Derivations of Leavitt path algebra

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the $K$-module $HH^1(L_K(\Gamma))$ of outer derivations of the Leavitt path algebra $L_K(\Gamma)$ of a row-finite graph $\Gamma$ with coefficients in an associative commutative ring $K$ with unit. We give an explicit formula for every outer derivation of $L_K(\Gamma)$. We also describe the Lie algebra structure of outer derivations of the Toeplitz algebra and we prove that every derivation of the Leavitt path algebra can be extended to a derivation of the corresponding $C^*$-algebra.