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Keywords:
semiprime ring; left centralizer; centralizer; Jordan centralizer
Summary:
Let $\Cal K$ be a semiprime ring and $T:\Cal K\rightarrow \Cal K$ an additive mapping such that $T(x^2)=T(x)x$ holds for all $x\in \Cal K$. Then $T$ is a left centralizer of $\Cal K$. It is also proved that Jordan centralizers and centralizers of $\Cal K$ coincide.
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