Weakly J-submodules of Modules over Commutative Rings

Abstract

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with identity and $M$ be a unitary $R$-module. By $J(R),$ we denote the Jacobson radical of $R$. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of weakly $J$-submodules generalizing $J$-submodules. We call a proper submodule $N$ of $M$ a weakly $J$-submodule if whenever $0\ne rm\in N$ for $r\in R$ and $m\in M$, then $r\in (J(R)M:M)$ or $m\in N.$ Various properties and characterizations of weakly $J$-submodules are investigated especially in the case of multiplication modules.