Block decomposition for rings has been introduced and
shown to be unique in the literature (see [T. Y. Lam, Graduate
Texts in Mathematics, 131, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1991]).
Applying annihilator submodules, we extend this definition to
modules and show that every module $M$ has a unique block
decomposition $M=\bigoplus_{i=1}^nM_i$ where each $M_i$ is an
annihilator submodule. We also show that the block decomposition
for any ring $R$ and the
block decomposition for the module $R_R$, are identical. Block decomposition provides us with a decomposition for $\edmp{M}$ because $\edmp{M}\iso\prod_{i=1}^n\edmp{M_i}$.
| Subjects | Mathematical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | July 11, 2017 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.24330/ieja.325944 |
| IZ | https://izlik.org/JA23CZ66XS |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 22 Issue: 22 |