We introduce an idea for generalization of a local cohomology module, which we call a local cohomology module with respect to a pair of ideals (I, J), and study their various properties. Some vanishing and nonvanishing theorems are given for this generalized version of local cohomology. We also discuss its connection with the ordinary local cohomology.

Let (R,m) be a local ring, I a proper ideal of R and M a finitely generated R-module of dimension d. We discuss the local homology modules of H I (M). When M is Cohen-Macaulay, it is proved that H d m(M) is co-CohenMacaulay of N.dimension d and H x d (H m(M)) = M̂ where x = (x1, . . . , xd) is a system of parameters for M . 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 13C14, 13D45

‎We introduce a generalization of the notion of‎ depth of an ideal on a module by applying the concept of‎ local cohomology modules with respect to a pair‎ ‎of ideals‎. ‎We also introduce the concept of $(I,J)$-Cohen--Macaulay modules as a generalization of concept of Cohen--Macaulay modules‎. ‎These kind of modules are different from Cohen--Macaulay modules‎, as an example shows‎. ‎Also an art...