A note on derivations with power central values on a Lie ideal (Q1086332)

Let R be a prime ring of characteristic \(\neq 2\) with a derivation \(d\neq 0\) and a non-central Lie ideal U such that \(d(u)^ n\) is central, for all \(u\in U\). We prove that R must satisfy \(s_ 4\), the standard identity in 4 variables, hence R is either commutative or an order in a 4-dimensional simple algebra. This result extends a theorem of Herstein to Lie ideals.