In algebra, a simple Lie algebra is a Lie algebra that is non-abelian and contains no nonzero proper ideals. The classification of real simple Lie algebras is one of the major achievements of Wilhelm Killing and Élie Cartan. A direct sum of simple Lie algebras is called a semisimple Lie algebra. A simple Lie group is a connected Lie group whose Lie algebra is simple. (Wikipedia).
This lecture is part of an online graduate course on Lie groups. We define the Lie algebra of a Lie group in two ways, and show that it satisfied the Jacobi identity. The we calculate the Lie algebras of a few Lie groups. For the other lectures in the course see https://www.youtube.co
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The Lie-algebra of Quaternion algebras and their Lie-subalgebras
In this video we discuss the Lie-algebras of general quaternion algebras over general fields, especially as the Lie-algebra is naturally given for 2x2 representations. The video follows a longer video I previously did on quaternions, but this time I focus on the Lie-algebra operation. I st
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In this video I write down the axioms of Lie algebras and then discuss the defining anti-symmetric bilinear map (the Lie bracket) which is zero on the diagonal and fulfills the Jacobi identity. I'm following the compact book "Introduction to Lie Algebras" by Erdmann and Wildon. https://gi
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Lie groups: Lie groups and Lie algebras
This lecture is part of an online graduate course on Lie groups. We discuss the relation between Lie groups and Lie algebras, and give several examples showing how they behave differently. Lie algebras turn out to correspond more closely to the simply connected Lie groups. We then explain
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Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Lesson 16 - representations, connectedness, definition of Lie Group
Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Lesson 16 - representations, connectedness, definition of Lie Group We cover a few concepts in this lecture: 1) we introduce the idea of a matrix representation using our super-simple example of a continuous group, 2) we discuss "connectedness" and explain tha
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The Weyl algebra and the Heisenberg Lie algebra
In this video we give a simple teaser into the world of operator algebras. In particular, we talk about the Weyl algebra and compute some expressions that fulfill the property which defines the Heisenberg Lie algebra http://math.uchicago.edu/~may/REU2012/REUPapers/Lingle.pdf https://en.w
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Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Lesson 25 - the commutator and the Lie Algebra
Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Lesson 25 - the commutator In this lecture we discover how to represent an infinitesimal commutator of the Lie group using a member of the Lie algebra. We promote the vector space spawned by the group generators to an algebra. Please consider supporting this
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Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Lesson 13 - Continuous Groups defined
Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Lesson 13 - Continuous Groups defined In this lecture we define a "continuous groups" and show the connection between the algebraic properties of a group with topological properties. Please consider supporting this channel via Patreon: https://www.patreon.co
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Jean Michel BISMUT - Fokker-Planck Operators and the Center of the Enveloping Algebra
The heat equation method in index theory gives an explicit local formula for the index of a Dirac operator. Its Lagrangian counterpart involves supersymmetric path integrals. Similar methods can be developed to give a geometric formula for semi simple orbital integrals associated with the
From playlist Integrability, Anomalies and Quantum Field Theory
In this clip I casually give a roundup of some of my current interests and also recommend you some literature. Get into Lie algebras, Lie groups and algebraic groups. Do it now! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_algebra http://www.jmilne.org/math/index.html
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Ana Balibanu: The partial compactification of the universal centralizer
Abstract: Let G be a semisimple algebraic group of adjoint type. The universal centralizer is the family of centralizers in G of regular elements in Lie(G), parametrized by their conjugacy classes. It has a natural symplectic structure, obtained by Hamiltonian reduction from the cotangent
From playlist Algebra
This lecture is part of an online graduate course on Lie groups. This lecture is about Lie's theorem, which implies that a complex solvable Lie algebra is isomorphic to a subalgebra of the upper triangular matrices. . For the other lectures in the course see https://www.youtube.com/playl
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Simple Groups - Abstract Algebra
Simple groups are the building blocks of finite groups. After decades of hard work, mathematicians have finally classified all finite simple groups. Today we talk about why simple groups are so important, and then cover the four main classes of simple groups: cyclic groups of prime order
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Lie groups: Positive characteristic is weird
This lecture is part of an online graduate course on Lie groups. We give several examples to show that, over fields of positive characteristic, Lie algebras can behave strangely, and have a weaker connection to Lie groups. In particular the Lie algebra does not generate the ring of all in
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Simple groups, Lie groups, and the search for symmetry II | Math History | NJ Wildberger
This is the second video in this lecture on simple groups, Lie groups and manifestations of symmetry. During the 19th century, the role of groups shifted from its origin in number theory and the theory of equations to its role in describing symmetry in geometry. In this video we talk abou
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Representation theory and geometry – Geordie Williamson – ICM2018
Plenary Lecture 17 Representation theory and geometry Geordie Williamson Abstract: One of the most fundamental questions in representation theory asks for a description of the simple representations. I will give an introduction to this problem with an emphasis on the representation theor
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This lecture is part of an online graduate course on Lie groups. We give an introductory survey of Lie groups theory by describing some examples of Lie groups in low dimensions. Some recommended books: Lie algebras and Lie groups by Serre (anything by Serre is well worth reading) Repre
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Representations of p-adic groupsz - Jessica Fintzen
Workshop on Representation Theory and Analysis on Locally Symmetric Spaces Topic: Representations of p-adic groupsz Speaker: Jessica Fintzen Affiliation: University of Michigan; Member, School of Mathematics Date: March 5, 2018 For more videos, please visit http://video.ias.edu
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Lie groups: Bianchi classification
This lecture is part of an online graduate course on Lie groups. We give a sketch of the Bianchi classification of the Lie algebras and groups of dimension at most 3. We mention that this is related to the Thurston geometries of 3-manifolds. For the other lectures in the course see ht
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Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Lesson 3 - Classical Groups Part I
Lie Groups and Lie Algebras: Lesson 3 - Classical Groups Part I We introduce the idea of the classical matrix groups and their associated carrier spaces. Please consider supporting this channel via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/XYLYXYLYX
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