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On Indecomposable Projective Modules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

John D. O'Neill*
Affiliation:
University of DetroitDetroit, Michigan48221
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Abstract

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If P is an indecomposable projective R-module generated by a countable set X, then, for some countable subring S of R, P contains an indecomposable projective S-module generated by X. The subring S may be chosen to inherit many standard ring-theoretic properties from R.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1986

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