When is the category of flat modules abelian?

J. García; J. Martínez Hernández

Fundamenta Mathematicae (1995)

  • Volume: 147, Issue: 1, page 83-91
  • ISSN: 0016-2736

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Let Fl(R) denote the category of flat right modules over an associative ring R. We find necessary and sufficient conditions for Fl(R) to be a Grothendieck category, in terms of properties of the ring R.

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García, J., and Martínez Hernández, J.. "When is the category of flat modules abelian?." Fundamenta Mathematicae 147.1 (1995): 83-91. <http://eudml.org/doc/212076>.

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