Localizable sets and the localization of a ring at a localizable set

Abstract

The concepts of localizable set, localization of a ring and a module at a localizable set are introduced and studied. Localizable sets are generalization of Ore sets and denominator sets, and the localization of a ring/module at a localizable set is a generalization of localization of a ring/module at a denominator set. For a semiprime left Goldie ring, it is proven that the set of maximal left localizable sets that contain all regular elements is equal to the set of maximal left denominator sets (and they are explicitly described). For a semiprime Goldie ring, it is proven that the following five sets coincide: the maximal Ore sets, the maximal denominator sets, the maximal left or right or two-sided localizable sets that contain all regular elements (and they are explicitly described).