore, it is shown for commutative rings that if A and B are pseudosimilar, then diag(A, O_m) and diag(B, O_m) are similar for some m.     

On Modules with Few Minimax Cocentralizers

Let R be a ring and G a group. An R-module A is said to be minimax if A includes a noetherian submodule B such that A/B is artinian. The authors study a ?G-module A such that A/C _A (H) is minimax (as a ?-module) for every proper not finitely generated subgroup H.     

Congruence of Hermitian matrices by Hermitian matrices

Two Hermitian matrices A,B∈M_n(C) are said to be Hermitian-congruent if there exists a nonsingular Hermitian matrix C∈M_n(C) such that B=CAC. In this paper, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for two nonsingular simultaneously unitarily diagonalizable Hermitian matrices A and B to be Hermitian-congruent. Moreover, when A and B are Hermitian-congruent, we describe the possible inertias of the Hermitian matrices C that carry the congruence. We also give necessary and sufficient conditions for any 2-by-2 nonsingular Hermitian matrices to be Hermitian-congruent. In both of the studied cases, we show that if A and B are real and Hermitian-congruent, then they are congruent by a real symmetric matrix. Finally we note that if A and B are 2-by-2 nonsingular real symmetric matrices having the same sign pattern, then there is always a real symmetric matrix C satisfying B=CAC. Moreover, if both matrices are positive, then C can be picked with arbitrary inertia.     

Morita Duality for the Rings of Generalized Power Series

Let A, B be associative rings with identity, and (S, ≤) a strictly totally ordered monoid which is also artinian and finitely generated. For any bimodule _A M _B , we show that the bimodule _{[[ AS,≤ ]]}[M ^{S ,≤}]_{[[ BS, ≤ ]]} defines a Morita duality if and only if _A M _B defines a Morita duality and A is left noetherian, B is right noetherian. As a corollary, it is shown that the ring [[A ^{S ,≤}]] of generalized power series over A has a Morita duality if and only if A is a left noetherian ring with a Morita duality induced by a bimodule _A M _B such that B is right noetherian. Received April 13, 1999, Accepted December 12, 1999     

EXTENSIONS OF CLEAN RINGS

It is shown that if e is an idempotent in a ring R such that both eRe and (1 ? e)R(1 ? e) are clean rings, then R is a clean ring. This implies that the matrix ring M _n (R) over a clean ring is clean, and it gives a quick proof that every semiperfect is clean. Other extensions of clean rings are studied, including group rings.     

On slightly P-coherent rings

A ring R is called left slightly P-coherent if C is P-injective, for every left R-module exact sequence 0→A→B→C→0 with A and B P-injective. The properties of slightly P-coherent rings and several examples are studied to show that left slightly P-coherent rings fall in between left P-coherent rings and left strongly P-coherent rings. In terms of some derived functors, some homological dimensions over these rings are investigated. As applications, some new characterizations of p.p.rings are given.     

Power Series Rings Satisfying a Zero Divisor Property

In this note we continue to study zero divisors in power series rings and polynomial rings over general noncommutative rings. We first construct Armendariz rings which are not power-serieswise Armendariz, and find various properties of (power-serieswise) Armendariz rings. We show that for a semiprime power-serieswise Armendariz (so reduced) ring R with a.c.c. on annihilator ideals, R[[x]] (the power series ring with an indeterminate x over R) has finitely many minimal prime ideals, say B ₁,…,B _m , such that B ₁… B _m  = 0 and B _i  = A _i [[x]] for some minimal prime ideal A _i of R for all i, where A ₁,…,A _m are all minimal prime ideals of R. We also prove that the power-serieswise Armendarizness is preserved by the polynomial ring extension as the Armendarizness, and construct various types of (power-serieswise) Armendariz rings.