Stable Rings

Abstract

Let R be an associative ring with identity. If R is von- Neumann regular of a left v-ring, then for each left ideal, I, we have I2 = I. In this note we study rings such that for each left ideal L there exists an integer n = n(L)>0 such that Ln = Ln+1. We call such rings stable rings. We completely describe the stable commutative rings. These descriptions give rise to concepts related to, but more general than, finite Goldie dimension and T-nilpotence, and a notion of power pure.