Prove that if B=R BS is a bimodule that is R-flat, and if C=CS is S-injective, then HomS(B, C) i

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Prove that if B=R BS is a bimodule that is R-flat, and if...

Key Concepts

Hom Functor

The Hom functor, specifically Hom_S(-, C) in this case, maps S-modules (or right S-modules in the context of the bimodule structure) to abelian groups, and when C is injective, this functor becomes exact. Additionally, when B is an R-S bimodule, Hom_S(B, C) naturally acquires a left R-module structure. This construction is used to translate properties from the S-module category into the R-module category, facilitating the demonstration that Hom_S(B, C) is an injective left R-module by leveraging the exactness inherited from both the flatness of B and the injectivity of C.

Flat Module

A flat module is one in which the tensor product with any exact sequence of modules preserves exactness. In this context, if B is a flat R-module, then tensoring with B does not introduce any new kernels or cokernels, which is crucial for maintaining the structure of exact sequences when transitioning between categories. This property allows one to use B to transform or 'lift' exact sequences from the category of R-modules to another setting without distortions in their structure.

Injective Module

An injective module is one that is 'sufficiently large' to allow any module homomorphism defined on a submodule to be extended to the entire module. This concept is the dual of projectivity. In our context, C being an S-injective module ensures that the functor Hom_S(-, C) is exact, meaning it takes short exact sequences to short exact sequences. This injectivity is essential for establishing that the Hom functor applied to an exact sequence will preserve the necessary properties to yield an injective module over the other ring.

Bimodule

A bimodule is a module that is simultaneously a left module over one ring and a right module over another, with the actions compatible. Here, B is a bimodule in the sense that it is a left R-module and a right S-module, and this dual structure is critical because it allows us to form the Hom functor Hom_S(B, C), which naturally inherits a left R-module structure. The bimodule property interlinks the module structures over both rings, enabling the passage of properties such as flatness and exactness between the categories.

Exact Functor

An exact functor is one that preserves the exactness of sequences; that is, it takes every short exact sequence to a short exact sequence. The composition of exact functors is itself exact. In this problem, the combination of the functor that Hom_S(-, C) represents (which is exact because C is injective) with the process of using a flat module B (ensuring tensor and related functors are exact) guarantees that the overall construction results in an exact functor. This chain of exactness is pivotal in proving that the final module, Hom_S(B, C), maintains the desired injectivity.

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