Homological properties of modules characterized by matrices

Some homological properties of R-modules were investigated by matrices over aring R. Given two cardinal numbers α, β and an α x β row-finite matrix A, it was proved thatExt_R^1(R^((α))/R^((β))A, M) = 0 if and only if M_α/r_(M_α)(R^((β))A) ≈ Hom_R(R^((β))A,M) ifand only if r_(M_β)l_(R^((β)))(A) = AM_α. Thus, the notion of (m,n)-injectivity was extended.Moreover, ( α, β) -flatness was characterized via annihilators of matrices, factorizations ofhomomorphisms as well as homological groups so that (m, n)-flat modules, f-projective modules andn-projective modules were consolidated under the notion of (α, β)-flat modules. Furthermore, acharacterization of left R-ML modules and some equivalent conditions for R^((β)) to be left R-MLwere presented. Consequently, the notions of coherent rings, (m, n)-coherent rings and π-coherentrings were consolidated under that of (α, β)-coherent rings.

On a Grouping Method for Constructing Mixed Orthogonal Arrays

Mixed orthogonal arrays of strength two and size smn are constructed by grouping points in the finite projective geometry PG(mn-1, s). PG(mn-1, s) can be partitioned into [(smn-1)/(sn-1)](n-1)-flats such that each (n-1)-flat is associated with a point in PG(m-1, sn). An orthogonal array Lsmn((sn)(smn-)(sn-1) can be constructed by using (smn-1)/( sn-1) points in PG(m-1, sn). A set of (st-1)/(s-1) points in PG(m-1, sn) is called a (t-1)-flat over GF(s) if it is isomorphic to PG(t-1, s). If there exists a (t-1)-flat over GF(s) in PG(m-1, sn), then we can replace the corresponding [(st-1)/(s-1)] sn-level columns in Lsmn((sn)(smn-)(sn-1) by (smn-1)/( sn-1) st -level columns and obtain a mixed orthogonal array. Many new mixed orthogonal arrays can be obtained by this procedure. In this paper, we study methods for finding disjoint (t-1)-flats over GF(s) in PG(m-1, sn) in order to construct more mixed orthogonal arrays of strength two. In particular, if m and n are relatively prime then we can construct an Lsmn((sm)smn-1/sm-1-i(sn-1)/ (s-1)( sn) i(sm-1)/ s-1) for any 0i(smn-1)(s-1)/( sm-1)( sn-1) New orthogonal arrays of sizes 256, 512, and 1024 are obtained by using PG(7,2), PG(8,2), and PG(9,2) respectively.

Modules Whose Endomorphism Rings Are (m, n)-Coherent

Let M be a right R-module with endomorphism ring S. We study the left (m, n)-coherence of S. It is shown that S is a left (m, n)-coherent ring if and only if the left annihilator annMn(S)(X)annMn(S)(X) is a finitely generated left ideal of Mn(S) for any M-m-generated submodule X of M^n if and only if every M-(n, m)-presented right R-module has an add M-preenvelope. As a consequence, we investigate when the endomorphism ring S is left coherent, left pseudo-coherent, left semihereditary or von Neumann regular.

On n-Coherent Rings and （n, d）-Injective Modules

Let R be a ring, n, d be fixed non-negative integers, Jn,d the class of （n, d）- injective left R-modules, and Fn,d the class of （n, d）-flat right R-modules. In this paper, we prove that if R is a left n-coherent ring and m ≥ 2, then gl-right-Jn,a-dimRM ≤ m if and only if gl-left-Jn,d-dimRM ≤ m -- 2, if and only if Extm＋k（M, N） = 0 for all left R-modules M, N and all k 〉 -1, if and only if Extm-l（M, N） = 0 for all left R-modules M, N. Meanwhile, we prove that if R is a left n-coherent ring, then - - is right balanced on MR ×RM by Fn,d × Jn,d, and investigate the global right Jn,d-dimension of RM and the global right Fn,d-dimension of MR by right derived functors of - -. Some known results are obtained as corollaries.