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Semi-Prime Modules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

E. H. Feller
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Marquette University
E. W. Swokowski
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Marquette University
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Properties and characterizations for prime and semiprime rings have been provided by A. W. Goldie (2, 3). In a previous paper (1), the authors used the results of (2) to characterize prime and uniform prime modules. It is the aim of the present paper to generalize Goldie's work on semi-prime rings (3) to modules. In this setting certain new properties will appear.

Notationally, in the work to follow, the symbol R always denotes a ring and all R-modules will be right R-modules.

In the theory of rings an ideal C is said to be prime if and only if whenever ABC for ideals A and B, then either AC or BC. A ring is prime if the zero ideal is prime.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1966

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