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Lie algebra

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Lie algebra (plural Lie algebras)

(mathematics) A linear algebra whose mathematical structure underlies a Lie group’s structure.

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A basis, then, is a set of generators being a basis of the Lie algebra in the usual vector space sense. Source: Internet

Ado's theorem says every finite-dimensional Lie algebra is isomorphic to a matrix Lie algebra. Source: Internet

A group parameter is a component of a coordinate vector representing an arbitrary element of the Lie algebra with respect to some basis. Source: Internet

A Lie algebra is solvable if and only if Classification The Levi decomposition expresses an arbitrary Lie algebra as a semidirect sum of its solvable radical and a semisimple Lie algebra, almost in a canonical way. Source: Internet

As for classification, it can be shown that any connected Lie group with a given Lie algebra is isomorphic to the universal cover mod a discrete central subgroup. Source: Internet

Any one-dimensional Lie algebra over a field is abelian, by the antisymmetry of the Lie bracket. Source: Internet

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