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Simple decompositions of simple Lie superalgebras

Rings and Algebras 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this paper we consider Lie superalgebras decomposable as the sum of two proper subalgebras. Any of these algebras has the form of the vector space sum L=A+BL=A+B where AA and BB are proper simple subalgebras which need not be ideals of LL, and the sum need not be direct. The main result of this paper is the following: Let S=osp(m,2n)S = {osp}(m,2n) be a Lie superalgebra such that S=K+LS=K+L where KK, LL are two proper basic simple subalgebras. Then mm is even, m=2km=2k and Kosp(2k1,2n)K \cong osp(2k-1,2n), Lsl(k,n)L \cong sl(k,n).

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@article{arxiv.math/0509065,
  title  = {Simple decompositions of simple Lie superalgebras},
  author = {T. Tvalavadze},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0509065},
  year   = {2007}
}
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