Abstract

Let <G,+> be a group with identity 0 and let S be a semigroup of endomorphisms of G. The set Ms(G)={f:G→G; f(0)=0, fσ=σf, for all σ∈S} with the operations of unction addition and composition is a zero-symmetric near-ring with identity called the centralizer near-ring determined by the pair (S, G). Centralizer near-rings have been studied for many classes of semigroups of endomorphisms. (See [8] and the references given there.) In this paper we continue these investigations into the structure of centralizer near-rings via our study of the relationship between distributive elements in Ms(G) and endomorphisms in Ms(G). More specifically, let N = Ms(G) and let Nd={f∈N; f(g1+g2)=fg1+fg2}, the set of distributive elements in N. Under the operation of function composition, Nd is a semigroup containing the identity map, id. Moreover, Nd contains as a submonoid = {α ∈ End G; ασ=σα for all σ∈S}. Here we determine for certain semigroups S, whether or not = Nd.

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