Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4601689 | Linear Algebra and its Applications | 2010 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Let A be a prime ring of characteristic not 2, with center Z(A) and with involution *. Let S be the set of symmetric elements of A. Suppose that f:S→A is an additive map such that [f(x),f(y)]=[x,y] for all x,y∈S. Then unless A is an order in a 4-dimensional central simple algebra, there exists an additive map μ:S→Z(A) such that f(x)=x+μ(x) for all x∈S or f(x)=-x+μ(x) for all x∈S.
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