Abelian groups with monomorphisms invariant with respect to epimorphisms (Q1735157)

Let \(A\) be an abelian group and \(E:=\mathrm{End}(A)\) its ring of endomorphisms. \(G\) is said to have the R-property (respectively, the L-property) if for every injective endomorphism \(\alpha \) and surjective endomorphism \(\beta \) of \(E\), there exists \(\gamma \in E\) such that \(\beta\alpha =\alpha \gamma \) (respectively, \(\alpha \beta =\gamma \alpha \)). Among other things the following results are proved. Theorem 1. If a reduced torsionfree group possesses the R-property or the L-property, then the endomorphism ring of the group is abelian (i.e. its idempotents are central). Proposition 3. For a divisible group \(D\), the following conditions are equivalent: 1) \(D\)\ possesses the R-property, 2) all injective endomorphisms of \(D\)\ are automorphisms, 3) the torsion-free part of \(D\)\ and each its \(p\)-component have finite rank. Theorem 3. Let \(A=D\oplus G\), where \(D\neq 0\)\ is the divisible part of \(A\) and \(G\) has no nonzero divisible homomorphic images contained in \(D\). 1) If the torsion-free part of \(D\)\ and each \(p\)-component have finite rank, then \(A\)\ possesses the L-property if and only if \(G\)\ possesses this property. 2) \(A\)\ possesses the R-property if and only if \(D\)\ and \(G\)\ possess this property. Direct sums of cyclic groups possessing the R-property or L-property are also described.