EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS Vol. 17, No. 3, 2024, 2264-2275 ISSN 1307-5543 – ejpam.com Published by New York Business Global D-Semiprime Rings Maram Alosaimi1,∗, Ahmad Al Khalaf1, Rohaidah Masri2, Iman Taha1 1 Department of Mathematics and Statistic, Faculty of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Sultan Idris Universiti, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia Abstract. Let R be an associative and 2-torsion-free ring with an identity. in this work, we will generaliz the results of differentially prime rings in [18] by applying the hypotheses in a differentially semiprime rings. In particular, we have proved that if R is a D-semiprime ring, then either R is a commutative ring or D is a semiprime ring. 2020 Mathematics Subject Classifications: 16W25, 16N60 Key Words and Phrases: Derivation, semiprime ring, δ-semiprime ring, δ-ideal 1. Introduction Let R be an associative ring with an identity element. We say that R is 2-torsion- free if for any r ∈ R and an integer n, the condition 2r = 0 holds if and only if r = 0. Z(R) is the center of R. D is the set of all derivations in R and � is a non-empty subset of D. An additive subgroup A is said to be a Lie ideal of R if [r, a] ∈ A, for all r ∈ R and a ∈ A. A Lie ideal A of R is called �- ideal if δ(a) ∈ A, for all a ∈ A and δ ∈ �. annT = {x ∈ R | xT = Tx = 0} is the annihilator of T . If a ∈ R, then ∂a(x) = [x, a] = ax − xa is an inner derivation of R induced by a ∈ R, where ∂a ∈ D. ID = {∂a | a ∈ R} is an ideal of a ring D, see [13]. A ring R is called a �-prime (differentilly prime) if for each �-ideals A and B of R with AB = 0, implies that A = 0 or B = 0. A ring R is said to be �-semiprime (differentilly semiprime) if for every �-ideal I of R, the condition I2 = 0, implies that I = 0. C(R) is the commutator ideal of R and charR is the characteristic of a ring R. By Z0(R) we denote the ideal of R generated by its central ideals. The properties of differentially prime rings were studied by Herstein [7, 8] and also in his book [9]. After that, many authors have proved some results about this concept, such ∗Corresponding author. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29020/nybg.ejpam.v17i3.5210 Email addresses: mhalosaimi@imamu.edu.sa (M. Alosaimi), ajalkalaf@imamu.edu.sa (A. Al Khalaf), rohaidah@fsmt.upsi.edu.my (R. Masri), tfaith80@gmail.com (I. Taha) https://www.ejpam.com 2264 © 2024 EJPAM All rights reserved. M. Alosaimi et al. / Eur. J. Pure Appl. Math, 17 (3) (2024), 2264-2275 2265 as Bergen and Herstein [3], Hirano [11], Hongan and Trzepizur [12], Beidar and Mikhalev [2], Chebotar and Lee [6] and could be seen in Lee and Liu [23]. Al Khalaf and others, see [18, 19, 27, 28], have demonstrated the differentially prime rings, simple rings, differentially δ- prime rings and reverse derivation on δ- prime rings. Furthermore, they discussed the differentially semiprime and semiprime gamma rings, see that in [20, 21]. Many authors have investigated Lie rings of differentially semiprime rings as [14], [24] and Jordan in [15–17] and Nowicki [25]. The commutative rings with semiprime Lie rings were studied by Passman [26] and Bresar [4]. Finally, all other definitions and facts are standard, which were be found in [1, 13] and also in [10]. 2. Preliminaries For any associative Lie ring R, the commutator [R,R] is a subgroup of R, which is an additive subgroup generated by all [s, t] with s, t ∈ R. For what we will prove, we need some lemmas. Lemma 1. The following conditions are equivalent: (1) R is �- semiprime ring, (2) For any �-ideals A and B of R, the implication AB = 0 ⇒ A ∩B = 0 is true. (3) If a ∈ R, such that aRδm1 1 ...δmn n (a) = 0, for any integers n ≥ 1,mi ≥ 0 and any derivation δi ∈ �, where i = 1, ..., n, then a = 0. proof. A simple modification of Proposition 2 from [22]. Lemma 2. [1] Let A be a Lie �-ideal of a �-semiprime ring R of charR ̸= 2. If [A,A] ⊆ Z(R), then A ⊆ Z(R). Lemma 3. [1] Let R be a 2-torsion- free �-semiprime ring and A a nonzero Lie �-ideal of R and an associative subring. Then A ⊆ Z(R) or A contains a non-central associative �-ideal of R. Lemma 4. [20] If R is a D-semiprime ring, Φ an ideal of D. Then [Φ, ID] = 0 ⇔ Φ ∩ ID = 0. M. Alosaimi et al. / Eur. J. Pure Appl. Math, 17 (3) (2024), 2264-2275 2266 3. Lie ideals in D-semiprime rings Lemma 5. Let R be a 2-torsion-free �-semiprime ring, U its nonzero Lie �-ideal and an associative subring, where a ∈ R. If [δm1 1 · · · δmk k (a), [a, U ]] = 0, for any integers mi ≥ 0, k ≥ 1 and derivations δi ∈ �, where i = 1, . . . , k, then a ∈ Z(R). proof. Let Xa = {[δm1 1 · · · δmk k (a), x]}, x, a ∈ R, δi ∈ �,mi ≥ 0 and x, y ∈ R. From [b, xy] = [b, x]y + x[b, y], b ∈ Xa, (1) we get a[b, xy] = 0, then ax[b, y] = 0. Hence ayx[b, y] = 0 and yax[b, y] = 0. Thus, we deduce that (R[a, y]R)2 = 0, a ∈ R. (2) In addition 0 = d(a[b, x]) = d(a)[b, x]. Multiply the identity (1) from the left by d(a), then we get d(a)x[b, y] = 0. Therefore, 0 = δ(ax[d(b), y] = δ(a)x[d(b), y], and by the similar argument, we have δm1 1 · · · δmk k (a)x[δm1 1 · · · δmk k (a), y] = 0, for any integers k ≥ 1,mi ≥ 0 and derivations δi ∈ �, where i = 1, ..., k. As in the proof of the condition (2), we deduce that (R[δm1 1 · · · δmk k (a), y]R)2 = 0. Then, I = ∞∑ k=1 ∑ δi ∈ � R[δm1 1 · · · δmk k (a), y]R, y ∈ R is a sum of nilpotent ideals, therefore it will be a nil ideal as well. Since I is a �- ideal, we get I = o, hence a ∈ Z(R) By the same way, we prove the following Lemma Lemma 6. Let R be a 2-torsion-free �-semiprime ring, U its Lie �-ideal. If a ∈ CR([δ s1 1 · · · δsll (a), U ]), for any integers si ≥ 0, l ≥ 1 and derivations δi ∈ �, where i = 1, . . . , l. Then a ∈ CR(U). M. Alosaimi et al. / Eur. J. Pure Appl. Math, 17 (3) (2024), 2264-2275 2267 proof. Let u, v ∈ U , si ≥ 0, l ≥ 1 be any integers and φ, δi ∈ � be any derivation, where i = 1, . . . , l. Since φ(δs11 · · · δsll (a)[a, x]) = φ([a, x]δs11 · · · δsll (a)), we have that, δs11 · · · δsll (a) ∈ CR([δ s1 1 · · · δsll (a), x]). Then from δs11 · · · δsll (a)[δ s1 1 · · · δsll (a), uv] = [δs11 · · · δsll (a), uv]δ s1 1 · · · δsll (a) it holds that [δs11 · · · δsll (a), u][δ s1 1 · · · δsll (a), v] = 0, what forces [δs11 · · · δsll (a), u]t[δ s1 1 · · · δsll (a), v] = 0, where t ∈ R. Thus, the sum of nilpotent idal of R is �-ideal. Then a ∈ C(R). Now, we will extend result given by [8, Theorem 3]. Proposition 1. Let R be a 2-torsion-free �-semiprime ring, W its associative �-subring and U its Lie �-ideal. If [W,U ] ⊆ W, then [W,U ] = 0 or W contains a non-zero associative �-ideal of R. proof. Let x, y, r ∈ R, t1, t ∈ U ∩W and v, w,w1, s, a, b ∈ W . Assume that [W,U ] ̸= 0. By Lemma 2, [U,U ] ̸= 0. Since the subring U of R generated by U satisfies that δ(U) ⊆ U , for all δ ∈ �, then, as in the proof of [8, Theorem 3], we can obtain that R[a, b]RzR ⊆ UzR ⊆ W, where z = [s, t][t, w]. Thus, the sum of nilpotent idal of R is �-ideal of R contained in W . Otherwise [a, b]RzR = 0, and consequently A = ∑ s, w ∈ W t ∈ U ∩W RzR is a �-ideal such that [a, b] ∈ annlA. But A is non-zero and A ∩ annlA = 0, implies that [a, b] = 0. M. Alosaimi et al. / Eur. J. Pure Appl. Math, 17 (3) (2024), 2264-2275 2268 Inasmuch b = z ∈ U , we have [z,R] ⊆ U and δm1 1 · · · δmk k (z) ∈ U, for any integers k ≥ 1, mi ≥ 0 and derivations δi ∈ � (i = 1, . . . , k), we conclude that [δm1 1 · · · δmk k (z), R] ⊆ U what gives that z ∈ CR([δ m1 1 · · · δmk k (z), R]). By Lemma 5, z ∈ Z(R). Then B = ∑ s, w ∈ W t ∈ U ∩W [s, t][t, w]R ⊆ W is a �-ideal of R. Therefore, B = 0 and, as a consequence, z = 0. This means that [s, t][t, w] = 0. (3) Replace w by vw in the identity (3). Then [s, t]v[t, w] = 0 and consequently [s, t]W [t, w] = 0. (4) Linearize the identity (3) on t and put s = w = a; then [a, t1][a, t] + [a, t][a, t1] = 0. (5) Since x := [[a, t1], r] ∈ U and 2[a, t1]r[a, t1] = [x, [a, t1]] ∈ W, we see that, using (5) 2[a, t1]R[a, t1] ⊆ W, and, in view of the identity (4), [s, t][a, t1]R[a, t1][w, t] = 0. (6) In the identity (6), put s = a = w; we get [a, t][a, t1]R[a, t][a, t1] = 0. This means that (R[a, t][a, t1]R)2 = 0. Since C = ∑ a ∈ W t, t1 ∈ U ∩W R[a, t][a, t1]R M. Alosaimi et al. / Eur. J. Pure Appl. Math, 17 (3) (2024), 2264-2275 2269 is a �-ideal, which is a sum of nilpotent ideals, we deduce that C = 0 and so [a, t][a, t1] = 0. (7) We linearize the identity (7) on a to get [a, t][b, t1] + [b, t][a, t1] = 0. Using the previous relation in the identity (6) with w = b, we obtain [s, t][a, t1]R[b, t1][a, t] = 0. (8) By linearization the identity (3) for t, we have [s, t][t1, w] + [s, t1][t, w] = 0. In view of it, from the identity (8), by replacing b instead of s and w by a, it follows that [s, t][a, t1]R[s, t][a, t1] = 0. Then D = ∑ a, s ∈ W t, t1 ∈ U ∩W R[s, t][a, t1]R is a �-ideal. Then D = 0 and [s, t][a, t1] = 0. Denote [W, [U,W ]] by W1. Then W1 is a Lie �-ideal of R and [s, t]W1 = 0. Furthermore, [U,W1] ⊆ W1, [s, t]UW1 = 0 and [s, t]UW1 = 0. From the equation R[a, b]R ⊆ U , we deduce that [s, t]R[a, b]RW1 = 0. Assume that p, q ∈ U ∩W , then we get [p, q]R[p, q]RW1 = 0. Therefore, (R[s, t]R)3 = 0. Then E = ∑ p, q ∈ U ∩W R[p, q]R is a nil �-ideal of R, hence [p, q] = 0. As a consequence, t ∈ [U,W ] is commuting with [U, [U,W ]]. By Lemma 3, t ∈ CR(U). Then t ∈ CR([δ m1 1 · · · δmk k (t), U ]), M. Alosaimi et al. / Eur. J. Pure Appl. Math, 17 (3) (2024), 2264-2275 2270 for any integers k ≥ 1, mi ≥ 0 and derivations δi ∈ �, where i = 1, . . . , k and t ∈ Z(R). This means that [U,W ] ⊆ Z(R). Since u ∈ U is commuting with [δm1 1 · · · δmk k (u), w], for any w ∈ W , we deduce that [U,W ] = 0, is a contradiction. Lemma 7. Let R be a 2-torsion-free �-semiprime ring, U its Lie �-ideal. If A ⊆ U and satisfies that δ(A) ⊆ A for all δ ∈ � and it is an additive subgroup such that [U,A] ⊆ A and [A,A] ⊆ Z(R), then [A,U ] = 0. proof. Let u ∈ U and x ∈ R. If [A,A] = 0, then [a, u] ∈ A ∩ CR(a). By Lemma 5, [A,U ] = 0. Therefore, we assume that 0 ̸= [a, b] ∈ Z(R) for some a, b ∈ A. As in the proof of [8, Lemma 4], we can obtain that [a, b]4 = 0. Since [A,A] ⊆ Z(R), we deduce that I = ∑ a,b∈A [a, b]R is a nil �-ideal. Then I = 0, which is a contradiction. Corollary 1. Let R be a 2-torsion-free �-semiprime ring, U its Lie �-ideal and V satisfies that δ(V ) ⊆ V for all δ ∈ � and it is an additive subgroup of R such that [V,U ] ⊆ V . Then either [V,U ] = 0 or there exists a �-ideal M of R such that 0 ̸= [M,R] ⊆ V (in particular, in the second case, V contains a non-zero Lie �-ideal of R). proof. Clearly that A = [V,U ] ⊆ V ∩ U , where δ(A) ⊆ A for all δ ∈ � and [A,U ] ⊆ [V,U ]. Then T = {x ∈ R | [x,R] ⊆ U} is a �-subring of R. Let T0 be a subring of T generated by [A,A]. Then T0 satisfies that δ(T ) ⊆ T for all δ ∈ � . Inasmuch [[A,A], U ] ⊆ [A,A], we have [T0, U ] ⊆ T0. By Lemma 3, [T0, U ] = 0 or T0 contains a non-zero �-ideal of R. a) If [T0, U ] = 0, then using the fact that [A,A] ⊆ T0 we have [[A,A], U ] = 0. M. Alosaimi et al. / Eur. J. Pure Appl. Math, 17 (3) (2024), 2264-2275 2271 Since [A,A] satisfies δ([A,A]) ⊆ [A,A] for all δ ∈ �, we conclude that for a ∈ [A,A] we have [δm1 1 · · · δmk k (a), [a,R]] = 0. By Lemma 5, a will be from Z(R). This means that [A,A] ⊆ Z(R). By Lemma 7, [A,U ] = 0. Hence by Lemma 3 A ⊆ Z(R) and [v, u] ∈ A for any v ∈ V and u ∈ U . Then [δm1 1 · · · δmk k (v), [v, u]] = 0 for any integers k ≥ 1, mi ≥ 0 and derivations δi ∈ � where i = 1, . . . , k, and by Lemma 5, v ∈ CR(U) what forces that [V,U ] = 0. b) Assume that T0 contains a non-zero �-ideal M of R. Then [M,R] ̸= 0 or [M,R] = 0. In the last case MC(R) = 0 and MT0 = 0. As a consequence, M2 = 0. By the �-semiprimeness of R, M = 0, which is a contradiction. Now we extended [5, Theorem 1] in the next proposition Proposition 2. Let R be a 2-torsion-free δ-semiprime ring, U its δ-ideal, where 0 ̸= δ ∈ D. If δ2(U) = 0, then δ(U) ⊆ Z(R). proof. Let a, b, u, v ∈ U and x, r ∈ R. From 0 = δ2([u, v]) = 2[δ(u), δ(v)], we deduced U is commutative. Since u[u, r] = u(ur − ru) = u(ur)− (ur)u = [u, ur] ∈ U it follows that 0 = δ2(u[u, r]) = 2δ(u)δ([u, r]) and therefore, δ(u)δ([u, r]) = 0. Multiplying [δ(u), rx] = [δ(u), r]x+ r[δ(u), x], by δ(u) on left we get δ(u)r[δ(u), x] = 0. Since δ(u)xr[δ(u), x] = 0, xδ(u)r[δ(u), x] = 0, M. Alosaimi et al. / Eur. J. Pure Appl. Math, 17 (3) (2024), 2264-2275 2272 we obtain that [δ(u), x]R[δ(u), x] = 0. This means that Iux = R[δ(u), x]R is a nilpotent ideal. Inasmuch I = ∑ u∈U,x∈R Iux is a nil δ-ideal, hence we conclude that I = 0. This means that δ(U) ⊆ Z(R). Now we will investigate the inverse problem and prove the main result. Theorem 1. Let R be a 2-torsion-free ring. If R is a D-semiprime ring then one of the following holds: (1) R is a commutative ring, (2) D is a semiprime ring. proof. Assume that R is not commutative, then C(R) ̸= 0. By the D-semiprimeness of R, C(R)2 ̸= 0. Suppose that B is a non-zero ideal of D, where [B,B] = 0. Let J = B ∩ ID and x, y, r, t ∈ R. (a) If J = 0, then, for any d ∈ B, ∂d(x) = [d, ∂x] = 0 that is d(x) ∈ Z(R). Then, for any z ∈ CR(x), we obtain that d([x, y]) = [d(x), y] + [x, d(y)] = 0, d(z)[x, y] = d(z[x, y]) = d([x, zy]) = 0 = d([x, y]z) = [x, y]d(z) and rd(z)t = rtd(z) + r[d(z), t] = rtd(z). Assume that x /∈ Z(R). The ideal Ax generated by all d(z), where d ∈ D and z ∈ CR(x), is a D-ideal of R. If Ax ̸= 0, then, using the non commutativity of a ring R and the definition of the annihilator, we see that annAx is a non-zero D-ideal, which is a contradiction. Hence, d(CR(x)) = 0. If d(Z(R)) = 0, then d(R) = 0 and so d = 0. Therefore, we assume that d(Z(R)) ̸= 0. If a ∈ Z(R), then aCR(x) ⊆ CR(x) and then d(CR(x)a) = CR(x)d(a) = 0 = d(aCR(x)) = d(a)CR(x) and consequently d(R) ⊆ annCR(x). M. Alosaimi et al. / Eur. J. Pure Appl. Math, 17 (3) (2024), 2264-2275 2273 In view of Lemma 4, d(R) ⊆ Z(R) for d ∈ B. Let DB(R) by the ideal of R generated by all d(R), where d ∈ B. Then u ∈ CR(u) ⊆ annDB(R) for any u ∈ DB(R) and so u ∈ DB(R)∩annDB(R) = 0. This means that DB(R) = 0, which leads to a contradiction. (b) Assume that J ̸= 0. Then I = {t ∈ R | ∂t ∈ J} is a non-zero D-ideal of R and ∂[t1,t2] = [∂t1 , ∂t2 ] ∈ [J, J ] = 0 for any ti ∈ J and, as a consequence, [I, I] ⊆ Z(R). (9) Let T (I) = {w ∈ R | [w,R] ⊆ I}. Then I ⊆ T (I) and T (B) is an associative subring and a Lie ideal of R (see [7, Lemma 3]). Since [I, T (I)] ⊆ I, we deduce that 0 = ∂t1([t1, t 2 2]) = 2∂t1(t2) 2. From this and the condition in the equation (9) it holds that ∂t1(t2) ∈ P(R) ∩ Z(R). Then ∑ t1,t2∈I [t1, t2]R is a nil D-ideal of R, which is a contradiction. 4. Conclusion Through this work, firstly, we found some properties of Lie ideals in D-semiprime ring, then we demonstrated when a commutator of a composite derivation for an element and Lie ideal in a D-semiprime ring equal to zero, implies the element belongs to center of this ring. Also, we investigated the relationship between an element of Lie �- ideal and the center (the commutator ideal) of a ring. After that, we showed that for any an ideal contained in Lie �-ideal of a �-semiprime ring, their commutator must be contained in the ideal itself. 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