A new characterization of semisimple Lie algebras
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Abstract:
Using Casimir elements, we characterize the semisimple Lie algebras among the quadratic Lie algebras. This characterization gives, in particular, a generalization of a consequence of Cartan’s second criterion.References
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Additional Information
- Said Benayadi
- Affiliation: Universite de Metz, Département de Mathematiques, U.R.A. CNRS n$^{\circ }$ 399, Ile du Saulcy, F-57045 Metz cedex 01, France
- Email: benayadi@poncelet.univ-metz.fr
- Received by editor(s): May 4, 1995
- Received by editor(s) in revised form: September 21, 1995
- Communicated by: Roe Goodman
- © Copyright 1997 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 125 (1997), 685-688
- MSC (1991): Primary 17B05, 17B20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-97-03612-5
- MathSciNet review: 1353376