On Linear Difference Equations over Rings and Modules

In this note we develop a coalgebraic approach to the study of solutions of linear difference equations over modules and rings. Some known results about linearly recursive sequences over base fields are generalized to linearly (bi)recursive (bi)sequences of modules over arbitrary commutative ground rings.Comment: 21 pages, to appear in IJMM

On the Linear Weak Topology and Dual Pairings over Rings

In this note we study the weak topology on paired modules over a (not necessarily commutative) ground ring. Over QF rings we are able to recover most of the well known properties of this topology in the case of commutative base fields. The properties of the linear weak topology and the dense pairings are then used to characterize pairings satisfying the so called $\alpha$-condition.Comment: 16 pages, to appear in "Topologu and its Applications

A Zariski Topology for Modules

Given a duo module $M$ over an associative (not necessarily commutative) ring $R,$ a Zariski topology is defined on the spectrum $\mathrm{Spec}^{\mathrm{fp}}(M)$ of {\it fully prime} $R$-submodules of $M$. We investigate, in particular, the interplay between the properties of this space and the algebraic properties of the module under consideration.Comment: 22 pages; submitte

On Coreflexive Coalgebras and Comodules over Commutative Rings

In this note we study dual coalgebras of algebras over arbitrary (noetherian) commutative rings. We present and study a generalized notion of coreflexive comodules and use the results obtained for them to characterize the so called coreflexive coalgebras. Our approach in this note is an algebraically topological one.Comment: 39 page

Exact Sequences of Semimodules over Semirings

In this paper, we introduce and investigate a new notion of exact sequences of semimodules over semirings relative to the canonical image factorization. Several homological results are proved using the new notion of exactness including some restricted versions of the Short Five Lemma and the Snake Lemma opening the door for introducing and investigating homology objects in such categories. Our results apply in particular to the variety of commutative monoids extending results in homological varieties.Comment: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1111.033