MATH 814 - Lie Algebras and Representations I

Credits: 3

Introduction to Lie algebras. Topics include ideals, homomorphisms, nilpotent and solvable algebras, radicals, killing forms, Cartan subalgebras, semisimple Lie algebras and root systems, classification of semisimple Lie algebras, conjugacy theorems, enveloping algebras and PBW theorems, Serre relations, and constructions of semisimple Lie algebras and their enveloping algebras.

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Y

Requisites:
Prerequisite: MATH 811.

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Fall-Odd Years

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MATH 814 - Lie Algebras and Representations I