Commutative feebly nil-clean group rings (Q2178480)

As defined by the author, a commutative ring \(R\) is \textit{feebly nil-clean} if every element \(x\in R\) is of the form \(x=q+e-f\) where \(q\) is nilpotent and \(e,f\) are (commuting) idempotents. Because idempotents lift modulo nil ideals, this is equivalent to saying that elements of \(R/N(R)\) are differences of idempotents. As pointed out in the paper under review, minor modifications of the work of \textit{Y. Hirano} and \textit{H. Tominaga} [Bull. Aust. Math. Soc. 37, No. 2, 161--164 (1988; Zbl 0688.16015)] show that this is also equivalent to asserting that every \(x\in R/N(R)\) satisfies \(x^3=x\) (i.e., \(x\) is tripotent). The main result of the paper under review is the classification of those commutative group rings \(R(G)\) that are feebly nil-clean, in terms of joint conditions on the commutative ring \(R\) and the abelian group \(G\). A similar classification was obtained for nil-clean group rings by \textit{W. Wm. McGovern} et al. [J. Algebra Appl. 14, No. 6, Article ID 1550094, 5 p. (2015; Zbl 1325.16024)], and those same ideas provide the backbone of the paper under review. Another generalization of this sort appears in the work of the author and \textit{W. Wm. McGovern} [J. Algebra 425, 410--422 (2015; Zbl 1316.16028)]. In the main proof of the paper under review, it is asserted that ``\(G=G_3\times G[2]\) will imply\dots{} \(R_2(G)\cong R_2(G_3)\times R_2(G[2])\), where the validity of the latter isomorphism is formally assumed.'' The isomorphism is false as stated. After personal communication with the author, it appears that he meant for the direct product to be understood as a tensor product over \(R_2\). Also, rather than citing his Lemma 1(ii) regarding direct products, he would now instead cite and generalize Theorem 3 from the work of \textit{A. Stancu} [J. Algebra Appl. 15, No. 10, Article ID 1620001, 4 p. (2016; Zbl 1358.16033)] on tensor products. Fortunately, the author already provided a second, separate proof that appears in the paper and which avoids these issues.