A Lie group corresponding to the free Lie algebra and its universality
Abstract
Consider the real free Lie algebra with generators , \dots, . Since it is positively graded, it has a completion consisting of formal series. By the Campbell--Hausdorff formula, we have a corresponding Lie group . It is the set in the completed universal enveloping algebra of . Also, the group is a 'submanifold' in the algebra of formal associative noncommutative series in , \dots, , the 'submanifold' is determined by a certain system of quadratic equations. We consider a certain dense subgroup with a stronger (Polish) topology and show that any homomorphism from to a real finite-dimensional Lie algebra can be integrated in a unique way to a homomorphism from to the corresponding simply connected Lie group . If is surjective, then also is surjective. Note that Pestov (1993) constructed a separable Banach--Lie group such that any separable Banach--Lie group is its quotient.
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@article{arxiv.2411.11184,
title = {A Lie group corresponding to the free Lie algebra and its universality},
author = {Yury A. Neretin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.11184},
year = {2025}
}
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12p, text is edited