Remarks on zero-divisors in chain rings (Q1099237)

Let R be a chain ring (i.e. R is a unitary ring such that the lattice of left ideals of R and the lattice of right ideals of R are linearly ordered) and let \(N_{\ell}\) resp. \(N_ r\) denote the set of left resp. right zero-divisors of R. Some sufficient conditions for the equality \(N_{\ell}=N_ r\) and some consequences of the equality are given. If R satisfies the maximal condition on prime ideals, then \(N_{\ell}=N_ r\) iff the left annihilator of any completely prime ideal P of R coincides with the right annihilator of the ideal P.