On endomorphism-regularity of zero-divisor graphs

The paper studies the following question: Given a ring R, when does the zero-divisor graph (R) have a regular endomorphism monoid? We prove if R contains at least one nontrivial idempotent, then (R) has a regular endomorphism monoid if and only if R is isomorphic to one of the following rings: Z2 × Z2 × Z2; Z2 × Z4; Z2 × (Z2[x]/(x)); F1 × F2, where F1, F2 are fields. In addition, we determine all positive integers n for which (Zn) has the property. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.