Let R be a commutative ring with identity and M be a unital R-module. Then M is called a multiplication module provided for every submodule N of M there exists an ideal I of R such that N = IM. Our objective is to investigate properties of prime and semiprime submodules of multiplication modules. Mathematics Subject Classification: 13C05, 13C13

All rings are commutative with identity and all modules are unitary. In this note we give some properties of a finite collection of submodules such that the sum of any two distinct members is multiplication, generalizing those which characterize arithmetical rings. Using these properties we are able to give a concise proof of Patrick Smith’s theorem stating conditions ensuring that the sum and ...

primary-like and weakly primary-like submodules are two new generalizations of primary ideals from rings to modules. in fact, the class of primary-like submodules of a module lie between primary submodules and weakly primary-like submodules properly.  in this note, we show that these three classes coincide when their elements are submodules of a multiplication module and satisfy the primeful pr...

‎let $pa$ be a commutative banach algebra and $ex$ be a left banach $pa$-module‎. ‎we study the set‎ ‎$dec_{pa}(ex)$ of all elements in $pa$ which induce a decomposable multiplication operator on $ex$‎. ‎in the case $ex=pa$‎, ‎$dec_{pa}(pa)$ is the well-known apostol algebra of $pa$‎. ‎we show that $dec_{pa}(ex)$ is intimately related with the largest spectrally separable subalgebra of $pa$ and...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate pure submodules of multiplication modules. We introduce the concept of idempotent submodule generalizing idempotent ideal. We show that a submodule of a multiplication module with pure annihilator is pure if and only if it is multiplication and idempotent. Various properties and characterizations of pure submodules of multiplication modules are consid...