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The solvable Graph of a finite-dimensional Lie Algebra

Rings and Algebras 2025-11-12 v1 Combinatorics Group Theory

Abstract

We introduce and investigate the solvable graph ΓS(L)\Gamma_\mathfrak{S}(L) of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra LL over a field FF. The vertices are the elements outside the solvabilizer \sol(L)\sol(L), and two vertices are adjacent whenever they generate a solvable subalgebra. After developing the basic properties of solvabilizers and SS-Lie algebras, we establish divisibility conditions, coset decompositions, and degree constraints for solvable graphs. Explicit examples, such as sl2(F3)\mathfrak{sl}_2(\mathbb{F}_3), illustrate that solvable graphs may be non-connected, in sharp contrast with the group-theoretic setting. We further determine the degree sequences of ΓS(gl2(\Fq))\Gamma_\mathfrak{S}(\mathfrak{gl}_2(\F_q)) and ΓS(sl2(\Fq))\Gamma_\mathfrak{S}(\mathfrak{sl}_2(\F_q)), highlighting how spectral types of matrices dictate combinatorial patterns. An algorithmic framework based on GAP and SageMath is also provided for practical computations. Our results reveal both analogies and differences with the nilpotent graph of Lie algebras, and suggest that solvable graphs encode structural invariants in a genuinely new way. This work opens the door to a broader graphical approach to solvability in Lie theory.

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@article{arxiv.2511.08290,
  title  = {The solvable Graph of a finite-dimensional Lie Algebra},
  author = {David Towers and Ismael Gutierrez and Luis Fernandez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.08290},
  year   = {2025}
}