Testing sets for properness of polynomial mappings

In this paper we characterize testing sets for properness of polynomial mappings . We also study the set of points at which such mappings are not proper. As the first application we give a proof of the Complementary Conjecture of McKay and Wang (Conjecture 12 in 16]). The second application is an answer to the problem of Kraft- Russell about a characterization of The third application is (given in 13]) a solution of the Problem of Van den Essen and Shpilrain about endomorphism of the ring The fourth application is a theorem about extensions of affine varieties. Received: 27 February 1998 / in revised form: 10 January 1999