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On Gradings Modulo 2 of Simple Lie Algebras in Characteristic 2

Representation Theory 2018-12-11 v3 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

The ground field in the text is of characteristic 2. The classification of modulo 2 gradings of simple Lie algebras is vital for the classification of simple finite-dimensional Lie superalgebras: with each grading, a simple Lie superalgebra is associated, see arXiv:1407.1695. No classification of gradings was known for any type of simple Lie algebras, bar restricted Jacobson-Witt algebras (i.e., the first derived of the Lie algebras of vector fields with truncated polynomials as coefficients) on not less than 3 indeterminates. Here we completely describe gradings modulo 2 for several series of Lie algebras and their simple relatives: of special linear series, its projectivizations, and projectivizations of the derived Lie algebras of two inequivalent orthogonal series (except for oΠ(8){\mathfrak{o}}_\Pi(8)). The classification of gradings is new, but all of the corresponding superizations are known. For the simple derived Zassenhaus algebras of height n>1n>1, there is an (n2)(n-2)-parametric family of modulo 2 gradings; all but one of the corresponding simple Lie superalgebras are new. Our classification also proves non-triviality of a deformation of a simple 323|2-dimensional Lie superalgebra (new result).

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@article{arxiv.1711.00638,
  title  = {On Gradings Modulo 2 of Simple Lie Algebras in Characteristic 2},
  author = {Andrey Krutov and Alexei Lebedev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.00638},
  year   = {2018}
}