Algebraic structure of the Lorentz and of the Poincaré Lie algebras

DOI10.3836/TJM/1502179279zbMATH Open1467.17010arXiv1508.01634OpenAlexW2963307763MaRDI QIDQ2414060

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Publication date: 10 May 2019

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Abstract: We start with the Lorentz algebra $L=o_R(1,3)$ over the reals and find a suitable basis $B$ relative to which the structure constants are integers. Thus we consider the $Z$-algebra $L_Z$ which is free as a $Z$-module and its $Z$-basis is $B$. This allows us to define the Lorentz type algebra $L_K:=L_{Z}otime{s}_{Z}K$ over any field $K$. In a similar way, we consider Poincar'e type algebras over any field $K$. In this paper we study the ideal structure of Lorentz and of Poincar'e type algebras over different fields. It turns out that Lorentz type algebras are simple if and only if the ground field has no square root of $-1$. Thus, they are simple over the reals but not over the complex. Also, if the ground field is of characteristic $2$ then Lorentz and Poincar'e type algebras are neither simple nor semisimple. We extend the study of simplicity of the Lorentz algebra to the case of a ring of scalars where we have to use the notion of $m$-simplicity (relative to a maximal ideal $m$ of the ground ring of scalars). The Lorentz type algebras over a finite field $F_q$ where $q=p^n$ and $p$ is odd are simple if and only if $n$ is odd and $p$ of the form $p=4k+3$. In case $p=2$ then the Lorentz type algebra are not simple. Once we know the ideal structure of the algebras, we get some information of their automorphism groups. For the Lorentz type algebras (except in the case of characteristic $2$) we describe the affine group scheme of automorphisms and the derivation algebras. For the Poincar'e algebras we restrict this program to the case of an algebraically closed field of characteristic other than $2$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1508.01634

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