A Low Complexity Lie Group Method on the Stiefel Manifold

A low complexity Lie group method for numerical integration of ordinary differential equations on the orthogonal Stiefel manifold is presented. Based on the quotient space representation of the Stiefel manifold we provide a representation of the tangent space suitable for Lie group methods. According to this representation a special type of generalized polar coordinates (GPC) is defined and used as a coordinate map. The GPC maps prove to adapt well to the Stiefel manifold. For the n×k matrix representation of the Stiefel manifold the arithmetic complexity of the method presented is of order nk ², and for nk this leads to huge savings in computation time compared to ordinary Lie group methods. Numerical experiments compare the method to a standard Lie group method using the matrix exponential, and conclude that on the examples presented, the methods perform equally on both accuracy and maintaining orthogonality.     

Narrow Positively Graded Lie Algebras

The present paper is devoted to the classification of infinite-dimensional naturally graded Lie algebras that are narrow in the sense of Zelmanov and Shalev [9]. Such Lie algebras are Lie algebras of slow linear growth. In the theory of nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equations the notion of the characteristic Lie algebra of equation is introduced [3]. Two graded Lie algebras n₁ and n₂ from our list, that are positive parts of the affine Kac–Moody algebras A₁⁽¹⁾ and A₂⁽²⁾, respectively, are isomophic to the characteristic Lie algebras of the sinh-Gordon and Tzitzeika equations [6]. We also note that questions relating to narrow and slowly growing Lie algebras have been extensively studied in the case of a field of positive characteristic [2].

     

On the structure of pseudo-Riemannian symmetric spaces

Following our approach to metric Lie algebras developed in a previous paper we propose a way of understanding pseudo-Riemannian symmetric spaces which are not semisimple. We introduce cohomology sets (called quadratic cohomology) associated with orthogonal modules of Lie algebras with involution. Then we construct a functorial assignment which sends a pseudo-Riemannian symmetric space M to a triple consisting of:

Quasi-state rigidity for finite-dimensional Lie algebras

We say that a Lie algebra g is quasi-state rigid if every Ad-invariant continuous Lie quasi-state on it is the directional derivative of a homogeneous quasimorphism. Extending work of Entov and Polterovich, we show that every reductive Lie algebra, as well as the algebras C ⁿ ? u(n), n ≥ 1, are rigid. On the other hand, a Lie algebra which surjects onto the three-dimensional Heisenberg algebra is not rigid. For Lie algebras of dimension ≤ 3 and for solvable Lie algebras which split over a codimension one abelian ideal, we show that this is the only obstruction to rigidity.     

Metric Lie algebras and quadratic extensions

The present paper contains a systematic study of the structure of metric Lie algebras, i.e., finite-dimensional real Lie algebras equipped with a nondegenerate invariant symmetric bilinear form. We show that any metric Lie algebra g without simple ideals has the structure of a so called balanced quadratic extension of an auxiliary Lie algebra l by an orthogonal l-module a in a canonical way. Identifying equivalence classes of quadratic extensions of l by a with a certain cohomology set H²_Q(l,a), we obtain a classification scheme for general metric Lie algebras and a complete classification of metric Lie algebras of index 3.     

On Cartan Invariants and Blocks of Zassenhaus Algebras #

In this article, we determine the Cartan invariants for Zassenhaus algebras W(1,n). This is done by reducing representations of generalized restricted Cartan type Lie algebra W(1,n) to representations of restricted Lie algebras W(1,1) and of ± b𝔰 ± b𝔩(2), and then extending Feldvoss-Nakano's argument on W(1,1) to the case W(1,n).     

Cohomology of Oriented Tree Diagram Lie Algebras

Xu introduced a family of root-tree-diagram nilpotent Lie algebras of differential operators, in connection with evolution partial differential equations. We generalized his notion to more general oriented tree diagrams. These algebras are natural analogues of the maximal nilpotent Lie subalgebras of finite-dimensional simple Lie algebras. In this article, we use Hodge Laplacian to study the cohomology of these Lie algebras. The “total rank conjecture” and “b ₂-conjecture” for the algebras are proved. Moreover, we find the generating functions of the Betti numbers by means of Young tableaux for the Lie algebras associated with certain tree diagrams of single branch point. By these functions and Euler–Poincaré principle, we obtain analogues of the denominator identity for finite-dimensional simple Lie algebras. The result is a natural generalization of the Bott's classical result in the case of special linear Lie algebras.     

ON LIE ALGEBRAS WHOSE NILRADICAL IS (n — p)-FILIFORM

We prove first that every (n — p)-filiform Lie algebra, p ≤ 3, is the nilradical of a solvable, nonnilpotent rigid Lie algebra. We also analize how this result extends to (n — 4)-filiform Lie algebras. For this purpose, we give a classificaction of these algebras and then determine which of the obtained classes appear as the nilradical of a rigid algebra.     

Generalized polar coordinates on Lie groups and numerical integrators

Motivated by developments in numerical Lie group integrators, we introduce a family of local coordinates on Lie groups denoted generalized polar coordinates. Fast algorithms are derived for the computation of the coordinate maps, their tangent maps and the inverse tangent maps. In particular we discuss algorithms for all the classical matrix Lie groups and optimal complexity integrators for n-spheres.     

On the equivalence of Lie symmetries and group representations

We consider families of linear, parabolic PDEs in n dimensions which possess Lie symmetry groups of dimension at least four. We identify the Lie symmetry groups of these equations with the (2n+1)-dimensional Heisenberg group and SL(2,R). We then show that for PDEs of this type, the Lie symmetries may be regarded as global projective representations of the symmetry group. We construct explicit intertwining operators between the symmetries and certain classical projective representations of the symmetry groups. Banach algebras of symmetries are introduced.     

Composition algebras and outer automorphisms of algebraic groups via triality

In this note, we establish an equivalence of categories between the category of all eight-dimensional composition algebras with any given quadratic form n over a field k of characteristic not two, and a category arising from an action of the projective similarity group of n on certain pairs of automorphisms of the group scheme PGO⁺(n) defined over k. This extends results recently obtained in the same direction for symmetric composition algebras. We also derive known results on composition algebras from our equivalence.     

Solvable quadratic Lie algebras

A Lie algebra endowed with a nondegenerate, symmetric, invariant bilinear form is called a quadratic Lie algebra. In this paper, the author investigates the structure of solvable quadratic Lie algebras, in particular, the solvable quadratic Lie algebras whose Cartan subalgebras consist of semi-simple elements, the author presents a procedure to construct a class of quadratic Lie algebras from the point of view of cohomology and shows that all solvable quadratic Lie algebras can be obtained in this way.     

Finite-dimensional Representations for a Class of Generalized Intersection Matrix Lie Algebras

In this paper, the authors study a class of generalized intersection matrix Lie algebras gim(M_n), and prove that its every finite-dimensional semisimple quotient is of type M(n, a, c, d). Particularly, any finite dimensional irreducible gim(M_n) module must be an irreducible module of Lie algebra of type M(n, a, c, d) and any finite dimensional irreducible module of Lie algebra of type M(n, a, c, d) must be an irreducible module of gim(M_n).     

Differential-geometric structures on generalized Reidemeister and Bol three-webs

In this paper, we present the main results of the study of multidimensional three-websW(p, q, r) obtained by the method of external forms and moving Cartan frame. The method was developed by the Russian mathematicians S. P. Finikov, G. F. Laptev, and A. M. Vasiliev, while fundamentals of differential-geometric (p, q, r)-webs theory were described by M. A. Akivis and V. V. Goldberg. Investigation of (p, q, r)-webs, including algebraic and geometric theory aspects, has been continued in our papers, in particular, we found the structure equations of a three-web W(p, q, r), where p = λl, q = λm, and r = λ(l + m − 1). For such webs, we define the notion of a generalized Reidemeister configuration and proved that a three-web W(λl, λm, λ(l + m − 1)), on which all sufficiently small generalized Reidemeister configurations are closed, is generated by a λ-dimensional Lie group G. The structure equations of the web are connected with the Maurer–Cartan equations of the group G. We define generalized Reidemeister and Bol configurations for three-webs W(p, q, q). It is proved that a web W(p, q, q) on which generalized Reidemeister or Bol configurations are closed is generated, respectively, by the action of a local smooth q-parametric Lie group or a Bol quasigroup on a smooth p-dimensional manifold. For such webs, the structure equations are found and their differential-geometric properties are studied.     

单位积决定的若当矩阵代数(英文)

本文研究了单位积决定的若当矩阵代数M=Mn(R)的条件及分类问题.利用基矩阵及巧妙对对称双线性映射{·,·}进行构造和扩充,用初等矩阵的方法,获得了一系列新的同样重要的定义,结论与证明(与参考文献[1]相比较),推广了参考文献[1]的结论,作为其应用可以进一步证明了Mn(R)上的任意可逆线性映射都是保单位积的.     

Lie algebras with quadratic dimension equal to 2

The quadratic dimension of a Lie algebra is defined as the dimension of the linear space spanned by all its invariant non-degenerate symmetric bilinear forms. We prove that a quadratic Lie algebra with quadratic dimension equal to 2 is a local Lie algebra, this is to say, it admits a unique maximal ideal. We describe local quadratic Lie algebras using the notion of double extension and characterize those with quadratic dimension equal to 2 by the study of the centroid of such Lie algebras. We also give some necessary or sufficient conditions for a Lie algebra to have quadratic dimension equal to 2. Examples of local Lie algebras with quadratic dimension larger than 2 are given.     

Structurable Tori

The classification of structurable tori with nontrivial involution, which was begun by Allison and Yoshii, is completed. New examples of structurable tori are obtained using a construction of structurable algebras from a semilinear version of cubic forms satisfying the adjoint identity. The classification uses techniques borrowed from quadratic forms over ? ₂ and from the geometry of generalized quadrangles. Since structurable tori are the coordinate algebras for the centerless cores of extended affine Lie algebras of type BC₁, the results of this article provide a classification and new examples for this class of Lie algebras.     

The Module Decomposition of Super-Symmetric Powers of Matrices

ABSTRACT

Let M be the k  ×  m matrices over ?. The GL ( k ) ×  GL ( m ) decompositions of the symmetric and of the exterior powers of M are described by two classical theorems. We describe a theorem for Lie superalgebras, which implies both of these classical theorems as special cases. The constructions of both the exterior and the symmetric algebras are generalized to a class of algebras defined by partitions. That superalgebra theorem is further generalized to these algebras.