On hearts which are module categories

Abstract

Given a torsion pair $\boldsymbol{t}=(\mathcal{T},\mathcal{F})$ in a module category $R\text{-}\mathrm{Mod}$ we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the associated Happel–Reiten–Smalo t-structure in $\mathcal{D}(R)$ to have a heart $\mathcal{H}_{\boldsymbol{t}}$ which is a module category. We also study when such a pair is given by a 2-term complex of projective modules in the way described by Hoshino–Kato–Miyachi ([HKM]). Among other consequences, we completely identify the hereditary torsion pairs $\boldsymbol{t}$ for which $\mathcal{H}_{\boldsymbol{t}}$ is a module category in the following cases: i) when $\boldsymbol{t}$ is the left constituent of a TTF triple, showing that $\boldsymbol{t}$ need not be HKM; ii) when $\boldsymbol{t}$ is faithful; iii) when $\boldsymbol{t}$ is arbitrary and the ring $R$ is either commutative, semi-hereditary, local, perfect or Artinian. We also give a systematic way of constructing non-tilting torsion pairs for which the heart is a module category generated by a stalk complex at zero.