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On Self-Similar Lie Algebras and Virtual Endomorphisms

Rings and Algebras 2018-01-10 v1

Abstract

We introduce the notion of virtual endomorphisms of Lie algebras and use it as an approach for constructing self-similarity of Lie algebras. This is done in particular for a class of metabelian Lie algebras having homological type F Pn, which are variants of lamp-lighter groups. We establish several criteria when the existence of virtual endomorphism implies a self-similar Lie structure. Furthermore, we prove that the classical Lie algebra sln(k), where char(k) does not divide n affords non-trivial faithful self-similarity.

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@article{arxiv.1801.03005,
  title  = {On Self-Similar Lie Algebras and Virtual Endomorphisms},
  author = {Vyacheslav Futorny and Dessislava H. Kochloukova and Said N. Sidki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.03005},
  year   = {2018}
}
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