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Classification of finite dimensional simple Lie algebras in prime characteristics

Rings and Algebras 2007-05-23 v2 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We give a comprehensive survey of the theory of finite dimensional Lie algebras over an algebraically closed field of characteristic p>0 and announce that for p>3 the classification of finite dimensional simple Lie algebras is complete. Any such Lie algebra is up to isomorphism either classical (i.e. comes from characteristic 0) or a filtered Lie algebra of Cartan type or a Melikian algebra of characteristic 5.

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@article{arxiv.math/0601380,
  title  = {Classification of finite dimensional simple Lie algebras in prime characteristics},
  author = {Alexander Premet and Helmut Strade},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0601380},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Revised version: a list of open problems has been added as suggested by the referee