Covering modules by proper submodules
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Abstract: A classical problem in the literature seeks the minimal number of proper subgroups whose union is a given finite group. A different question, with applications to error-correcting codes and graph colorings, involves covering vector spaces over finite fields by (minimally many) proper subspaces. In this note we cover -modules by proper submodules for commutative rings , thereby subsuming and recovering both cases above. Specifically, we study the smallest cardinal number , possibly infinite, such that a given -module is a union of -many proper submodules. (1) We completely characterize when is a finite cardinal; this parallels for modules a 1954 result of Neumann. (2) We also compute the covering (cardinal) numbers of finitely generated modules over quasi-local rings and PIDs, recovering past results for vector spaces and abelian groups respectively. (3) As a variant, we compute the covering number of an arbitrary direct sum of cyclic monoids. Our proofs are self-contained.
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