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A Lie group corresponding to the free Lie algebra and its universality

Group Theory 2025-04-01 v2 Rings and Algebras Representation Theory

Abstract

Consider the real free Lie algebra frn\mathfrak{fr}_n with generators ω1\omega_1, \dots, ωn\omega_n. Since it is positively graded, it has a completion frn\overline{\mathfrak{fr}}_n consisting of formal series. By the Campbell--Hausdorff formula, we have a corresponding Lie group Frn\overline{\mathrm{Fr}}_n. It is the set exp(frn)\exp\bigl(\overline{\mathfrak{fr}}_n\bigr) in the completed universal enveloping algebra of frn\mathfrak{fr}_n. Also, the group Frn\overline{\mathrm{Fr}}_n is a 'submanifold' in the algebra of formal associative noncommutative series in ω1\omega_1, \dots, ωn\omega_n, the 'submanifold' is determined by a certain system of quadratic equations. We consider a certain dense subgroup FrnFrn\mathrm{Fr}_n^\infty\subset \overline{\mathrm{Fr}}_n with a stronger (Polish) topology and show that any homomorphism π\pi from frn\mathfrak{fr}_n to a real finite-dimensional Lie algebra g\mathfrak{g} can be integrated in a unique way to a homomorphism Π\Pi from Frn\mathrm{Fr}_n^\infty to the corresponding simply connected Lie group GG. If π\pi is surjective, then Π\Pi 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