In 1954 Zelinsky [16] proved that every element in the ring of linear transformations of a vector space V over a division ring D is a sum of two units unless dim V = 1 and D = Z2. Because EndD(V ) is a (von-Neumann) regular ring, Zelinsky’s result generated quite a bit of interest in regular rings that have the property that every element is a sum of (two) units. Clearly, a ring R, having Z2 as...

We use the concept of a regular object with respect to another object in an arbitrary category, defined in [3], in order to obtain the transfer of regularity in the sense of Zelmanowitz between the categories R−mod and S−mod, when S is an excellent extension of the ring R. Consequently, we obtain a result of [5]: if S is an excellent extension of the ring R, then S is von Neumann regular ring i...

A frame $L$ is called {it coz-dense} if $Sigma_{coz(alpha)}=emptyset$ implies $alpha=mathbf 0$. Let $mathcal RL$ be the ring of real-valued continuous functions on a coz-dense and completely regular frame $L$. We present a description of the socle of the ring $mathcal RL$ based on minimal ideals of $mathcal RL$ and zero sets in pointfree topology. We show that socle of $mathcal RL$ is an essent...

We show that a Dedekind-finite, semi-π-regular ring with a “nice” topology is an א0-exchange ring, and the same holds true for a strongly clean ring with a “nice” topology. We generalize the argument to show that a Dedekind-finite, semi-regular ring with a “nice” topology is a full exchange ring. Putting these results in the language of modules, we show that a cohopfian module with finite excha...