Residually Small Commutative Rings

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Abstract

Abstract. Let R be a ring. Following the literature, R is called residually finite if for every r ∈ R\{0}, there exists an ideal Ir of R such that r /∈ Ir and R/Ir is finite. In this note, we define a strictly infinite commutative ring R with identity to be residually small if for every r ∈ R\{0}, there exists an ideal Ir of R such that r /∈ Ir and |R/Ir| < |R|. The purpose of this article is to study such rings, extending results on (infinite) residually finite rings. 
Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Commutative Algebra
Volume10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Disciplines

  • Applied Mathematics

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