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Invariants of Lie algebras extended over commutative algebras without unit

Rings and Algebras 2018-05-02 v3 K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

We establish results about the second cohomology with coefficients in the trivial module, symmetric invariant bilinear forms and derivations of a Lie algebra extended over a commutative associative algebra without unit. These results provide a simple unified approach to a number of questions treated earlier in completely separated ways: periodization of semisimple Lie algebras (Anna Larsson), derivation algebras, with prescribed semisimple part, of nilpotent Lie algebras (Benoist), and presentations of affine Kac-Moody algebras.

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@article{arxiv.0901.1395,
  title  = {Invariants of Lie algebras extended over commutative algebras without unit},
  author = {Pasha Zusmanovich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.1395},
  year   = {2018}
}

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v3: added a footnote on p.10 about a wrong derivation of the correct statement