Ideal operations for Lie algebras #
Given a Lie module M over a Lie algebra L, there is a natural action of the Lie ideals of L
on the Lie submodules of M. In the special case that M = L with the adjoint action, this
provides a pairing of Lie ideals which is especially important. For example, it can be used to
define solvability / nilpotency of a Lie algebra via the derived / lower-central series.
Main definitions #
LieSubmodule.hasBracketLieSubmodule.lieIdeal_oper_eq_linear_spanLieIdeal.map_bracket_leLieIdeal.comap_bracket_le
Notation #
Given a Lie module M over a Lie algebra L, together with a Lie submodule N ⊆ M and a Lie
ideal I ⊆ L, we introduce the notation ⁅I, N⁆ for the Lie submodule of M corresponding to
the action defined in this file.
Tags #
lie algebra, ideal operation
Given a Lie module M over a Lie algebra L, the set of Lie ideals of L acts on the set
of submodules of M.
Equations
- LieSubmodule.hasBracket = { bracket := fun (I : LieIdeal R L) (N : LieSubmodule R L M) => LieSubmodule.lieSpan R L {x : M | ∃ (x_1 : ↥I) (n : ↥N), ⁅↑x_1, ↑n⁆ = x} }
See also LieSubmodule.lieIdeal_oper_eq_linear_span' and
LieSubmodule.lieIdeal_oper_eq_tensor_map_range.
Note that the inequality can be strict; e.g., the inclusion of an Abelian subalgebra of a simple algebra.
This is a very useful result; it allows us to use the fact that inclusion distributes over the Lie bracket operation on ideals, subject to the conditions shown.