In this paper we characterize the left Jordan derivations on Banach algebras. Also, it is shown that every bounded linear map $d:mathcal Ato mathcal M$ from a von Neumann algebra $mathcal A$ into a Banach $mathcal A-$module $mathcal M$ with property that $d(p^2)=2pd(p)$ for every projection $p$ in $mathcal A$ is a left Jordan derivation.

We follow the rules: i, j, m, n, k denote natural numbers, K denotes a field, and a, λ denote elements of K. Let us consider K, λ, n. The Jordan block of λ and n yields a matrix over K and is defined by the conditions (Def. 1). (Def. 1)(i) len (the Jordan block of λ and n) = n, (ii) width (the Jordan block of λ and n) = n, and (iii) for all i, j such that 〈i, j〉 ∈ the indices of the Jordan bloc...

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