On co-isosimple modules and co-isoradical of modules

Abstract

In this paper we study “co-isosimple” modules, that is, those modules which are isomorphic to all of its non-zero quotients modules. This allows us to define and study “isomaximal” submodules, “isomax” modules and the “co-isoradical” of a module. We study some of its basic properties and we give a characterization of left V-ring using these concepts.

Communicated by Alberto Facchini     

On projective modules

LetR be a commutative Noetherian ring with identity. The Hermite dimension ofR is defined to be the least integerr such that every stably freeR-module of rank greater thanr is free. In this paper we study ringsR obtained upon inversion of elements of a given ringA. We show that the Hermite dimension ofR does not depend on the Hermite dimension ofA, it depends on the Krull dimension ofA.     

On f-injective modules

In this paper, the notions of f-injective and f^*-injective modules are introduced. Elementary properties of these modules are given. For instance, a ring R is coherent iff any ultraproduct of f-injective modules is absolutely pure. We prove that the class S^* \Sigma^* of f^*-injective modules is closed under ultraproducts. On the other hand, S^* \Sigma^* is not axiomatisable. For coherent rings R, S^* \Sigma^* is axiomatisable iff every c₀ \chi_0 -injective module is f^*-injective. Further, it is shown that the class S \Sigma of f-injective modules is axiomatisable iff R is coherent and every c₀ \chi_0 -injective module is f-injective. Finally, an f-injective module H, such that every module embeds in an ultraprower of H, is given.     

On finitely generated projective modules and multiplication modules

This paper is based on the M. Sc. thesis written by the third author under the supervision of the first two authors. It was submitted to the University of Baghdad in January 1987.     

On graded distributive modules

Let R be a ?-graded commutative ring with identity. Several characterizations of graded distributive modules will be investigated.     

On formally real modules

The aim of this paper is to develop the study of modules in real algebra. By introducing two kinds of reality for modules over commutative rings, we establish some results on semireal modules and real modules. Our results involve real radicals of submodules and orderings on modules.