Notes on Gorenstein cotorsion modules. (Q2343915)

\textit{E. E. Enochs} and \textit{J. A. López Ramos} [Gorenstein flat modules. Huntington: Nova Science Publishers (2001; Zbl 1157.16300)] defined an \(R\)-module \(N\) over a ring \(R\) with identity to be a Gorenstein cotorsion module if \(\mathrm{Ext}^1_R(F,N)=0\) for all Gorenstein flat \(R\)-modules \(F\). Properties of Gorenstein cotorsion modules are studied first and it is shown that the class of Gorenstein cotorsion modules is closed under direct products, extensions and direct summands. For the class of Gorenstein cotorsion modules over a right coherent ring \(R\), several more properties are found, including some results on Gorenstein cotorsion envelopes. The concepts of the Gorenstein cotorsion dimension (Gcd) and global Gorenstein cotorsion dimension (G-Cot.D) are introduced next and for the case where \(R\) is a right coherent ring, several characterizations are found for an \(R\)-module \(N\) to have \(\mathrm{Gcd}\leq n\). Right coherent rings with \(\mathrm{G-cot.D}(R)\leq 1\) are characterized and relationships between G-cot.D and other dimensions are established. The final part of the paper specifically considers the case where \(R\) is commutative. Further results on Gorenstein cotorsion modules and Gorenstein cotorsion dimension are obtained for both coherent modules and Noetherian modules.