Generalized skew derivations with annihilating Engel conditions. (Q1012916)

Let \(R\) be noncommutative prime ring and \(\beta\) be an automorphism of \(R\). An additive mapping \(\delta\colon R\to R\) is said to be a \(\beta\)-derivation if \(\delta(xy)=\delta(x)y+\beta(x)\delta(y)\) holds for all \(x,y\in R\). Usually, \(\beta\)-derivations are also called skew derivations. An additive mapping \(f\colon R\to R\) is a right generalized \(\beta\)-derivation if there exists a \(\beta\)-derivation \(\delta\colon R\to R\) such that \(f(xy)=f(x)y+\beta(x)\delta(y)\) for all \(x,y\in R\). Obviously, both \(\beta\)-derivations and generalized derivations are right generalized \(\beta\)-derivations. \textit{C.-L. Chuang, M.-C. Chou} and \textit{C.-K. Liu}, [in Publ. Math. 68, No. 1-2, 161-170 (2006; Zbl 1105.16030)], proved the following result. Let \(R\) be noncommutative prime ring, \(\delta\) be a \(\beta\)-derivation of \(R\) and \(a\in R\). If \(a[\delta(x),x]_k=0\) for all \(x\in R\), where \(k\) is a fixed positive integer, then \(a=0\) or \(\delta=0\) unless \(R=M_2(GF(2))\). The paper under review extends this result to the case of right generalized skew derivations and obtains an analogous statement.