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Bull. Korean Math. Soc. 2011; 48(6): 1253-1259

Printed November 1, 2011

https://doi.org/10.4134/BKMS.2011.48.6.1253

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Generalized derivations on semiprime rings

Vincenzo De Filippis and Shuliang Huang

DI.S.I.A., Faculty of Engineering, Chuzhou University

Abstract

Let $R$ be a prime ring, $I$ a nonzero ideal of $R$ and $n$ a fixed positive integer. If $R$ admits a generalized derivation $F$ associated with a derivation $d$ such that $(F([x,y]))^{n}=[x,y]$ for all $x,y\in I$. Then either $R$ is commutative or $n=1$, $d=0$ and $F$ is the identity map on $R$. Moreover in case $R$ is a semiprime ring and $(F([x,y]))^{n}=[x,y]$ for all $x,y\in R$, then either $R$ is commutative or $n=1$, $d(R)\subseteq Z(R)$, $R$ contains a non-zero central ideal and $F(x)-x \in Z(R)$ for all $x\in R$.

Keywords: prime and semiprime rings, differential identities, generalized derivations

MSC numbers: 16N60, 16W25