Endomorphism rings and dual modules (Q921096)

For left R-modules \({}_ RM\) and \({}_ RU\), denote \(S=End(_ RM)\), \(T=End(_ RU)\), \(M^*=Hom_ R(M,U)\), \(B=End(M_ T^*)\), and assume throughout that M is U-torsionless and that U is M-torsionless. The author establishes equivalent criteria for S to satisfy the Utumi conditions \(K_ l\) and \(K_ r\) respectively, in cases when \({}_ RM\) is self-faithful. Under this assumption on \({}_ RM\), equivalent conditions for S to be a QF-ring are given: these conditions are in terms of ascending (or descending) chain conditions on submodules. Assume now that \({}_ RM\) is M-distinguished. Then S right Utumi implies B right Utumi. If, moreover, \({}_ RU\) is balanced, then B left Utumi implies S left Utumi. If M is M-distinguished and balanced, then the following conditions are equivalent: (i) B is an Utumi (resp. left Utumi) ring, (ii) S is an Utumi (resp. left Utumi) ring and the canonical homomorphism \(\phi: {}_ RM\to_ RM^{**}\) has essential image. Moreover, if these equivalent conditions hold, then the maximal (left) rings of quotients of S and B coincide. These results extend and generalize some results of Khuri.