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A Note on Derivations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

I. N. Herstein*
Affiliation:
University of Chicago, Chicago, 111. 60637
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In this note we prove two results about derivations. The first result holds in any ring, whereas the second one is valid in prime rings. From the nature of the results one would expect them to be known, but we have not been able to locate them in the literature.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1978

References

1. Herstein, I. N., “Rings with Involution”, Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1976.Google Scholar
2. Herstein, I. N., “Topics in Ring Theory”, Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1969.Google Scholar