Open AccessChief Factors of Lie Algebras
Author(s) -
David A. Towers
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of generalized lie theory and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1736-5279
pISSN - 1736-4337
DOI - 10.4172/1736-4337.s2-e002
Subject(s) - representation theory , algebra over a field , lie algebra , mathematics , adjoint representation of a lie algebra , lie conformal algebra , lie theory , pure mathematics
In group theory the chief factors allow a group to be studied by its representation theory on Particularly natural irreducible modules. It is to be expected, therefore, that they will play an important role in the study of Lie algebras. In this article we survey a few of their properties