\(S\)-semiprime submodules and \(S\)-reduced modules (Q2221891)

Summary: This article introduces the concept of \(S\)-semiprime submodules which are a generalization of semiprime submodules and \(S\)-prime submodules. Let \(M\) be a nonzero unital \(R\)-module, where \(R\) is a commutative ring with a nonzero identity. Suppose that \(S\) is a multiplicatively closed subset of \(R\). A submodule \(P\) of \(M\) is said to be an \(S\)-semiprime submodule if there exists a fixed \(s\in S\), and whenever \(r^n m\in P\) for some \(r\in R\), \(m\in M\), and \(n\in\mathbb{N}\), then \(\mathrm{srm}\in P\). Also, \(M\) is said to be an \(S\)-reduced module if there exists (fixed) \(s\in S\), and whenever \(r^n m=0\) for some \(r\in R\), \(m\in M\), and \(n\in\mathbb{N}\), then \(\mathrm{srm}=0\). In addition, to give many examples and characterizations of \(S\)-semiprime submodules and \(S\)-reduced modules, we characterize a certain class of semiprime submodules and reduced modules in terms of these concepts.