Rings in which derivations satisfy certain algebraic conditions (Q917661): Difference between revisions

The purpose of this paper is to investigate some commutator conditions for rings. Rings in which all inner derivations are potent are called PD- rings. Following are some of the results proved: (1) Let R be a semiprime ring. If d is a derivation of R which is either an endomorphism or an anti-endomorphism, then \(d=0\). (2) Let R be a prime ring and U a nonzero right ideal of R. If d is a derivation of R which acts as a homomorphism or an anti-homomorphism on U, then \(d=0\) on R. (3) Every PD-ring is commutative.