Nakayama's lemma: Difference between revisions

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Statement

Let $R$ be a commutative unital ring, and $I$ be an ideal contained inside the Jacobson radical of $R$ . Let $M$ be a finitely generated $R$ -module. Then the following are true:

If $I M = M$ then $M = 0$
If $N$ is a submodule of $M$ such that $N + I M = M$ , then $N = M$
If $m_{1}, m_{2}, \dots, m_{n}$ have images in $M / I M$ that generate it as a $R$ -module, then $m_{1}, m_{2}, \dots, m_{n}$ generate $M$ as a $R$ -module

Related facts

The graded Nakayama's lemma is a related fact true for graded rings.

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 # If <math>IM = M</math> then <math>M = 0</math>
-# If <math>N</math> is a submodule of <math>M</math> suc hthat <math>N + IM = M</math>, then <math>N = M</math>
+# If <math>N</math> is a submodule of <math>M</math> such that <math>N + IM = M</math>, then <math>N = M</math>
 # If <math>m_1, m_2, \ldots, m_n</math> have images in <math>M/IM</math> that generate it as a <math>R</math>-module, then <math>m_1, m_2, \ldots, m_n</math> generate <math>M</math> as a <math>R</math>-module