A resolution of the intersection of a finite number of subgroups of an abelian group by means of their sums is constructed, provided the lattice generated by these subgroups is distributive. This is used for detecting singularities of modules over Dedekind rings. A generalized Chinese remainder theorem is derived as a consequence of the above resolution. The GelfandNaimark duality between finit...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce some new classes of rings and modules that are closely related to the classes of almost Dedekind domains and almost Dedekind modules. We introduce the concepts of $\phi$-almost Dedekind rings and $\Phi$-almost Dedekind modules and study some properties of this classes. In this paper we get some equivalent conditions for $\phi$-almost Dedekind rings and ...

Let S be a set of n ideals of a commutative ring A and let Geven (respectively Godd) denote the product of all the sums of even (respectively odd) number of ideals of S. If n ≤ 6 the product of Geven and the intersection of all ideals of S is included in Godd. In the case A is an Noetherian integral domain, this inclusion is replaced by equality if and only if A is a Dedekind domain.

The goal of the workshop was to explore the appearance of Dedekind sums [7, 18] in many different areas of geometry and number theory, with the hopes of illuminating new connections. We hoped that the balance between the lectures and free time as well as the intimate setting of the Banff Research Station would stimulate many informal discussions and collaborations. We were delighted to see that...

Given a direct sum G of cyclic groups, we find a sharp bound for the minimal number of proper subgroups whose union is G. This problem generalizes to sums of cyclic modules over more general rings, such as local and Artinian rings or Dedekind domains and reduces to covering vector spaces by proper subspaces. As a consequence, we are also able to solve the analogous problem for monoids.