MHB Endomorphism Rings - Bland Example 7 - page 10

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I am reading Paul E. Bland's book, "Rings and Their Modules".

In Chapter 1: Basic Properties of Rings and Modules, Bland gives endomorphism rings as a basic example of a ring.

The example (Example 7) reads as follows:https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/3572

I do not feel that I fully understand Bland's notation in this example.

Bland talks about the ring $$\text{End}_{\mathbb{Z} } (G)$$ where G is an abelian group ... ... BUT ... ... why do we have $$\mathbb{Z}$$ as a subscript in this definition? $$\mathbb{Z}$$ seems to have no relevance to this definition.

Hope someone can help ...

Peter
 
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Hi Peter,

Usually, the notation $$End_{R}(M)$$ denotes the endomorphism of an R-module M.

Any abelian group can be thought on as a $$\Bbb{Z}$$ module.
 
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