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17Bxx Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras

This subtopic studies Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras, including structure, representations, and links to geometry, differential equations, and physics.

Specific topics

17B01 Identities, free Lie (super)algebras

Overview

17B01 studies structure theory for lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Structure theory for Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for structure theory for lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B05 Structure theory of Lie algebras

Overview

17B05 studies nilpotent and solvable lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Nilpotent and solvable Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for nilpotent and solvable lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

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17B08 Coadjoint orbits; nilpotent varieties

Overview

17B08 studies lie algebras associated with algebraic groups in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Lie algebras associated with algebraic groups (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for lie algebras associated with algebraic groups
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

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17B10 Representations, algebraic theory

Overview

17B10 studies semisimple lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Semisimple Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for semisimple lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

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17B15 Representations, analytic theory

Overview

17B15 studies representation theory of lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Representation theory of Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for representation theory of lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

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17B20 Simple, semisimple, reductive Lie algebras

Overview

17B20 studies finite-dimensional lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Finite-dimensional Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for finite-dimensional lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

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17B22 Root systems

Overview

17B22 studies root systems and weyl groups in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Root systems and Weyl groups (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for root systems and weyl groups
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B25 Exceptional Lie algebras

Overview

17B25 studies infinite-dimensional lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Infinite-dimensional Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for infinite-dimensional lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B30 Solvable, nilpotent Lie algebras

Overview

17B30 studies lie algebra cohomology in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Lie algebra cohomology (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for lie algebra cohomology
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

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17B35 Universal enveloping algebras and related constructions

Overview

17B35 studies cohomology of lie superalgebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Cohomology of Lie superalgebras (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for cohomology of lie superalgebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B37 Quantum groups and related deformations

Overview

17B37 studies lie superalgebras and graded structures in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Lie superalgebras and graded structures (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for lie superalgebras and graded structures
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B40 Automorphisms, derivations, other operators for Lie algebras

Overview

17B40 studies hamiltonian, poisson, and symplectic lie structures in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Hamiltonian, Poisson, and symplectic Lie structures (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for hamiltonian, poisson, and symplectic lie structures
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B45 Lie algebras of linear algebraic groups

Overview

17B45 studies deformations and quantum groups related to lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Deformations and quantum groups related to Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for deformations and quantum groups related to lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B50 Modular Lie algebras

Overview

17B50 studies applications of lie algebras in differential equations and geometry in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Applications of Lie algebras in differential equations and geometry (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for applications of lie algebras in differential equations and geometry
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B55 Homological methods in Lie algebras

Overview

17B55 studies affine and kac-moody lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Affine and Kac-Moody Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for affine and kac-moody lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B56 Cohomology of Lie algebras

Overview

17B56 studies extended affine lie algebras and lie tori in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Extended affine Lie algebras and Lie tori (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for extended affine lie algebras and lie tori
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B60 Lie algebras: applications to physics

Overview

17B60 studies lie algebra automorphisms, derivations, and extensions in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

Related Wikipedia Page

Lie algebra automorphisms, derivations, and extensions (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for lie algebra automorphisms, derivations, and extensions
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B63 Poisson algebras

Overview

17B63 studies lie algebra invariants and identities in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Lie algebra invariants and identities (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for lie algebra invariants and identities
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B65 Infinite-dimensional Lie algebras

Overview

17B65 studies computational methods for lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Computational methods for Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for computational methods for lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B66 Lie algebras of vector fields

Overview

17B66 studies lie algebra representations over fields of positive characteristic in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Lie algebra representations over fields of positive characteristic (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for lie algebra representations over fields of positive characteristic
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B67 Kac-Moody algebras

Overview

17B67 studies restricted lie algebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Restricted Lie algebras (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for restricted lie algebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B68 Virasoro and related algebras

Overview

17B68 studies modular lie algebras and representation theory in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

Related Wikipedia Page

Modular Lie algebras and representation theory (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for modular lie algebras and representation theory
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B69 Vertex operators; vertex operator algebras

Overview

17B69 studies infinite-dimensional lie superalgebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

Related Wikipedia Page

Infinite-dimensional Lie superalgebras (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for infinite-dimensional lie superalgebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B70 Graded Lie algebras

Overview

17B70 studies lie superalgebra representations in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Lie superalgebra representations (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for lie superalgebra representations
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B75 Color Lie superalgebras, graded Lie superalgebras

Overview

17B75 studies applications of lie superalgebras in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

Related Wikipedia Page

Applications of Lie superalgebras (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for applications of lie superalgebras
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B80 Applications of Lie algebras and superalgebras to integrable systems

Overview

17B80 studies miscellaneous lie algebra topics in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

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Miscellaneous Lie algebra topics (Wikipedia)

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Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for miscellaneous lie algebra topics
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks

17B81 Applications to physics

Overview

17B81 studies miscellaneous lie superalgebra topics in Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras. It studies bracketed algebraic structures governing symmetry, representation theory, and graded or super-graded extensions.

Related Wikipedia Page

Miscellaneous Lie superalgebra topics (Wikipedia)

Useful Links

Key Ideas

  • Canonical formulations and representative examples for miscellaneous lie superalgebra topics
  • How structural, local, and computational viewpoints interact in the subject
  • Standard theorem patterns and invariants used in current research practice

Typical Uses

Used in geometry, mathematical physics, representation theory, and the classification of symmetries.

Applications

  • Symmetry and representation theory
  • Graded and super-graded Lie structures
  • Applications to geometry and physics

References

Recommended Textbooks