scholarly journals On the cohomology of a class of nilpotent Lie algebras

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant F. Armstrong ◽  
Stefan Sigg
Keyword(s):  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Betti Numbers ◽  
Jordan Decomposition ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebra ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Combinatorial Description ◽  
Finite Dimensional ◽  
Abelian Ideal

Let g denote a finite dimensional nilpotent Lie algebra over ℂ containing an Abelian ideal a of codimension 1, with z ∈ g/a. We give a combinatorial description of the Betti numbers of g in terms of the Jordan decomposition induced by ad(z)|a. As an application we prove that the filiform-nilpotent Lie algebras arising in the case t = 1 have unimodal Betti numbers.

scholarly journals Some remarks on graded nilpotent Lie algebras and the Toral Rank Conjecture

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550024
Author(s):  
Guillermo Ames ◽  
Leandro Cagliero ◽  
Mónica Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Characteristic Zero ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebra ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Algebraic Version ◽  
Finite Dimensional ◽  
Rank Conjecture ◽  
Algebra Over A Field ◽  
Toral Rank

If 𝔫 is a [Formula: see text]-graded nilpotent finite-dimensional Lie algebra over a field of characteristic zero, a well-known result of Deninger and Singhof states that dim H*(𝔫) ≥ L(p) where p is the polynomial associated to the grading and L(p) is the sum of the absolute values of the coefficients of p. From this result they derived the Toral Rank Conjecture (TRC) for 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras. An algebraic version of the TRC states that dim H*(𝔫) ≥ 2 dim (ℨ) for any finite-dimensional nilpotent Lie algebra 𝔫 with center ℨ. The TRC is more than 25 years old and remains open even for [Formula: see text]-graded 3-step nilpotent Lie algebras. Investigating to what extent the bound given by Deninger and Singhof could help to prove the TRC in this case, we considered the following two questions regarding a nilpotent Lie algebra 𝔫 with center ℨ: (A) If 𝔫 admits a [Formula: see text]-grading [Formula: see text], such that its associated polynomial p satisfies L(p) > 2 dim ℨ, does 𝔫 admit a ℤ+-grading [Formula: see text] such that its associated polynomial p′ satisfies L(p′) > 2 dim ℨ? (B) If 𝔫 is r-step nilpotent admitting a grading 𝔫 = 𝔫1 ⊕ 𝔫2 ⊕ ⋯ ⊕ 𝔫k such that its associated polynomial p satisfies L(p) > 2 dim ℨ, does 𝔫 admit a grading [Formula: see text] such that its associated polynomial p′ satisfies L(p′) > 2 dim ℨ? In this paper we show that the answer to (A) is yes, but the answer to (B) is no.

AUTOMORPHISMS OF CERTAIN NILPOTENT LIE ALGEBRAS OVER COMMUTATIVE RINGS

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 527-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
YOU'AN CAO ◽  
DEZHI JIANG ◽  
JUNYING WANG
Keyword(s):  
Automorphism Group ◽  
Commutative Ring ◽  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Commutative Rings ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Simple Lie Algebra ◽  
Finite Dimensional ◽  
Positive Roots ◽  
Nilpotent Subalgebra

Let L be a finite-dimensional complex simple Lie algebra, Lℤ be the ℤ-span of a Chevalley basis of L and LR = R⊗ℤLℤ be a Chevalley algebra of type L over a commutative ring R. Let [Formula: see text] be the nilpotent subalgebra of LR spanned by the root vectors associated with positive roots. The aim of this paper is to determine the automorphism group of [Formula: see text].

scholarly journals k-step nilpotent Lie algebras

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Goze ◽  
Elisabeth Remm
Keyword(s):  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Deformation Process ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Finite Dimensional ◽  
Contraction Process ◽  
Finite Dimensional Lie Algebras

AbstractThe classification of complex or real finite dimensional Lie algebras which are not semi simple is still in its early stages. For example, the nilpotent Lie algebras are classified only up to dimension 7. Moreover, to recognize a given Lie algebra in the classification list is not so easy. In this work, we propose a different approach to this problem. We determine families for some fixed invariants and the classification follows by a deformation process or a contraction process. We focus on the case of 2- and 3-step nilpotent Lie algebras. We describe in both cases a deformation cohomology for this type of algebras and the algebras which are rigid with respect to this cohomology. Other

scholarly journals Pseudo-metric 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Autenried ◽  
Kenro Furutani ◽  
Irina Markina ◽  
Alexander Vasiľev
Keyword(s):  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebra ◽  
Rational Structure ◽  
Lie Triple System ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Lie Bracket ◽  
Orthogonal Lie Algebra ◽  
Structure Constants ◽  
Scalar Products

Abstract The metric approach to studying 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras by making use of non-degenerate scalar products is realised. We show that a 2-step nilpotent Lie algebra is isomorphic to its standard pseudo-metric form, that is a 2-step nilpotent Lie algebra endowed with some standard non-degenerate scalar product compatible with the Lie bracket. This choice of the standard pseudo-metric form allows us to study the isomorphism properties. If the elements of the centre of the standard pseudo-metric form constitute a Lie triple system of the pseudo-orthogonal Lie algebra, then the original 2-step nilpotent Lie algebra admits integer structure constants. Among particular applications we prove that pseudo H-type algebras have bases with rational structure constants, which implies that the corresponding pseudo H-type groups admit lattices.

ON THETA PAIRS FOR A MAXIMAL SUBALGEBRA

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 1250001 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALI REZA SALEMKAR ◽  
SARA CHEHRAZI ◽  
SOMAIEH ALIZADEH NIRI
Keyword(s):  
Finite Group ◽  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Nonzero Ideal ◽  
Maximal Subgroups ◽  
Maximal Subalgebra ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Finite Dimensional ◽  
A Finite Group ◽  
Number Of Authors

Given a maximal subalgebra M of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra L, a θ-pair for M is a pair (A, B) of subalgebras such that A ≰ M, B is an ideal of L contained in A ∩ M, and A/B includes properly no nonzero ideal of L/B. This is analogous to the concept of θ-pairs associated to maximal subgroups of a finite group, which has been studied by a number of authors. A θ-pair (A, B) for M is said to be maximal if M has no θ-pair (C, D) such that A < C. In this paper, we obtain some properties of maximal θ-pairs and use them to give some characterizations of solvable, supersolvable and nilpotent Lie algebras.

scholarly journals Certain functors of nilpotent Lie algebras with the derived subalgebra of dimension two

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 2050012
Author(s):  
Farangis Johari ◽  
Peyman Niroomand
Keyword(s):  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Schur Multiplier ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebra ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Dimension Formula ◽  
Tensor Square ◽  
Exterior Square

By considering the nilpotent Lie algebra with the derived subalgebra of dimension [Formula: see text], we compute some functors including the Schur multiplier, the exterior square and the tensor square of these Lie algebras. We also give the corank of such Lie algebras.

KAC-Moody Lie Algebras and the Classification of Nilpotent Lie Algebras of Maximal Rank

1982 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1215-1239 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Santharoubane
Keyword(s):  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Finite Dimension ◽  
Maximal Rank ◽  
Killing Form ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebra ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Infinite Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Version

Introduction. The natural problem of determining all the Lie algebras of finite dimension was broken in two parts by Levi's theorem:1) the classification of semi-simple Lie algebras (achieved by Killing and Cartan around 1890)2) the classification of solvable Lie algebras (reduced to the classification of nilpotent Lie algebras by Malcev in 1945 (see [10])).The Killing form is identically equal to zero for a nilpotent Lie algebra but it is non-degenerate for a semi-simple Lie algebra. Therefore there was a huge gap between those two extreme cases. But this gap is only illusory because, as we will prove in this work, a large class of nilpotent Lie algebras is closely related to the Kac-Moody Lie algebras. These last algebras could be viewed as infinite dimensional version of the semisimple Lie algebras.

REPRESENTING FILIFORM LIE ALGEBRAS MINIMALLY AND FAITHFULLY BY STRICTLY UPPER-TRIANGULAR MATRICES

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 1250196 ◽  
Author(s):  
MANUEL CEBALLOS ◽  
JUAN NÚÑEZ ◽  
ÁNGEL F. TENORIO
Keyword(s):  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebra ◽  
Algebra Isomorphism ◽  
Triangular Matrices ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Upper Triangular Matrices ◽  
Filiform Lie Algebras ◽  
Filiform Lie Algebra

In this paper, we compute minimal faithful representations of filiform Lie algebras by means of strictly upper-triangular matrices. To obtain such representations, we use nilpotent Lie algebras [Formula: see text]n, of n × n strictly upper-triangular matrices, because any given (filiform) nilpotent Lie algebra [Formula: see text] admits a Lie-algebra isomorphism with a subalgebra of [Formula: see text]n for some n ∈ ℕ\{1}. In this sense, we search for the lowest natural integer n such that the Lie algebra [Formula: see text]n contains the filiform Lie algebra [Formula: see text] as a subalgebra. Additionally, we give a representative of each representation.

scholarly journals Μελέτη ιδεωδών σε ειδικές lie άλγεβρες

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Θεόδουλος Ταπανίδης
Keyword(s):  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebra ◽  
Open Problems ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Central Sequence ◽  
Special Values ◽  
The Third

In this paper we study special properties of Nilpotent Lie Algebras of dimension eight over the field K of characteristic zero. The complete classification of these Lie Algebras has been done recently and there exist a great number of open problems. The problems, which have been solved in the thesis, are the following: i. There is not an Algebra of this category, which has two maximum abellian ideals of different dimension. ii. Extension of a Nilpotent Lie Algebra to others of bigger dimension. iii. Determination of Nilpotent Lie Algebras from another category iv. Determination of characteristic Nilpotent Lie Algebras from this category of Nilpotent Lie Algebras of dimensions eight. This thesis has three chapters. Each of them is analyzed as follows. The first chapter contains basic elements of the theory of Nilpotent Lie Algebras. This has eleven paragraphs; each of them consists of the following. The first paragraph has a general theory of algebra. Basic elements about Lie Algebras are given in the second paragraph. The structure constants of a Lie algebra are also given in this paragraph and also some relations between them. Finally it contains the determination of a Lie Algebra by constant structure and conversely. The third paragraph includes mappings between Lie Algebras. The notions of homomorphic and isomorphic Lie Algebras are defined by these mappings. The definitions of subalgebras and ideals of Lie Algebras are given in the fourth paragraph. It also contains some of their properties. Finally it has the notion of quotient Lie Algebra. The derivations of a Lie Algebra are contain in the fifth paragraph. It also contains some of their properties. The sixth paragraph includes some basic subsets of Lie Algebra. These basic sets play an important role in the theory of Lie Algebras. From a Lie Algebra g we can form sequences of ideals of g. Two basic ideals are the central sequence and the derived sequence. These are in the seventh paragraph. The eighth paragraph contains some elements of solvable Lie Algebras. Some elements of Nilpotent Lie Algebras are included in the ninth paragraph. The tenth paragraph contains basic elements of simple and semi-simple Lie Algebras. Finally the problem of classification of Lie Algebras is included in the last paragraph. The purpose of the second chapter is to study some properties of Nilpotent Lie Algebras of dimension eight. The whole chapter contains three paragraphs; each of them is analyzed as follows. The first paragraph describes the maximum abelian ideals of a Nilpotent Lie Algebra. The Nilpotent Lie Algebras of dimension eight are studied in the second paragraph. It is given their separation in categories according to the number of parameters, which have the none zero Lie brackets. Special categories of Nilpotent Lie Algebras of dimension eight are determined in the third paragraph. Furthermore some basic problems are studied for which we have some solutions. One of them is to determine a Nilpotent Lie Algebra of dimension eight which has two maximum abelian ideals of different dimension. The answer to this problem is negative, that mean there exists no such Lie Algebra of dimension eight, which has two maximum abelian ideals of different dimension. In this paragraph is also given the theory of extension of a Nilpotent Lie Algebra of bigger dimensions. The third chapter contains the study of Nilpotent Lie Algebras of dimension eight which are characteristically Nilpotent for all the parameters. Another category of Nilpotent Lie Algebras is determined which is characteristically Nilpotent for special values of parameters. The chapter has two paragraphs. The first paragraph gives special elements for characteristically Nilpotent Lie Algebras, which are necessary for the next paragraph. In the second paragraph we determine the category of Nilpotent Lie Algebras of dimension eight which are characteristically Nilpotent. We also determine other such Nilpotent Lie Algebras of dimension eight for special values of the parameters.

scholarly journals Graphs and metric 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachelle C. DeCoste ◽  
Lisa DeMeyer ◽  
Meera G. Mainkar
Keyword(s):  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Lie Algebras ◽  
Inner Product ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Group ◽  
Closed Geodesics ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebra ◽  
Comprehensive Description ◽  
Nilpotent Lie Algebras ◽  
Simply Connected ◽  
Dense Set

AbstractDani and Mainkar introduced a method for constructing a 2-step nilpotent Lie algebra 𝔫G from a simple directed graph G in 2005. There is a natural inner product on 𝔫G arising from the construction. We study geometric properties of the associated simply connected 2-step nilpotent Lie group N with Lie algebra 𝔫g. We classify singularity properties of the Lie algebra 𝔫g in terms of the graph G. A comprehensive description is given of graphs G which give rise to Heisenberg-like Lie algebras. Conditions are given on the graph G and on a lattice Γ ⊆ N for which the quotient Γ \ N, a compact nilmanifold, has a dense set of smoothly closed geodesics. This paper provides the first investigation connecting graph theory, 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras, and the density of closed geodesics property.

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