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LieAlgebras[Centralizer] - find the centralizer of a list of vectors

Calling Sequences

     Centralizer(S, h)

Parameters

     S     - a list of vectors in a Lie algebra  or a general algebra

     h     - (optional) a subalgebra of or

 

Description

Examples

Description

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The centralizer of a set of vectors relative to a subalgebra is the subalgebra of vectors in which commute with all the vectors in

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Centralizer(S, h) calculates the centralizer of the list Sin the subalgebra . If the second argument h is not specified then the centralizer of S in the entire algebra is calculated.

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A list of vectors defining a basis for the centralizer of S is returned. If the centralizer of S is trivial, then an empty list is returned.

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The command Centralizer is part of the DifferentialGeometry:-LieAlgebras package. It can be used in the form Centralizer(...) only after executing the commands with(DifferentialGeometry) and with(LieAlgebras), but can always be used by executing DifferentialGeometry:-LieAlgebras:-Centralizer(...).

Examples

 

Example 1.

First initialize a Lie algebra.

(2.1)

 

Calculate the centralizer of  in the Lie algebra Alg1.

Alg1 > 

(2.2)
Alg1 > 

(2.3)

 

Calculate the centralizer of  relative to the subalgebras spanned by and  .

Alg1 > 

(2.4)
Alg1 > 

(2.5)
Alg1 > 

(2.6)
Alg1 > 

(2.7)
Alg1 > 

(2.8)

 

Example 2.

Calculate the centralizer of a set of vectors in the algebra  of octonions.

Alg1 > 

(2.9)
Alg1 > 

(2.10)
Alg1 > 

(2.11)
Alg1 > 

(2.12)

 

See Also

DifferentialGeometry

LieAlgebras

Center

 


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