A ring R is Zhou nil-clean if every element in R is the sum of two tripotents and a nilpotent that commute. Homomorphic images of Zhou nil-clean rings are explored. We prove that a ring R is Zhou nil-clean if and only...A ring R is Zhou nil-clean if every element in R is the sum of two tripotents and a nilpotent that commute. Homomorphic images of Zhou nil-clean rings are explored. We prove that a ring R is Zhou nil-clean if and only if 30 ∈ R is nilpotent and R/30R is Zhou nil-clean, if and only if R/BM（R） is 5-potent and BM（R） is nil, if and only if J（R） is nil and R/J（R） is isomorphic to a Boolean ring, a Yaqub ring, a Bell ring or a direct product of such rings. By means of homomorphic images, we completely determine when the generalized matrix ring is Zhou nil-clean. We prove that the generalized matrix ring Mn（R; s） is Zhou nil-clean if and only if R is Zhou nil-clean and s ∈ J（R）.展开更多
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文摘A ring R is Zhou nil-clean if every element in R is the sum of two tripotents and a nilpotent that commute. Homomorphic images of Zhou nil-clean rings are explored. We prove that a ring R is Zhou nil-clean if and only if 30 ∈ R is nilpotent and R/30R is Zhou nil-clean, if and only if R/BM（R） is 5-potent and BM（R） is nil, if and only if J（R） is nil and R/J（R） is isomorphic to a Boolean ring, a Yaqub ring, a Bell ring or a direct product of such rings. By means of homomorphic images, we completely determine when the generalized matrix ring is Zhou nil-clean. We prove that the generalized matrix ring Mn（R; s） is Zhou nil-clean if and only if R is Zhou nil-clean and s ∈ J（R）.
