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Construction of Simple Lie Algebras
Construction of Simple Lie Algebras
SimpleLieAlgebra(X, n, F) : MonStgElt, RngIntElt, Fld -> AlgLie
This function constructs the simple Lie algebra of type X_n over the field
F. The result is a Lie algebra defined by a multiplication table. Here
X is a string which can be one of "A", "B", "C", "D",
"E", "F" or "G" and n is a positive integer.
In a few cases the Lie algebra returned by this function is not simple;
examples are the Lie algebras of type A_n over a field of characteristic
p>0 where p divides n + 1, and the Lie algebras of type D_1 and D_2.
Example AlgLie_SimpleLieAlgebra (H49E1)
We construct some standard simple Lie algebras.
> SimpleLieAlgebra("D", 7, RationalField());
Lie Algebra of dimension 91 with base ring Rational Field
> SimpleLieAlgebra("G", 2, GF(5));
Lie Algebra of dimension 14 with base ring GF(5)
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