DERIVATIONS ON PRIME AND SEMI-PRIME RINGS

On derivations and commutativity in prime rings

Let R be a prime ring of characteristic different from 2, d a nonzero derivation of R, and I a nonzero right ideal of R such that [[d(x), x], [d(y), y]] = 0, for all x, y ∈ I. We prove that if [I, I]I ≠ 0, then d(I)I = 0. 1. Introduction. Let R be a prime ring and d a nonzero derivation of R. Define [x, y] 1 = [x, y] = xy − yx, then an Engel condition is a polynomial [x, y] k = [[x, y] k−1 ,y]

Generalized Derivations of Prime Rings

Let R be an associative prime ring, U a Lie ideal such that u2 ∈ U for all u ∈ U . An additive function F : R→ R is called a generalized derivation if there exists a derivation d : R→ R such that F(xy)= F(x)y + xd(y) holds for all x, y ∈ R. In this paper, we prove that d = 0 or U ⊆ Z(R) if any one of the following conditions holds: (1) d(x) ◦F(y)= 0, (2) [d(x),F(y) = 0], (3) either d(x) ◦ F(y) ...

Generalized Derivations on Prime Near Rings

Let N be a near ring. An additive mapping f : N → N is said to be a right generalized (resp., left generalized) derivation with associated derivation d onN if f(xy) = f(x)y + xd(y) (resp., f(xy) = d(x)y + xf(y)) for all x, y ∈ N. A mapping f : N → N is said to be a generalized derivation with associated derivation d onN iff is both a right generalized and a left generalized derivation with asso...

Prime Higher Derivations on Algebras

Centralizing automorphisms and Jordan left derivations on σ-prime rings

Let R be a 2-torsion free σ-prime ring. It is shown here that if U 6⊂ Z(R) is a σ-Lie ideal of R and a, b in R such that aUb = σ(a)Ub = 0, then either a = 0 or b = 0. This result is then applied to study the relationship between the structure of R and certain automorphisms on R. To end this paper, we describe additive maps d : R −→ R such that d(u) = 2ud(u) where u ∈ U, a nonzero σ-square close...