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The index complex of a maximal subalgebra of a Lie algebra

Rings and Algebras 2010-06-30 v1 Group Theory Representation Theory

Abstract

Let M be a maximal subalgebra of the Lie algebra L. A subalgebra C of L is said to be a completion for M if C is not contained in M but every proper subalgebra of C that is an ideal of L is contained in M. The set I(M) of all completions of M is called the index complex of M in L. We use this concept to investigate the influence of the maximal subalgebras on the structure of a Lie algebra, in particular finding new characterisations of solvable and supersolvable Lie algebras.

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@article{arxiv.1006.5636,
  title  = {The index complex of a maximal subalgebra of a Lie algebra},
  author = {David A. Towers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.5636},
  year   = {2010}
}