4 Tensor Products

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[Verse 1]
Take two modules M and N, crossing paths where rings collide
Build a bridge with symbols drawn, m tensor n as your guide
But these symbols must obey the rules that keep them bound
Distributive laws and scalar tricks make bilinear ground

[Chorus]
Tensor products, tensor products
Weaving modules into one
Left distributes, right distributes
Scalars jump from side to side
It's the universal language
Where bilinear maps reside
M tensor N, the bridge between
Two worlds unified

[Verse 2]
When addition meets a tensor, watch it split and multiply
Left side sum becomes two terms, right side does the same reply
But the magic happens when a scalar finds its way
Moves from left to right at will, that's the tensor way

[Chorus]
Tensor products, tensor products
Weaving modules into one
Left distributes, right distributes
Scalars jump from side to side
It's the universal language
Where bilinear maps reside
M tensor N, the bridge between
Two worlds unified

[Bridge]
Universal property speaks the truth we need to know
Every bilinear map factors through this special flow
R tensor M gives back just M, identity revealed
Direct sums become direct sums when tensor rules are sealed

[Verse 3]
Cyclic groups dance strange ballet when integers collide
Z mod m with Z mod n makes gcd their guide
The greatest common divisor holds the final key
To unlock what remains when torsion breaks free

[Outro]
Most general construction, bilinear and true
Tensor products show the way that modules can renew
In the algebra of structures, this bridge will always stand
M tensor N forever, algebraic promised land

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