Commutativity of \(*\)-prime rings with generalized derivations. (Q641038)

If \(R\) is a ring with involution \(*\); \(R\) is called \(*\)-prime if \(aRb=aRb^*=\{0\}\) or \(a^*Rb=aRb=\{0\}\) implies \(a=0\) or \(b=0\). A Lie ideal \(U\) is called a \(*\)-Lie ideal if \(U^*=U\). The principal results may be stated as follows: Let \(R\) be a 2-torsion-free \(*\)-prime ring and \(F\) a generalized derivation with associated nonzero derivation \(d\) which commutes with \(*\), and let \(U\) be a \(*\)-Lie ideal. Then \(U\) must be central if one of the following conditions holds for all \(u,v\in U\): (i) \(F([u,v])=[F(u),v]\); (ii) \(F(u\circ v)=F(u)\circ v\); (iii) \(F([u,v])=[F(u),v]+[d(v),u]\); (iv) \(F(u\circ v)=F(u)\circ v+d(v)\circ u\); (v) \(F(uv)=uv\); (vi) \(F(uv)=-uv\); (vii) \(d(u)F(v)=uv\); (viii) \(d(u)F(v)=-uv\).