On the classification of metabelian Lie algebras

Gauger, Michael A.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1973-0325719-0

On the classification of metabelian Lie algebras
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Abstract:

The classification of 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras is attacked by a generator-relation method. The main results are in low dimensions or a small number of relations.

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