Czesław Lejewski

In mathematics, a stably free module is a module which is close to being free.

Definition

A finitely generated module M over a ring R is stably free if there exist free finitely generated modules F and G over R such that

$M\oplus F=G.\,$

Properties

• A projective module is stably free if and only if it possesses a finite free resolution (Theorem XXI.2.1 of Lang's Algebra).

See also

• Free object

References

• Page 840 of Template:Lang Algebra

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