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Does "finitely presented" mean "always finitely presented"? (Answered: Yes!)
Precisely, if an R-module M has a finite presentation, and Rk → M is some unrelated surjection (k finite), is the kernel necessarily also finitely generated?
Basically I want to believe I can ...
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Do convolution and multiplication satisfy any nontrivial algebraic identities?
For (suitable) real- or complex-valued functions $f$ and $g$ on a (suitable) abelian group $G$, we have two bilinear operations: multiplication -
$$(f\cdot g)(x) = f(x)g(x),$$
and convolution -
$$(f*...
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Varieties where every algebra is free
I'd like to know more about varieties (in the sense of universal algebra) where every algebra is free. Another way to state the condition is that the comparison functor from the Kleisli category to ...
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Do all subtraction-free identities tropicalize?
If you take a subtraction-free rational identity like $(xxx+yyy)/(x+y)+xy=xx+yy$ and replace $\times$,$/$,$+$,$1$ by $+$,$-$,min,$0$, do you always get a valid min,plus,minus identity like min(min($x+...
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What is a module over a Boolean ring?
Recall that a (unital) Boolean ring is a (unital) commutative ring $A$ where every element is idempotent; it follows that $A$ is of characteristic 2. There is an equivalence of categories between ...
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What is known about ideal and divisibility lattices of GCD domains and their generalizations?
The divisibility relation "$a$ divides $b$", or concisely, $a \vert b$ defined over a commutative integral domain $R$ with identity induces a partial order on the multiplicative semigroup $R/R^{\times}...
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Does "finitely presented" mean "always finitely presented", considered in general
I'm wondering about the question
"If we have a finitely presented __, is it necessarily finitely presented with respect to any finite generating set for it?"
I know this is true for groups and ...
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Which semirings have enough injectives in their category of modules?
Let $R$ be a semiring and $Mod_R$ its category of modules. That is, $R$ is a monoid in the monoidal category of commutative monoids and $Mod_R$ is its category of modules in the usual sense.
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Invertible elements in generalized fields
Durov's theory of generalized rings also includes generalized fields (5.7.6), which are defined as generalized rings, which are not subtrivial and whose proper strict quotients are subtrivial. For ...
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Can a compact object be a nontrivial self-retract?
Let $\mathcal C$ be a locally finitely-presentable category, and let $X$ be a finitely-presentable object of $\mathcal C$.
Question: Can there exist a nontrivial idempotent on $X$ whose fixed points ...
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How to count Isomorphism Types of arbitrary structures?
For all relational signatures $\sigma$ and nonnegative integers $n$, I want to count the number of isomorphism types of structures of order $n$ of the signature $\sigma$.
What I mean by structure is ...
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Polynomial objects in any concrete category
EDIT: The original question had a trivial answer: it's just a coproduct. New question below
New Question: As shown below, in the category of commutative unital rings, the coproduct of a ring $R$ with $...
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Classification of finitely generated chain groups
An ordered pair $\ \mathbf X := (X\ d)\ $ is called a chain group $\ \Leftarrow:\Rightarrow\ X\ $ is an abelian group, $\ d:X\rightarrow X\ $ is an abelian group endomorphism, and $\ d\circ d= 0$.
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What are sources for pathological and non-so-pathological Gabriel filters on commutative rings?
The heavy lifting in the theory of Gabriel filters is for noncommutative rings, and discussions I've been able to find all focus there.
I am trying to develop a theory of Gabriel-filter localization ...
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Variety of commutative semi group [closed]
V is a variety of commutative semi group satisfying the identity $x^2 = x^3$.
I need to prove that:
$|F_V(\{x_1\dots,x_n\})|$ = $3^n -1$.
Any hints on this ?
$F_V$ is V-free algebra.
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