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
The centralizer of a set of vectors relative to a subalgebra is the subalgebra of vectors in which commute with all the vectors in
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.
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.
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(...).
Example 1.
First initialize a Lie algebra.
Calculate the centralizer of in the Lie algebra Alg1.
Calculate the centralizer of relative to the subalgebras spanned by and .
Example 2.
Calculate the centralizer of a set of vectors in the algebra of octonions.
See Also
DifferentialGeometry
LieAlgebras
Center
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