Lie ideals of graded associative algebras

We study the Lie structure of graded associative algebras. Essentially, we analyze the relation between Lie and associative graded ideals, and between Lie and associative graded derivations. Gathering together results on both directions, we compute maximal graded algebras of quotients of graded Lie algebras that arise from associative algebras. We also show that the Lie algebra Der _gr (A) of graded derivations of a graded semiprime associative algebra is strongly non-degenerate (modulo a certain ideal containing the center of Der _gr (A)).     

On Lie derivations of Lie ideals of prime algebras

LetF be a commutative ring with 1, letA, be a primeF-algebra with Martindale extended centroidC and with central closureA _c and letR be a noncentral Lie ideal of the algebraA generatingA. Further, letZ(R) be the center ofR, let be the factor Lie algebra and let δ: be a Lie derivation. Suppose that char(A) ≠ 2 andA does not satisfySt ₁₄, the standard identity of degree 14. We show thatR ΩC =Z(R) and there exists a derivation of algebrasD:A →A _c such that for allx∈R. Our result solves an old problem of Herstein.     

Nilpotent Lie algebras with 2-dimensional commutator ideals

We classify all (finitely dimensional) nilpotent Lie k-algebras h with 2-dimensional commutator ideals h^′, extending a known result to the case where h^′ is non-central and k is an arbitrary field. It turns out that, while the structure of h depends on the field k if h^′ is central, it is independent of k if h^′ is non-central and is uniquely determined by the dimension of h. In the case where k is algebraically or real closed, we also list all nilpotent Lie k-algebras h with 2-dimensional central commutator ideals h^′ and dim_kh?11.     

Lie ideals in triangular operator algebras

We study Lie ideals in two classes of triangular operator algebras: nest algebras and triangular UHF algebras. Our main results show that if is a closed Lie ideal of the triangular operator algebra , then there exist a closed associative ideal and a closed subalgebra of the diagonal so that .

     

On generalized Lie derivations of Lie ideals of prime algebras

Let A be a prime algebra of characteristic not 2 with extended centroid C, let R be a noncentral Lie ideal of A and let B be the subalgebra of A generated by R. If f,d:R→A are linear maps satisfying that

     

Higher derivations on Lie ideals of triangular algebras

Let T be a triangular algebra and let U be an admissible Lie ideal of T. We mainly consider the question whether each Jordan higher derivation of U into T is a higher derivation of U into T. We also give some characterizations for the Jordan triple higher derivations of U.     

Varieties of solvable Lie algebras with a distributive lattice of subvarieties

Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 92–100, August, 1992.     

Banach Lie algebras with Lie subalgebras of finite codimension: Their invariant subspaces and Lie ideals

The paper studies the existence of closed invariant subspaces for a Lie algebra L of bounded operators on an infinite-dimensional Banach space X. It is assumed that L contains a Lie subalgebra L₀ that has a non-trivial closed invariant subspace in X of finite codimension or dimension. It is proved that L itself has a non-trivial closed invariant subspace in the following two cases: (1) L₀ has finite codimension in L and there are Lie subalgebras L₀=L⁰⊂L¹⊂?⊂Lp=L such that Li+1=Li+[Li,Li+1] for all i; (2) L₀ is a Lie ideal of L and dim(L₀)=∞. These results are applied to the problem of the existence of non-trivial closed Lie ideals and closed characteristic Lie ideals in an infinite-dimensional Banach Lie algebra L that contains a non-trivial closed Lie subalgebra of finite codimension.     

Inner ideals in Lie algebras and spherical buildings

The correspondence found by Faulkner between inner ideals of the Lie algebra of a simple algebraic group and shadows on the set of long root groups of the building associated with the algebraic group is shown to hold in greater generality (in particular, over fields of characteristic distinct from two).     

Lie superalgebras whose enveloping algebras satisfy a non-matrix polynomial identity

Let L be a Lie superalgebra with its enveloping algebra U(L) over a field F. A polynomial identity is called non-matrix if it is not satisfied by the algebra of 2×2 matrices over F. We characterize L when U(L) satisfies a non-matrix polynomial identity. We also characterize L when U(L) is Lie solvable, Lie nilpotent, or Lie super-nilpotent.     

Restricted Lie algebras all whose elements are semisimple

People studied the properties and structures of restricted Lie algebras all whose elements are semisimple. It is the main objective of this paper to continue the investigation in order to obtain deeper structure theorems. We obtain some sufficient conditions for the commutativity of restricted Lie algebras, generalize some results of R. Farnsteiner and characterize some properties of a finite-dimensional semisimple restricted Lie algebra all whose elements are semisimple. Moreover, we show that a centralsimple restricted Lie algebra all whose elements are semisimple over a field of characteristic p > 7 is a form of a classical Lie algebra.     

Minimal prime ideals in enveloping algebras of Lie superalgebras

Let be a finite dimensional Lie superalgebra over a field of characteristic zero. Let be the enveloping algebra of . We show that when , then is not semiprime, but it has a unique minimal prime ideal; it follows then that when is classically simple, has a unique minimal prime ideal. We further show that when is a finite dimensional nilpotent Lie superalgebra, then has a unique minimal prime ideal.

     

A decomposition theorem for Lie ideals in nest algebras

Let \({\mathcal {N}}\) be a nest and let \({\mathcal {L}}\) be a weakly closed Lie ideal of the nest algebra \({\mathcal {T} (\mathcal {N})}\) . We explicitly construct the greatest weakly closed associative ideal \({\mathcal {J} (\mathcal {L})}\) contained in \({\mathcal {L}}\) and show that \({\mathcal {J} (\mathcal {L}) \subseteq \mathcal {L} \subseteq \mathcal {J} (\mathcal {L})\oplus {\breve{\mathcal{D}}} (\mathcal {L})}\) , where \({{\breve{\mathcal{D}}}} (\mathcal {L})\) is an appropriate subalgebra of the diagonal \({\mathcal {D} (\mathcal {N})}\) of the nest algebra \({\mathcal {T} (\mathcal {N})}\) . We show that norm-preserving linear extensions of elements of the dual of \({\mathcal {L}}\) , satisfying a certain condition, are uniquely determined on the diagonal of the nest algebra by the ideal \({\mathcal {J} (\mathcal {L})}\) .