On the derivations, generalized derivations and ternary derivations of degree \(n\) (Q6159179)

In this paper, the authors first introduce the concepts of derivation of degree \(n\), generalized derivation of degree \(n\), and ternary derivation of degree \(n\). For example, let \(\mathcal {A}\) be an algebra, \(\mathcal {M}\) be an \(\mathcal {A}\)-bimodule, and \(n\) be a positive integer, a map \(\Delta : \mathcal {A}\to \mathcal {M}\) is called a derivation of degree \(n\) if \[ \Delta (ab)=\Delta (a)b^n+a^n\Delta (b) \] and \[ \Delta (\lambda a)=\lambda ^n\Delta (a) \] hold true for all \(a, b\in \mathcal {A}\) and any \(\lambda \in \mathbb{C}\). Then the authors study these mappings and obtain some results.