Direct and semi-direct sum
The direct sum of the following two algebras with basis (,
) and (
,
,
)
... is the algebra with basis (,
,
,
,
) and commutator [
,
]=0.
The next example shows the sum of 3-dimensional 1-Heisenberg algebra and (,+).
Note, {{{0}}} is the ad tensor of (,+).
The function we would like to explain is ad∠gl, which establishes the commutator tensor of a semi-direct sum algebra. The procedure makes a subalgebra of R act on a n-dimensional ad tensor as a set of derivations.
Another example: We setup a general matrix, to act on 1-Heisenberg.
We are interested in the set of possible derivations, thus we demand ad to satisfy the Jacobi identity. It turns out, that the space of derivations is a 6-dimensional vector space with coefficients {,
,
,
,
,
}.
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