In this note we obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for a ring to be $s$-weakly regular (i) When $R$ is a ring with identity and without divisors of zero (ii) When $R$ is a ring without divisors of zero. Further it is proved in a $s$-weakly regular ring with identity and without units every element is a zero divisor.

This paper owes its origins to Pere Menal and his work on Von Neumann Regular (= VNR) rings, especially his work listed in the bibliography on when the tensor product K = A ⊗K B of two algebras over a field k are right self-injective (= SI) or VNR. Pere showed that then A and B both enjoy the same property, SI or VNR, and furthermore that either A and B are algebraic algebras over k (see [M]). This is connected with a lemma in the proof of the Hilbert Nullstellensatz, namely a finite ring extension...

Recently, we have shown that a semiring $S$ is completely regular if and only if $S$ is a union of skew-rings. In this paper we show that a semiring $S$ satisfying $a^2=na$ can be embedded in a completely regular semiring if and only if $S$ is additive separative.

In this paper, we mainly derive the general solutions of two systems of minus partial ordering equations over von Neumann regular rings. Meanwhile, some special cases are correspondingly presented. As applications, we give some necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions. It can be seen that some known results can be regarded as the special cases of this paper.

Let M be a left module over a ring R. M is called a Zelmanowitz-regular module if for each x ∈ M there exists a homomorphism F: M → R such that f(x) = x. Let Q be a left R-module and h: Q → M a homomorphism. We call h locally split if for every x ∈ M there exists a homomorphism g: M → Q such that h(g(x)) = x. M is called locally projective if every epimorphism onto M is locally split. We prove that the following conditions are equivalent:(1) M is Zelmanowitz-regular.(2) every homomorphism into M...

An exchange ring $R$ is strongly separative provided that for all finitely generated projective right $R$-modules $A$ and $B$, $A\oplus A\cong A\oplus B\Rightarrow A\cong B$. We prove that an exchange ring $R$ is strongly separative if and only if for any corner $S$ of $R$, $aS+bS=S$ implies that there exist $u,v\in S$ such that $au=bv$ and $Su+Sv=S$ if and only if for any corner $S$ of $R$, $aS+bS=S$ implies that there exists a right invertible matrix $\left(\begin{array}{cc}a& b\\ & *\end{array}\right)\in M_2\left(S\right)$. The dual assertions are also proved.

A $*$-ring $R$ is strongly 2-nil-$*$-clean if every element in $R$ is the sum of two projections and a nilpotent that commute. Fundamental properties of such $*$-rings are obtained. We prove that a $*$-ring $R$ is strongly 2-nil-$*$-clean if and only if for all $a\in R$, $a^2\in R$ is strongly nil-$*$-clean, if and only if for any $a\in R$ there exists a $*$-tripotent $e\in R$ such that $a-e\in R$ is nilpotent and $ea=ae$, if and only if $R$ is a strongly $*$-clean SN ring, if and only if $R$ is abelian, $J\left(R\right)$ is nil and $R/J\left(R\right)$ is $*$-tripotent. Furthermore, we explore the structure...

Certaines relations binaires sont définies sur les demi-groupes et les demi-groupes à involution. On examine comment elles peuvent en ordonner les éléments: notamment les idempotents, les éléments réguliers au sens de von Neumann, ceux qui possédent un inverse ponctuel ou de Moore-Penrose ; et en fonction aussi de conditions sur l'involution. Ces relations peuvent alors coïncider avec les ordres naturels des idempotents et des demi-groupes inverses, avec les ordres de Drazin et de Hartwig : elles...