Derivations on semi-simple Jordan algebras and its applications

Abstract

In this paper, we mainly study the derivation algebras of semi-simple Jordan algebras over a field of characteristic $0$ and give sufficient and necessary conditions that the derivation algebras of them are simple. As an application, we prove that for a semi-simple Jordan algebra $J$, $TDer(Der(J))=Der(Der(J))=ad(Der(J))$ under some assumptions. Moreover, we also show that for a semi-simple Jordan algebra $J$ which has a finite basis over a field of characteristic $0$, $TDer(J)=Der(J)=Inn(J)$. This is a corollary about our theorem which concerns Jordan algebras with unit.