On maps of period 2 on prime and semiprime rings (Q2330243)

Summary: A map \(f\) of the ring \(R\) into itself is of period 2 if \(f^2 (x) = x\) for all \(x \in R\); involutions are much studied examples. We present some commutativity results for semiprime and prime rings with involution, and we study the existence of derivations and generalized derivations of period 2 on prime and semiprime rings.