Reduced multiplication modules (Q353979)

Let \(R\) be a commutative ring with identity. Let \(M\) be an \(R\)-module. The module \(M\) is said to be a multiplication module if for every submodule \(N\) of \(M\) there exists an ideal \(I\) of \(R\) such that \(N = IM\). In the paper under review, the author studies the reduced multiplication modules. The main results are as follows: {\parindent=6mm \begin{itemize}\item[1.] The Goldie dimension of \(M\) is equal to the Suslin number of \(\mathrm{Spec}(M)\). \item[2.] A finitely generated module \(M\) is a Baer module if and only if \(\mathrm{Spec}(M)\) is an extremally disconnected space. \item[3.] A prime submodule \(N\) is minimal in \(M\) if and only if for each \(x\in N\), \(\mathrm{Ann}(x)\nsubseteq (N : M)\). \item[4.] For a finitely generated module \(M\), every prime submodule of \(M\) is maximal if and only if \(M\) is a von Neumann regular module. \end{itemize}}