INDEX

Abelian Lie algebra, 10

Adjoint mapping, 9

Ado’s theorem, 202

Algebra

   alternative algebra, 143

   associative algebra, 3

   associative algebra of linear transformations, 5

   constants of multiplication of an algebra, 2

   convention on algebra terminology, 15

   of differential operators, 175

   Jordan algebra, 144

   Lie algebra, 3

   Lie algebra of linear transformations, 6

   non-associative algebra, 2

Almost algebraic Lie algebras, 98

Automorphisms of Al Bl, Cl, Dl, G2 F4, 281285

Basic irreducible modules, p. 226

Campbell-Hausdorff formula, 175

Canonical generators, 126

Cartan matrix, 121

Cartan’s criteria, 68, 69

Cartan subalgebra, 57

   conjugacy of Cartan subalgebras, 273

   splitting Cartan subalgebra, 108

Casimir operator, 78

Cayley algebra, 142, 317

Center, 10

Central non-associative algebra, 291

Centralizer, 28

Centroid, 291

Chamber, 263

Characteristic polynomial, 60

Characters, 239, 249

   primitive character, 259

Cohomology groups, 9395, 174185

Compact form, 147

Complete Lie algebra, 11

Complete reducibility, 46, 7583, 96103

Composition series, 48

Derivation, 7, 7375, 79

   anti-derivation, 179

   inner derivation, 9

   (s1, S2)-derivation, 177

Derivation algebra, 8

Derived series, 23

Direct sum, 18

Dynkin diagram, 128

Engel’s theorems, 36

Enveloping algebra, 32

Exceptional simple Lie algebras, 142

Extension of base field, 2628

Extension of a Lie algebra, 18, 88

Exterior algebra, 178

Factor set, 89

Filtered algebra, 164

Fitting decomposition, 37, 39, 57

Free associative algebra, 167

Free Lie algebra, 167

Freudenthal’s formula, 247

Friedrich’s theorem, 170

Goldie-Ore theorem, 165

Graded algebra, 163

Holomorph, 18

Ideal, 10, 31

Indecomposability (for a set of linear transformations), 46

Invariant form, 69

Irreducibility (for a set of linear transformations), 46

   absolute irrepucibility, 223

Irreducible modules for Al, Bl and G2, 226235

Iwasawa’s theorem, 204

Jacobi identity, 3

Killing form, 69

Kostant’s formula, 261

Levi’s theorem, 91

Lie element, 168

Lie’s theorems, 50, 52

Linear property, 146

Lower central series, 23

Malcev-Harish-Chandra theorem, 92

Module, 14

   cyclic module, 212

   contragredient module, 22

   e-extreme cyclic module, 212

   tensor product of modules, 21

Morozov’s lemma, 98

Mostow-Taft theorem, 105

Multiplication algebra, 290

Nil radical, 26

Nilpotent Lie algebra, 25

Normalizer, 28, 57

Orthogonal Lie algebra, 7

Poincaré — Birkhoff — Witt theorem, 159

Polynomial mapping, 266

   differential of a polynomial mapping, 268

Primary components, 3743

Qnaternion algebra, 316

Radical

   of associative algebra, 26

   of Lie algebra, 24

Rank, 58

Real simple Lie algebras, 313316

Reductive Lie algebra, 104, 105

Regular element, 58

Representation

   adjoint representation, 16

   for associative algebra, 14

   for Lie algebra, 16

   regular representation, 16

   of split three dimensional simple Lie algebra, 8386

   tensor product of representations, 21

Restricted Lie algebra of characteristic p, 187

   Abelian restricted Lie algebra, 192194

Roots, 64

Schenkman’s derivation tower theorem, 56

Semi-simple and nilpotent components of a linear transformation, 98

Semi-simple associative algebra, 26

Semi-simple Lie algebra, 24

   structure theorem for semi-simple Lie algebras, 71

Simple system of roots, 120

   indecomposable simple system, 127

Solvable Lie algebra, 24

Specht-Wever theorem, 169

Spin representation, 229

Split Lie algebra of linear transformations, 42, 50

Split semi-simple Lie algebra, 108

   existence theorem for, 220

   isomorphism theorem for 127, 221

Split simple Lie algebras Al, Bl. Cl, Dl, G2 F4, E6, 135146; E7 and Es, 223

Split three-dimensional simple Lie algebra, 14

Splittable Lie algebra (in the sense of Malcev), 98

Steinberg’s formula, 262

Subinvariant subalgebra, 29

Symplectic Lie algebra, 7

Trace form, 69

Triality, 287

Triangular Lie algebra, 7

u-algebra of a restricted Lie algebra, 192

Unipotent linear transformation, 285

Universal enveloping algebra, 152

Upper central series, 29

Weakly closed subset of an associative algebra, 31

Weight, 43

   weight space, 43, 61

Weyl group, 119, 240243

Weyl’s character formula, 255

Weyl’s dimensionality formula, 257

Whitehead’s lemmas 77, 89

Witt’s formula, 194

Witt’s theorem, 168