On sums of uniserial modules (Q2639134)

All rings considered are with unity and all the modules are unital right modules unless otherwise stated. Let R be a ring. A module \(M_ R\) is called a TAG-module if it satisfies the following two conditions. (I) Every finitely generated submodule of a homomorphic image of M is a direct sum of uniserial modules. (II) Given any two uniserial submodules U and V of a homomorphic image of M, for any submodule W of U, any homomorphism f: \(W\to V\) can be extended to a homomorphism g: \(U\to V\) provided the composition length d(U/V)\(\leq d(V/f(W)).\) A module \(M_ R\) satisfying condition (I) is called a QTAG-module. For any module M over a commutative ring R, given a maximal ideal P of R, the P-primary component \(M_{(P)}\) is \(\{\) \(x\in M:\) \(xP^ n=0\) for some \(n\geq 0\}\). A ring R, over which the class of TAG (QTAG)-modules is closed under direct sums is called a TAG (respectively QTAG)-ring. Some of the results given by the authors are: 1) A module \(M_ R\) is a QTAG-module if and only if it satisfies the following conditions: (i) Any cyclic submodule of M is a sum of uniserial submodules. (ii) For any pair U, V of uniserial submodules of a homomorphic image of M, \(U+V\) is a direct sum of uniserial submodules; 2) The following are equivalent for a ring R: (a) R is generalized uniserial. (b) R is a left perfect right QTAG-ring. (c) R is a right perfect right QTAG-ring. (d) R is a semi- perfect QTAG-ring with the Jacobson radical a TAG-module; 3) Let R be a commutative TAG-ring having a maximal ideal M which is a TAG-module. Then: (i) For any maximal ideal \(P\neq M\), the P-primary component of M is a summand of R; (ii) Every primary component of M is uniserial; (iii) For the prime radical N of R, R/N is a Von-Neumann regular ring.