On maps preserving zero Jordan products. (Q857843)

Using the theory of functional identities, the authors prove that if \(R\) is a ring containing 1/2, \(A=M_n(R)\) with \(n\geq 4\), and \(\theta\colon A\to A\) is additive, surjective, and satisfies \(\theta(x)\theta(y)+\theta(y)\theta(x)=0\) whenever \(x,y\in A\) with \(xy+yx=0\), then \(\theta=\lambda\varphi\) for \(\lambda=\theta(1)\) central in \(A\), and \(\varphi\colon A\to A\) a Jordan homomorphism.