Endomorphism rings of simple modules and block decomposition

Abstract

A left and right noetherian semiperfect ring R is known to be indecomposable if and only if its factor by the second power of Jacobson radical is. This characterisation is used to study simple R-modules in terms of their Ext groups. It is shown that if R is indecomposable, all its simple modules are either finite or have the same infinite cardinality and their endomorphism rings have the same characteristics. The results are further strengthened in the case when R is quasi-Frobenius.