Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4587883 Journal of Algebra 2008 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

Let L be a Lie algebra. We call a linear map f:L→L a near-derivation if there exists a linear map g:L→L such that (adx)f−g(adx) is a derivation for every x∈L. The paper is devoted to describing the structure of near-derivations in certain Lie algebras arising from associative ones.

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