On injective modules whose endomorphism rings are simple artinian (Q4236944)

It is well-known that the endomorphism ring of any indecomposable injective module is a local ring. In the present paper, the authors study the question of when the endomorphism ring of an indecomposable injective module is a division ring. Among other results, it is shown that if \(R\) is a semiprime right Goldie PI-ring, then for an indecomposable injective right \(R\)-module \(M\), \(\text{End}(M)\) is a division ring if and only if \(M\) is torsion-free. The authors also consider the rings \(R\) satisfying the property that the endomorphism ring of any indecomposable injective right \(R\)-module is a division ring. It is proved in the paper that any PI-ring \(R\) with the above property must be \(\pi\)-regular, and if \(R\) is a commutative ring then this property holds if and only if \(R\) is von Neumann regular.