Characterizations of t-Almost Dedekind Domains via w-Secondary Modules

Abstract

Let $R$ be an integral domain and let $w$ denote the $w$-operation on $R$. A nonzero GV-torsion-free $R$-module $M$ is called $w$-secondary if, for every $r\in R$, either $M/rM$ is GV-torsion or $r^nM=0$ for some $n\in\N$. A $w$-module $M$ is said to admit a $w$-secondary representation if $M=(N_1+\cdots+N_n)_w$, where each $N_i$ is a $w$-secondary submodule of $M$. Such a representation is called minimal if the ideals $P_i=\sqrt{\Ann_R(N_i)}$ are pairwise distinct, and $M$ is called $w$-representable if it admits such a representation. If the sum can be chosen direct, then $M$ is called strongly $w$-representable. We characterize $w$-secondary modules and investigate their localization and $w$-closure properties. For a nonfield domain $R$, we prove that $R$ is $t$-almost Dedekind if and only if $\wdim R=1$ and every $w$-representable $w$-module is locally strongly $w$-representable: each of its nonzero localizations at maximal $w$-ideals is strongly representable. Global strong $w$-representability is retained when all the radical annihilators in the representation are nonzero.