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On certain subrings of prime rings with derivations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

M. Brešar
Affiliation:
University of MariborPF, Koroška160, 62000 Maribor Slovenia
J. Vukman
Affiliation:
University of MariborPF, Koroška160, 62000 Maribor Slovenia
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Abstract

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Let D be a nonzero derivation of a noncommutative prime ring R, and let U be the subring of R generated by all [D(x), x], x ∞ R. A classical theorem of Posner asserts that U is not contained in the center of R. Under the additional assumption that the characteristic of R is not 2, we prove a more general result stating that U contains a nonzero left ideal of R as well as a nonzero right ideal of R.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1993

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