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Derivations and 2-local derivations on matrix algebras over commutative algebras

Rings and Algebras 2018-01-29 v3 Operator Algebras

Abstract

We characterize derivations and 2-local derivations from Mn(A)M_{n}(\mathcal{A}) into Mn(M)M_{n}(\mathcal{M}), n2n \ge 2, where A\mathcal{A} is a unital algebra over C\mathbb{C} and M\mathcal{M} is a unital A\mathcal{A}-bimodule. We show that every derivation D:Mn(A)Mn(M)D: M_{n}(\mathcal{A}) \to M_{n}(\mathcal{M}), n2,n \ge 2, is the sum of an inner derivation and a derivation induced by a derivation from A\mathcal{A} to M\mathcal{M}. We say that A\mathcal{A} commutes with M\mathcal{M} if am=maam=ma for every aAa\in\mathcal{A} and mMm\in\mathcal{M}. If A\mathcal{A} commutes with M\mathcal{M} we prove that every inner 2-local derivation D:Mn(A)Mn(M)D: M_{n}(\mathcal{A}) \to M_{n}(\mathcal{M}), n2n \ge 2, is an inner derivation. In addition, if A\mathcal{A} is commutative and commutes with M\mathcal{M}, then every 2-local derivation D:Mn(A)Mn(M)D: M_{n}(\mathcal{A}) \to M_{n}(\mathcal{M}), n2n \ge 2, is a derivation.

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@article{arxiv.1611.00871,
  title  = {Derivations and 2-local derivations on matrix algebras over commutative algebras},
  author = {Wenbo Huang and Jiankui Li and Wenhua Qian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.00871},
  year   = {2018}
}