Rings of homogeneous functions determined by artinian ring modules (Q1899093)

Let \(R\) be a ring with identity and \(V\) a unitary (right) \(R\)-module. The set \(M_R(V)=\{f : V\to V\mid f(vr)=f(v).r\), with \(v\in V\), \(r\in R\}\) is called the centralizer near ring determined by the pair \((V,R)\). The paper is devoted to the characterisation of the set \({\mathcal R}(R)\) of the (right) modules of \(R\) such that \(M_R(V)\) is a ring. So necessary and/or sufficient conditions are given for \(M_R(V)\) to be a ring when \(R\) is a commutative local ring with nilpotent Jacobson radical. Results are too complex to be quoted here. A sample theorem: if \(R\) is a principal commutative local ring with nilpotent radical then \(M_R(V)\) is a ring iff \(V\) is isomorphic to \(R\) and iff \(M_R (V)\) is equal to \(\text{End}_R(V)\). Many examples and counterexamples are given.