Skew \(n\)-derivations on semiprime rings. (Q2872176)

Let \(R\) be a ring, \(\sigma\) an automorphism of \(R\), and \(n\geq 3\) a positive integer. An \(n\)-additive mapping \(\Delta\colon R\otimes R\otimes\cdots\otimes R\to R\) is called a skew \(n\)-derivation with respect to \(\sigma\) if it is a \(\sigma\)-derivation in each argument. The authors of the paper show that a skew \(n\)-derivation on a semiprime ring \(R\) must map into the center of \(R\).