The Lie algebra of derivations of a current Lie algebra

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Abstract

Let K be a field of characteristic zero, g be a finite dimensional K-Lie algebra and let A be a finite dimensional associative and commutative K-algebra with unit. We describe the structure of the Lie algebra of derivations of the current Lie algebra gA = g ⊗K A, denoted by Der(gA). Furthermore, we obtain the Levi decomposition of Der(gA). As a consequence of the last result, if hm is the Heisenberg Lie algebra of dimension 2m + 1, we obtain a faithful representation of Der(hm,k) of the current truncated Heisenberg Lie algebra hm,k = hm ⊗ K[t]/(tk+1) for all positive integer k.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)625-637
Number of pages13
JournalCommunications in Algebra
Volume48
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 Feb 2020

Keywords

  • Current Lie algebra
  • Heisenberg Lie algebra
  • Levi’s decomposition
  • automorphism group
  • derivation algebra
  • radical

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