On p-Schreier varieties of semimodules

Abstract

In this article, we consider categories of all semimodules over semirings which are p-Schreier varieties, i.e., varieties whose projective algebras are all free. Among other results, we show that over a division semiring R all semimodules are projective iff R is a division ring, prove that categories of all semimodules over proper additively π-regular semirings are not p-Schreier varieties (in particular, this result solves Problem 1 of Katsov [8]), as well as prove that categories of all semimodules over cancellative division semirings are, in contrast, p-Schreier varieties. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.