Classical 2-absorbing submodules of modules over commutative rings

Abstract

In this article, all rings are commutative with nonzero identity. Let $M$ be an $R$-module. A proper submodule $N$ of $M$ is called a classical prime submodule, if for each $m\in M$ and elements $a,b\in R$, $abm\in N$ implies that $am\in N$ or $bm\in N$. We introduce the concept of "classical 2-absorbing submodules" as a generalization of "classical prime submodules." We say that a proper submodule $N$ of $M$ is a classical 2-absorbing submodule if whenever $a,b,c\in R$ and $m\in M$ with $abcm\in N$, then $abm\in N$ or $acm\in N$ or $bcm\in N$.