On higher order z-ideals and z-ideals in commutative rings

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences and Computer, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

Abstract

A ring R is called radically z-covered (resp. radically z-covered) if every z-ideal (resp. z-ideal) in R is a higher order z-ideal (resp. z-ideal). In this article we show with a counter-example that a ring may not be radically z-covered (resp. radically z-covered). Also a ring R is called z-terminating if there is a positive integer n such that for every mn, each zm-ideal is a zn-ideal. We show with a counter-example that a ring may not be z-terminating. It is well known that whenever a ring homomorphism ϕ:RS is strong (meaning that it is surjective and for every minimal prime ideal P of R, there is a minimal prime ideal Q of S such that ϕ1[Q]=P), and if R is a z-terminating ring or radically z-covered ring then so is S. We prove that a surjective ring homomorphism ϕ:RS is strong if and only if ker(ϕ)rad(R).

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