Abstract
Let R be a noncommutative prime ring of characteristic different from 2 with Utumi quotient ring U and extended centroid C, and f(x1,…, xn) be a multilinear polynomial over C, which is not central valued on R. Suppose that F and G are two generalized derivations of R and d is a nonzero derivation of R such that d(F(f(r))f(r) − f(r)G(f(r))) = 0 for all r = (r1,…, rn) ∈ Rn, then one of the following holds:
There exist a, p, q, c ∈ U and λ ∈C such that F(x) = ax + xp + λx, G(x) = px + xq and d(x) = [c, x] for all x ∈ R, with [c, a − q] = 0 and f(x1,…, xn)2 is central valued on R;
There exists a ∈ U such that F(x) = xa and G(x) = ax for all x ∈ R;
There exist a, b, c ∈ U and λ ∈C such that F(x) = λx + xa − bx, G(x) = ax + xb and d(x) = [c, x] for all x ∈ R, with b + αc ∈ C for some α ∈C;
R satisfies s4 and there exist a, b ∈ U and λ ∈C such that F(x) = λx + xa − bx and G(x) = ax + xb for all x ∈ R;
There exist a′, b, c ∈ U and δ a derivation of R such that F(x) = a′x + xb − δ(x), G(x) = bx + δ(x) and d(x) = [c, x] for all x ∈ R, with [c, a′] = 0 and f(x1,…, xn)2 is central valued on R.