Pure-injectivity in the category of Gorenstein projective modules

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce and study (weak) pure-injective Gorenstein projective modules. Let [Formula: see text] be an Artin algebra. We prove that the category of weak pure-injective Gorenstein projective left [Formula: see text]-modules coincides with the intersection of the category of pure-injective left [Formula: see text]-modules and that of Gorenstein projective left [Formula: see text]-modules. Then, we get an equivalent characterization of virtually Gorenstein algebras (being CM-finite). Furthermore, we prove that the category of weak pure-injective Gorenstein projective left [Formula: see text]-modules is enveloping in the category of left [Formula: see text]-modules; and if [Formula: see text] is virtually Gorenstein, then it is precovering in the category of pure-injective left [Formula: see text]-modules.