English

Semisimplifying Lie algebras of $J$-ternary algebras in characteristic $3$

Rings and Algebras 2026-01-08 v2

Abstract

We describe a class of Lie superalgebras in characteristic 33, containing the Elduque-Cunha superalgebras g(3,3),g(6,6)\mathfrak{g}(3,3), \mathfrak{g}(6,6) and the Elduque superalgebra el(5,3)\mathfrak{el}(5,3), using the tensor product of composition algebras. For the Lie superalgebra el(5,3)\mathfrak{el}(5,3), this allows us to move beyond the contragredient construction and it also allows us to construct more general forms. We also describe how one obtains these Lie superalgebras using the semisimplification functor on the representation category Rep(α3)\mathbf{Rep}(\alpha_3) to Lie algebras of type E6,E7E_6, E_7 and E8E_8, in line with how Arun Kannan applied this functor to the split algebras. We further apply this functor more broadly to the class of Lie algebras coming from JJ-ternary algebras over fields of characteristic 33.

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@article{arxiv.2506.23778,
  title  = {Semisimplifying Lie algebras of $J$-ternary algebras in characteristic $3$},
  author = {Michiel Smet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.23778},
  year   = {2026}
}