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Derivations in Prime Rings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Jeffrey Bergen*
Affiliation:
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637
*
Current Address: DePaul University Chicago, Illinois 60614.
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Abstract

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Let R be a prime ring and d≠0 a derivation of R. We examine the relationship between the structure of R and that of d(R). We prove that if R is an algebra over a commutative ring A such that d(R) is a finitely generated submodule then R is an order in a simple algebra finite dimensional over its center.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1983

References

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