Torsion theories over commutative rings (Q1080892)

An h-local domain is a (commutative) integral domain R such that \((1)\quad each\) nonzero ideal of R is contained in only finitely many maximal ideals, and \((2)\quad each\) nonzero prime ideal is contained in a unique maximal ideal. E. Matlis has shown that a domain is h-local if and only if each torsion module is the direct sum of its localizations at maximal ideals. The authors generalize this result to general hereditary torsion theories in commutative rings.