solvable Lie algebra
Let be a Lie algebra. The lower central series of is the filtration of subalgebras
of , inductively defined for every natural number as follows:
The upper central series of is the filtration
defined inductively by
In fact both and are ideals of , and for all . The Lie algebra is defined to be nilpotent if for some , and solvable if for some .
A subalgebra of is said to be nilpotent or solvable if is nilpotent or solvable when considered as a Lie algebra in its own right. The terms may also be applied to ideals of , since every ideal of is also a subalgebra.
Title | solvable Lie algebra |
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Canonical name | SolvableLieAlgebra |
Date of creation | 2013-03-22 12:41:06 |
Last modified on | 2013-03-22 12:41:06 |
Owner | djao (24) |
Last modified by | djao (24) |
Numerical id | 4 |
Author | djao (24) |
Entry type | Definition |
Classification | msc 17B30 |
Defines | nilpotent Lie algebra |
Defines | solvable |
Defines | nilpotent |
Defines | lower central series |
Defines | upper central series |