Local Derivations of Finitary Incidence Algebras

Abstract

Let $P$ be a partially ordered set, $R$ a commutative ring with identity and $FI(P,R)$ the finitary incidence algebra of $P$ over $R$. In this note we prove that each $R$-linear local derivation of $FI(P,R)$ is a derivation, which partially generalizes a result by Nowicki and Nowosad.