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Semisimple Lie algebra

Index Semisimple Lie algebra

In mathematics, a Lie algebra is semisimple if it is a direct sum of simple Lie algebras, i.e., non-abelian Lie algebras \mathfrak g whose only ideals are and \mathfrak g itself. [1]

46 relations: Adjoint representation, Ado's theorem, Élie Cartan, Cartan subalgebra, Characteristic (algebra), Classification of finite simple groups, Compact group, Degenerate bilinear form, Derivation (differential algebra), Direct sum, Direct sum of modules, Dynkin diagram, E6 (mathematics), E7 (mathematics), E8 (mathematics), Eugene Dynkin, Exceptional isomorphism, F4 (mathematics), G2 (mathematics), Jordan–Chevalley decomposition, Killing form, Levi decomposition, Lie algebra, Lie algebra representation, Linear Lie algebra, Mathematics, Maximal torus, Orthogonal group, Radical of a Lie algebra, Real form (Lie theory), Reductive Lie algebra, Root system, Satake diagram, Semi-simplicity, Simple Lie group, Solvable Lie algebra, Special linear Lie algebra, Special unitary group, Split Lie algebra, Springer Science+Business Media, Symplectic group, Weight (representation theory), Weyl character formula, Weyl's theorem on complete reducibility, Whitehead's lemma (Lie algebras), Wilhelm Killing.

Adjoint representation

In mathematics, the adjoint representation (or adjoint action) of a Lie group G is a way of representing the elements of the group as linear transformations of the group's Lie algebra, considered as a vector space.

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Ado's theorem

In abstract algebra, Ado's theorem is a theorem characterizing finite-dimensional Lie algebras.

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Élie Cartan

Élie Joseph Cartan, ForMemRS (9 April 1869 – 6 May 1951) was an influential French mathematician who did fundamental work in the theory of Lie groups and their geometric applications.

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Cartan subalgebra

In mathematics, a Cartan subalgebra, often abbreviated as CSA, is a nilpotent subalgebra \mathfrak of a Lie algebra \mathfrak that is self-normalising (if \in \mathfrak for all X \in \mathfrak, then Y \in \mathfrak).

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Characteristic (algebra)

In mathematics, the characteristic of a ring R, often denoted char(R), is defined to be the smallest number of times one must use the ring's multiplicative identity (1) in a sum to get the additive identity (0) if the sum does indeed eventually attain 0.

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Classification of finite simple groups

In mathematics, the classification of the finite simple groups is a theorem stating that every finite simple group belongs to one of four broad classes described below.

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Compact group

In mathematics, a compact (topological) group is a topological group whose topology is compact.

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Degenerate bilinear form

In mathematics, specifically linear algebra, a degenerate bilinear form on a vector space V is a bilinear form such that the map from V to V∗ (the dual space of V) given by is not an isomorphism.

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Derivation (differential algebra)

In mathematics, a derivation is a function on an algebra which generalizes certain features of the derivative operator.

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Direct sum

The direct sum is an operation from abstract algebra, a branch of mathematics.

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Direct sum of modules

In abstract algebra, the direct sum is a construction which combines several modules into a new, larger module.

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Dynkin diagram

In the mathematical field of Lie theory, a Dynkin diagram, named for Eugene Dynkin, is a type of graph with some edges doubled or tripled (drawn as a double or triple line).

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E6 (mathematics)

In mathematics, E6 is the name of some closely related Lie groups, linear algebraic groups or their Lie algebras \mathfrak_6, all of which have dimension 78; the same notation E6 is used for the corresponding root lattice, which has rank 6.

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E7 (mathematics)

In mathematics, E7 is the name of several closely related Lie groups, linear algebraic groups or their Lie algebras e7, all of which have dimension 133; the same notation E7 is used for the corresponding root lattice, which has rank 7.

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E8 (mathematics)

In mathematics, E8 is any of several closely related exceptional simple Lie groups, linear algebraic groups or Lie algebras of dimension 248; the same notation is used for the corresponding root lattice, which has rank 8.

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Eugene Dynkin

Eugene Borisovich Dynkin (Евге́ний Бори́сович Ды́нкин; 11 May 1924 – 14 November 2014) was a Soviet and American mathematician.

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Exceptional isomorphism

In mathematics, an exceptional isomorphism, also called an accidental isomorphism, is an isomorphism between members ai and bj of two families, usually infinite, of mathematical objects, that is not an example of a pattern of such isomorphisms.

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F4 (mathematics)

In mathematics, F4 is the name of a Lie group and also its Lie algebra f4.

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G2 (mathematics)

In mathematics, G2 is the name of three simple Lie groups (a complex form, a compact real form and a split real form), their Lie algebras \mathfrak_2, as well as some algebraic groups.

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Jordan–Chevalley decomposition

In mathematics, the Jordan–Chevalley decomposition, named after Camille Jordan and Claude Chevalley, expresses a linear operator as the sum of its commuting semisimple part and its nilpotent parts.

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Killing form

In mathematics, the Killing form, named after Wilhelm Killing, is a symmetric bilinear form that plays a basic role in the theories of Lie groups and Lie algebras.

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Levi decomposition

In Lie theory and representation theory, the Levi decomposition, conjectured by Killing and Cartan and proved by, states that any finite-dimensional real Lie algebra g is the semidirect product of a solvable ideal and a semisimple subalgebra.

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Lie algebra

In mathematics, a Lie algebra (pronounced "Lee") is a vector space \mathfrak g together with a non-associative, alternating bilinear map \mathfrak g \times \mathfrak g \rightarrow \mathfrak g; (x, y) \mapsto, called the Lie bracket, satisfying the Jacobi identity.

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Lie algebra representation

In the mathematical field of representation theory, a Lie algebra representation or representation of a Lie algebra is a way of writing a Lie algebra as a set of matrices (or endomorphisms of a vector space) in such a way that the Lie bracket is given by the commutator.

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Linear Lie algebra

In algebra, a linear Lie algebra is a subalgebra \mathfrak of the Lie algebra \mathfrak(V) consisting of endomorphisms of a vector space V. In other words, a linear Lie algebra is the image of a Lie algebra representation.

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Mathematics

Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change.

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Maximal torus

In the mathematical theory of compact Lie groups a special role is played by torus subgroups, in particular by the maximal torus subgroups.

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Orthogonal group

In mathematics, the orthogonal group in dimension, denoted, is the group of distance-preserving transformations of a Euclidean space of dimension that preserve a fixed point, where the group operation is given by composing transformations.

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Radical of a Lie algebra

In the mathematical field of Lie theory, the radical of a Lie algebra \mathfrak is the largest solvable ideal of \mathfrak.

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Real form (Lie theory)

In mathematics, the notion of a real form relates objects defined over the field of real and complex numbers.

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Reductive Lie algebra

In mathematics, a Lie algebra is reductive if its adjoint representation is completely reducible, whence the name.

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Root system

In mathematics, a root system is a configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties.

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Satake diagram

In the mathematical study of Lie algebras and Lie groups, a Satake diagram is a generalization of a Dynkin diagram introduced by whose configurations classify simple Lie algebras over the field of real numbers.

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Semi-simplicity

In mathematics, semi-simplicity is a widespread concept in disciplines such as linear algebra, abstract algebra, representation theory, category theory, and algebraic geometry.

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Simple Lie group

In group theory, a simple Lie group is a connected non-abelian Lie group G which does not have nontrivial connected normal subgroups.

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Solvable Lie algebra

In mathematics, a Lie algebra \mathfrak is solvable if its derived series terminates in the zero subalgebra.

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Special linear Lie algebra

In mathematics, the special linear Lie algebra of order n (denoted \mathfrak_n(F) or \mathfrak(n, F)) is the Lie algebra of n \times n matrices with trace zero and with the Lie bracket.

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Special unitary group

In mathematics, the special unitary group of degree, denoted, is the Lie group of unitary matrices with determinant 1.

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Split Lie algebra

In the mathematical field of Lie theory, a split Lie algebra is a pair (\mathfrak, \mathfrak) where \mathfrak is a Lie algebra and \mathfrak is a splitting Cartan subalgebra, where "splitting" means that for all x \in \mathfrak, \operatorname_ x is triangularizable.

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Springer Science+Business Media

Springer Science+Business Media or Springer, part of Springer Nature since 2015, is a global publishing company that publishes books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.

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Symplectic group

In mathematics, the name symplectic group can refer to two different, but closely related, collections of mathematical groups, denoted and, the latter is called the compact symplectic group.

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Weight (representation theory)

In the mathematical field of representation theory, a weight of an algebra A over a field F is an algebra homomorphism from A to F, or equivalently, a one-dimensional representation of A over F. It is the algebra analogue of a multiplicative character of a group.

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Weyl character formula

In mathematics, the Weyl character formula in representation theory describes the characters of irreducible representations of compact Lie groups in terms of their highest weights.

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Weyl's theorem on complete reducibility

In algebra, Weyl's theorem on complete reducibility is a fundamental result in the theory of Lie algebra representations.

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Whitehead's lemma (Lie algebras)

In algebra, Whitehead's lemma on a Lie algebra representation (named after J. H. C. Whitehead) is an important step toward the proof of Weyl's theorem on complete reducibility.

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Wilhelm Killing

Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing (10 May 1847 – 11 February 1923) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to the theories of Lie algebras, Lie groups, and non-Euclidean geometry.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semisimple_Lie_algebra

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