Nonlinear Lie-Type Derivations of finitary Incidence Algebras and Related Topics

Abstract

This is a continuation of our earlier works \cite{KhrypchenkoWei, Yang20211, Yang20212} with respect to (non-)linear Lie-type derivations of finitary incidence algebras. Let $X$ be a pre-ordered set, $\mathcal{R}$ be a $2$-torsionfree and $(n-1)$-torsionfree commutative ring with identity, where $n\geq 2$ is an integer. Let $FI(X,\mathcal{R})$ be the finitary incidence algebra of $X$ over $\mathcal{R}$. In this paper, a complete clarification is obtained for the structure of nonlinear Lie-type derivations of $FI(X,\mathcal{R})$. We introduce a new class of derivations on $FI(X,\mathcal{R})$ named inner-like derivations, and prove that each nonlinear Lie $n$-derivation on $FI(X,\mathcal{R})$ is the sum of an inner-like derivation, a transitive induced derivation and a quasi-additive induced Lie $n$-derivation. Furthermore, if $X$ is finite, we show that a quasi-additive induced Lie $n$-derivation can be expressed as the sum of an additive induced Lie derivation and a central-valued map annihilating all $(n-1)$-th commutators. We also provide a sufficient and necessary condition such that every nonlinear Lie $n$-derivation of $FI(X,\mathcal{R})$ is of proper form. Some related topics for further research are proposed in the last section of this article.