Let $p$, $q$ and $r$ be fixed non-negative integers. In this note, it is shown that if $R$ is left (right) $s$-unital ring satisfying $[f\left(x^p{y}^q\right)-x^{r}y,x]=0$ ($[f\left(x^p{y}^q\right)-y{x}^r,x]=0$, respectively) where $f\left(\lambda \right)\in {\lambda }^2\mathbb{Z}\left[\lambda \right]$, then $R$ is commutative. Moreover, commutativity of $R$ is also obtained under different sets of constraints on integral exponents. Also, we provide some counterexamples which show that the hypotheses are not altogether superfluous. Thus, many well-known commutativity theorems become corollaries of our results.

In this paper we investigate commutativity of ring $R$ with involution ${}^{\text{'}}{*}^{\text{'}}$ which admits a derivation satisfying certain algebraic identities on Jordan ideals of $R$. Some related results for prime rings are also discussed. Finally, we provide examples to show that various restrictions imposed in the hypotheses of our theorems are not superfluous.

Let $R$ be a prime ring, $I$ a nonzero ideal of $R$, $d$ a derivation of $R$ and $m,n$ fixed positive integers. (i) If ${\left(d[x,y]\right)}^m={[x,y]}_n$ for all $x,y\in I$, then $R$ is commutative. (ii) If $\mathrm{Char}R\ne 2$ and ${[d\left(x\right),d\left(y\right)]}_m={[x,y]}^n$ for all $x,y\in I$, then $R$ is commutative. Moreover, we also examine the case when $R$ is a semiprime ring.

Let $R$ be a prime ring of char $R\ne 2$ with a nonzero derivation $d$ and let $U$ be its noncentral Lie ideal. If for some fixed integers $n_1\ge 0,n_2\ge 0,n_3\ge 0$, ${\left(u^{n_1}[d\left(u\right),u]u^{n_2}\right)}^{n_3}\in Z\left(R\right)$ for all $u\in U$, then $R$ satisfies $S_4$, the standard identity in four variables.

We define polynomial $H$-identities for comodule algebras over a Hopf algebra $H$ and establish general properties for the corresponding $T$-ideals. In the case $H$ is a Taft algebra or the Hopf algebra $E\left(n\right)$, we exhibit a finite set of polynomial $H$-identities which distinguish the Galois objects over $H$ up to isomorphism.

2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 16R50, 16R10.The paper is a survey on involutions (anti-automorphisms of order two) of different kinds. Starting with the first systematic investigations on involutions of central simple algebras due to Albert the author emphasizes on their basic properties, the conditions on their existence and their correspondence with structural characteristics of the algebras. Focusing on matrix algebras a complete description of involutions of the first kind on Mn(F)...

Let $R$ be a prime ring with center $Z$ and $I$ be a nonzero ideal of $R$. In this manuscript, we investigate the action of skew derivation $(\delta ,\varphi )$ of $R$ which acts as a homomorphism or an anti-homomorphism on $I$. Moreover, we provide an example for semiprime case.