Structure of centralizer matrix algebras (Q2029875)

Let \(R\) be a ring and let \(c\) be an element of the full matrix ring \(M_n(R)\), where \(n\) is a positive integer. The aim of the paper is to investigate the centralizer \(S_n(c,R)\) of \(c\) in \(M_n(R)\). The main results are: (1) If either \(c\) is invertible and has a \(c\)-free point, or \(R\) has no zero-divisors and \(c\) is a Jordan similar matrix with all eigenvalues in the center of \(R\), then the extension \(S_n(c,R)\subseteq M_n(R)\) is separable Frobenius; (2) If \(R\) is an integral domain and \(c\) is a Jordan similar matrix, then \(S_n(c, R)\) is a cellular \(R\)-algebra in the sense of \textit{J. J. Graham} and \textit{G. I. Lehrer} [Invent. Math. 123, No. 1, 1--34 (1996; Zbl 0853.20029)] .