Multiplication modules. (Q1780369)

Let \(A\) be an associative ring with identity. A right \(A\)-module \(M\) is called a multiplication module if for every submodule \(N\) of \(M\) there exists an ideal \(B\) of \(A\) such that \(N=MB\). There are many works containing results on multiplication modules over commutative rings. This paper is a survey of results on multiplication modules over not necessarily commutative rings. General properties of multiplication modules are introduced in Section 2. The ring \(A\) is called right invariant if every right ideal of \(A\) is an ideal. Multiplication modules over invariant rings are studied in Section 3. And Section 4 is on multiplication modules over rings with commutative multiplication of ideals. The ring \(A\) is regular if \(a\in aAa\) for each \(a\in A\). Section 5 studies multiplication modules over regular rings and Section 6 studies rings whose right ideals are multiplication modules. Supplementary results are introduced in the final Section 7.