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Heaps of modules and affine spaces

Rings and Algebras 2023-09-11 v1

Abstract

A notion of heaps of modules as an affine version of modules over a ring or, more generally, over a truss, is introduced and studied. Basic properties of heaps of modules are derived. Examples arising from geometry (connections, affine spaces) and algebraic topology (chain contractions) are presented. Relationships between heaps of modules and modules over a ring and affine spaces are revealed and analysed.

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@article{arxiv.2203.07268,
  title  = {Heaps of modules and affine spaces},
  author = {Simion Breaz and Tomasz Brzeziński and Bernard Rybołowicz and Paolo Saracco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.07268},
  year   = {2023}
}
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