Modules coinvariant under the idempotent endomorphisms of their covers (Q2186296)

In this paper, the authors consider modules coinvariant under the idempotent endomorphisms of their covers. Given an arbitrary class \(\mathscr{X}\) of right \(R\)-modules closed under isomorphic images, they introduce and study the notion of lifting \(\mathscr{X}\)-module. In the case when \(R\) is a perfect right ring and \(\mathscr{X}\) is the class of projective right \(R\)-modules, the class of lifting \(\mathscr{X}\)-modules coincides with the class of right lifting \(R\)-modules. They also show that the continuous (discrete) modules may be defined by the injective (projective) envelopes (covers) and give the definitions of \(\mathscr{X}\)-continuous module and \(\mathscr{X}\)-discrete module which are the natural and wide generalizations of the notions of continuous module and discrete module. Further, they study the general properties of the endomorphism rings of \(\mathscr{X}\)-continuous and \(\mathscr{X}\)-discrete modules and prove that every \(\mathscr{X}\)-continuous (\(\mathscr{X}\)-discrete) module has the finite exchange property. Finally, the authors addresses the cases of projective covers, injective envelopes, and pure injective envelopes as an application.