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Pure-minimal chain complexes

Commutative Algebra 2018-10-04 v3

Abstract

We introduce a notion of pure-minimality for chain complexes of modules and show that it coincides with (homotopic) minimality in standard settings, while being a more useful notion for complexes of flat modules. As applications, we characterize von Neumann regular rings and left perfect rings.

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@article{arxiv.1801.00302,
  title  = {Pure-minimal chain complexes},
  author = {Lars Winther Christensen and Peder Thompson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.00302},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

Old Section 6 removed and minor edits. Final version, to appear in Rend. Semin. Mat. Univ. Padova; 18 pp

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