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DefinitionDefinition: Literature-sourcedProof: Not applicablejudge pass (gpt-5.6-terra)audited 2026-08-26
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Localisation of a module at a multiplicative subset

Definition

Let R be a commutative ring, let S⊆R be a multiplicative subset, and let M be a left R-module. On M×S, define (m,s)∼(n,t)⟺u(tm−sn)=0 for some u∈S.

The localisation of M at S is the set S−1M of equivalence classes for this relation, and the class of (m,s) is written m/s.

The proposed addition and S−1R-scalar action are ms+nt:=tm+snst,au⋅ms:=amus. The canonical map is λM:M⟶S−1M,m⟼m1.

The relation, the addition formula, and the scalar action are justified by The module-fraction relation is an equivalence relation ↗, Addition of localised module fractions is independent of representatives ↗, and The localised scalar action is independent of representatives ↗.

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