Elementary Matrix Reduction Over J-Stable Rings

Abstract

A commutative ring $R$ is J-stable provided that for any $a\not\in J(R)$, $R/aR$ has stable range one. A ring $R$ is called an elementary divisor ring if every $m\times n$ matrix over $R$ admits diagonal reduction. We prove that a J-stabe ring $R$ is an elementary divisor ring if and only if it is a Bezout ring.