The wielandt subalgebra of a Lie algebra

Donald W. Barnes*, Daniel Groves

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    Abstract

    Following the analogy with group theory, we define the Wielandt subalgebra of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra to be the intersection of the normalisers of the subnormal subalgebras. In a non-zero algebra,this is a non-zero ideal if the ground field has characteristic 0 or if the derived algebra is nilpotent, allowing the definition of the Wielandt series. For a Lie algebra with nilpotent derived algebra, we obtain a bound for the derived length in terms of the Wielandt length and show this bound to be best possible. We also characterise the Lie algebras with nilpotent derived algebra and Wielandt length 2.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)313-330
    Number of pages18
    JournalJournal of the Australian Mathematical Society
    Volume74
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2003

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