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A zoo of derivations

Recall that given a $k$-algebra $A$, a derivation on $A$ is a $k$-linear morphism $d:A\to A$ such that $$d(ab)=d(a)b+ad(b).$$ The use of derivations is of paramount importance in mathematics. I think ...
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Finding non-inner derivations of simple $\mathbb Q$-algebras

What's a good example of a simple algebra over a field of characteristic $0$ which has a non-inner derivation but also has the invariant basis number property (IBN)? I'm under the impression that when ...
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