A Generalization of Rickart Modules

Let $R$ be an arbitrary ring with identity and $M$ a right $R$-module with $S=$ End$_R(M)$. In this paper we introduce $pi$-Rickart modules as a generalization of generalized right principally projective rings as well as that of Rickart modules. The module $M$ is called {it $pi$-Rickart} if for any $fin S$, there exist $e^2=ein S$ and a positive integer $n$ such that $r_M(f^n)=eM$. We prove that several results of Rickart modules can be extended to $pi$-Rickart modules for this general settings, and investigate relations between a $pi$-Rickart module and its endomorphism ring.