Nil-Armendariz Rings Relative to a Monoid

For a monoid M, we introduce nil-Armendariz rings relative to M, which are a generalization of nil-Armendariz and M-Armendariz rings, and investigate their properties. First we show that semicommutative rings are nil-Armendariz relative to every unique product monoid M. Also it is shown that for a strictly totally ordered monoid M and an ideal I of R, if I is a semicommutative subrng of R and R/I nil-Armendariz relative to M, then R is nil-Armendariz relative to M. Then we show that if R is a semicommutative ring and nil-Armendariz relative to M, then R is nil-Armendariz relative to M × N, where N is a unique product monoid. As corollaries we obtain some results of [2] and [10].     

McCoy Rings Relative to a Monoid

For a monoid M, we introduce M-McCoy rings, which are a generalization of McCoy rings and M-Armendariz rings; and investigate their properties. We first show that all reversible rings are right M-McCoy, where M is a u.p.-monoid. We also show that all right duo rings are right M-McCoy, where M is a strictly totally ordered monoid. Then we show that semicommutative rings and 2-primal rings do have a property close to the M-McCoy condition. Moreover, it is shown that a finitely generated Abelian group G is torsion free if and only if there exists a ring R such that R is G-McCoy. Consequently, several known results on right McCoy rings are extended to a general setting.     

Mod-Retractable Rings

A right module M over a ring R is said to be retractable if Hom _R (M, N) ≠ 0 for each nonzero submodule N of M. We show that M ? _R RG is a retractable RG-module if and only if M _R is retractable for every finite group G. The ring R is (finitely) mod-retractable if every (finitely generated) right R-module is retractable. Some comparisons between max rings, semiartinian rings, perfect rings, noetherian rings, nonsingular rings, and mod-retractable rings are investigated. In particular, we prove ring-theoretical criteria of right mod-retractability for classes of all commutative, left perfect, and right noetherian rings.     

Armendariz Properties Relative to a Ring Endomorphism

For an endomorphism α of a ring R, we introduce the notion of an α-Armendariz ring to investigate the relative Armendariz properties. This concept extends the class of Armendariz rings and gives us an opportunity to study Armendariz rings in a general setting. It is obvious that every Armendariz ring is an α-Armendariz ring, but we shall give an example to show that there exists a right α-Armendariz ring which is not Armendariz. A number of properties of this version are established. It is shown that if I is a reduced ideal of a ring R such that R/I is a right α-Armendariz ring, then R is right α-Armendariz. For an endomorphism α of a ring R, we show that R is right α-Armendariz if and only if R[x] is right α-Armendariz. Moreover, a weak form of α-Armendariz rings is considered in the last section. We show that in general weak α-Armendariz rings need not be α-Armendariz.     

Quasi-Armendariz rings relative to a monoid

For a monoid M, we introduce M-quasi-Armendariz rings which are a generalization of quasi-Armendariz rings, and investigate their properties. The M-quasi-Armendariz condition is a Morita invariant property. The class of M-quasi-Armendariz rings is closed under some kinds of upper triangular matrix rings. Every semiprime ring is M-quasi-Armendariz for any unique product monoid and any strictly totally ordered monoid M. Moreover, we study the relationship between the quasi-Baer property of a ring R and those of the monoid ring R[M]. Every quasi-Baer ring is M-quasi-Armendariz for any unique product monoid and any strictly totally ordered monoid M.     

On Divisible and Torsionfree Modules

A ring R is called left P-coherent in case each principal left ideal of R is finitely presented. A left R-module M (resp. right R-module N) is called D-injective (resp. D-flat) if Ext¹(G, M) = 0 (resp. Tor₁(N, G) = 0) for every divisible left R-module G. It is shown that every left R-module over a left P-coherent ring R has a divisible cover; a left R-module M is D-injective if and only if M is the kernel of a divisible precover A → B with A injective; a finitely presented right R-module L over a left P-coherent ring R is D-flat if and only if L is the cokernel of a torsionfree preenvelope K → F with F flat. We also study the divisible and torsionfree dimensions of modules and rings. As applications, some new characterizations of von Neumann regular rings and PP rings are given.     

Strongly Duo Modules and Rings

An R-module M is called strongly duo if Tr(N, M) = N for every N ≤ M _R . Several equivalent conditions to being strongly duo are given. If M _R is strongly duo and reduced, then End _R (M) is a strongly regular ring and the converse is true when R is a Dedekind domain and M _R is torsion. Over certain rings, nonsingular strongly duo modules are precisely regular duo modules. If R is a Dedekind domain, then M _R is strongly duo if and only if either M ≈ R or M _R is torsion and duo. Over a commutative ring, strongly duo modules are precisely pq-injective duo modules and every projective strongly duo module is a multiplication module. A ring R is called right strongly duo if R _R is strongly duo. Strongly regular rings are precisely reduced (right) strongly duo rings. A ring R is Noetherian and all of its factor rings are right strongly duo if and only if R is a serial Artinian right duo ring.     

Quasi-Armendariz Rings Relative to a Monoid

A ring R is called an M-quasi-Armendariz ring (a quasi-Armendariz ring relative to a monoid M) if whenever elements α = a ₁ g ₁ + a ₂ g ₂ + ··· + a _n g _n , β = b ₁ h ₁ + b ₂ h ₂ + ··· + b _m h _m  ? R[M] satisfy α R[M]β = 0, then a _i Rb _j  = 0 for each i, j. After discussing some basic properties of M-quasi-Armendariz rings, we consider the influence of transformation of the monoid M and the ring R on this property. Particularly, we give some sufficient conditions for the monoids M, N, and the ring R under which R is M × N-quasi-Armendariz if and only if R is M-quasi-Armendariz and N-quasi-Armendariz.     

The Converse of Schur's Lemma in Noetherian Rings and Group Algebras

ABSTRACT

If M is a simple module over a ring R, then, by Schur's Lemma, its endomorphism ring is a division ring. However, the converse of this property, which we called the CSL property, does not hold in general. The object of this article is to study this converse for a few classes of rings: left Noetherian rings, V-rings and group algebras. First, we establish that a left Noetherian ring R is a CSL ring if and only if a ring R is left–artinian and primary decomposable. Secondly, we prove that a left semiartinian V-ring is CSL. At last, we study the CSL property in group algebra K [ G ] where K a field algebraically closed of characteristic p and G is a finite group of order divisible by p. Our main contribution is that K [ G ] is a CSL ring if and only if Gbf = HP where H is a normal p′-subgroup and bfP a Sylow bfp-subgroup of bfG. In this case, K [ G ] is primary decomposable.     

Rings with Zassenhaus Families of Ideals

Let R be a ring with identity. We call a family ? of left ideals of R a Zassenhaus family if the only additive endomorphisms of R that leave all members of ? invariant are the left multiplications by elements of R. Moreover, if R is torsion-free and there is some left R-module M such that R ? M ? R?_?? and End _?(M) = R we call R a “Zassenhaus ring”. It is well known that all Zassenhaus rings have Zassenhaus families. We will give examples to show that the converse does not hold even for torsion-free rings of finite rank.     

Orders in regular rings with minimal condition for principal right ideals

ABSTRACT

A ring R is called an n-clean (resp. Σ-clean) ring if every element in R is n-clean (resp. Σ-clean). Clean rings are 1-clean and hence are Σ-clean. An example shows that there exists a 2-clean ring that is not clean. This shows that Σ-clean rings are a proper generalization of clean rings. The group ring ?_(p) G with G a cyclic group of order 3 is proved to be Σ-clean. The m× m matrix ring M _m (R) over an n-clean ring is n-clean, and the m×m (m>1) matrix ring M _m (R) over any ring is Σ-clean. Additionally, rings satisfying a weakly unit 1-stable range were introduced. Rings satisfying weakly unit 1-stable range are left-right symmetric and are generalizations of abelian π-regular rings, abelian clean rings, and rings satisfying unit 1-stable range. A ring R satisfies a weakly unit 1-stable range if and only if whenever a ₁ R + ˙˙˙ a _m R = dR, with m ≥ 2, a ₁,…, a _m, d ∈ R, there exist u ₁ ∈ U(R) and u ₂,…, u _m ∈ W(R) such that a ₁ u ₁ + ? a _m u _m = Rd.     

Associated Prime Submodules of Finitely Generated Modules

As generalizations of annihilators and associated primes, we introduce the notions of weak annihilators and weak associated primes, respectively. We first study the properties of the weak annihilator of a subset X in a ring R. We next investigate how the weak associated primes of a ring R behave under passage to the skew monoid ring R*M. Let R be a semicommutative ring, and M an ordered monoid and φ: M → Aut(R) a compatible monoid homomorphism. Then we can describe all weak associated primes of the skew monoid ring R*M in terms of the weak associated primes of R in a very straightforward way.     

Examples of Armendariz Rings

We construct various examples of Armendariz and related rings by reviewing and extending some results concerning the structure of nil(R). In particular, we give some examples of Armendariz rings related to power series rings and an example of an n-Armendariz ring, for all n ≥ 1, which is not Armendariz.     

On Copure Projective Modules and Copure Projective Dimensions

Let R be any ring. A right R-module M is called n-copure projective if Ext¹(M, N) = 0 for any right R-module N with fd(N) ≤ n, and M is said to be strongly copure projective if Ext ⁱ (M, F) = 0 for all flat right R-modules F and all i ≥ 1. In this article, firstly, we present some general properties of n-copure projective modules and strongly copure projective modules. Then we define and investigate copure projective dimensions of modules and rings. Finally, more properties and applications of n-copure projective modules, strongly copure projective modules and copure projective dimensions are given over coherent rings with finite self-FP-injective dimension.     

Pseudo-Differential Operator Rings with Armendariz-Like Condition

For a ring R with a derivation δ, we introduce and investigate a generalization of reduced rings which we call an Armendariz ring of pseudo-differential operator type (or simply 𝒟𝒪-Armendariz ring). Various classes of non-reduced 𝒟𝒪-Armendariz rings is provided and a number of properties of this generalization are established. Radicals of the pseudo-differential operator ring R((x ^?1, δ)), in terms of those of a 𝒟𝒪-Armendariz ring R, is established.     

Properties of Modules and Rings Relative to Some Matrices

Let R be a ring and  _β×α(R) (?   _β×α(R)) the set of all β × α full (row finite) matrices over R where α and β ≥ 1 are two cardinal numbers. A left R-module M is said to be “injective relative” to a matrix A ? ?   _β×α(R) if every R-homomorphism from R ^(β) A to M extends to one from R ^(α) to M. It is proved that M is injective relative to A if and only if it is A-pure in every module which contains M as a submodule. A right R-module N is called flat relative to a matrix A ?  _β×α(R) if the canonical map μ: N? R ^(β) A → N ^α is a monomorphism. This extends the notion of (m, n)-flat modules so that n-projectivity, finitely projectivity, and τ-flatness can be redefined in terms of flatness relative to certain matrices. R is called left coherent relative to a matrix A ?  _β×α(R) if R ^(β) A is a left R-ML module. Some results on τ-coherent rings and (m, n)-coherent rings are extended.     

Simple-Baer Rings and Minannihilator Modules

Let R be a ring. M is said to be a minannihilator left R-module if r _M l _R (I) = IM for any simple right ideal I of R. A right R-module N is called simple-flat if Nl _R (I) = l _N (I) for any simple right ideal I of R. R is said to be a left simple-Baer (resp., left simple-coherent) ring if the left annihilator of every simple right ideal is a direct summand of _R R (resp., finitely generated). We first obtain some properties of minannihilator and simple-flat modules. Then we characterize simple-coherent rings, simple-Baer rings, and universally mininjective rings using minannihilator and simple-flat modules.     

Baer and Quasi-Baer Properties of Skew Generalized Power Series Rings

Let R be a ring, (S, ≤) a strictly ordered monoid and ω: S → End(R) a monoid homomorphism. The skew generalized power series ring R[[S, ω]] is a common generalization of (skew) polynomial rings, (skew) power series rings, (skew) Laurent polynomial rings, (skew) group rings, and Mal'cev–Neumann Laurent series rings. In this article, we study relations between the (quasi-) Baer, principally quasi-Baer and principally projective properties of a ring R, and its skew generalized power series extension R[[S, ω]]. As particular cases of our general results, we obtain new theorems on (skew) group rings, Mal'cev–Neumann Laurent series rings, and the ring of generalized power series.     

Topological rings,homogeneous functions,and primeness

For any group G such that G is a right R-module for some ring R, the elements of R act on G as endomorphisms and we obtain the near-ring of R-homogeneous maps on G: M_R(G) = {f: G → G|f(ga) = f(g)a for all a ∈ R, g ∈ G}. In the special case that R is a topological ring and G is a topological R-module, we study N_R(G): = {f ∈ M_R(G)|f is continuous}. In particular, we investigate primeness of the near-ring N_R(G) of continuous homogeneous maps on G.     

On commutative rings which are strongly prüfer

Abstract

As defined by Nicholson [Nicholson, W. K. (1977). Lifting idempotents and exchange rings. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 229:269–278] an element of a ring R is clean if it is the sum of a unit and an idempotent, and a subset A of R is clean if every element of A is clean. It is shown that a semiprimitive Gelfand ring R is clean if and only if Max(R) is zero-dimensional; if and only if for each M ∈ Max(R), the intersection all prime ideals contained in M is generated by a set of idempotents. We also give several equivalent conditions for clean functional rings. In fact, a functional ring R is clean if and only if the set of clean elements is closed under sum; if and only if every zero-divisor is clean; if and only if; R has a clean prime ideal.