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LieAlgebras[MasseyProduct] - calculate the Massey product of a pair of forms

Calling Sequences

     MasseyProduct(

Parameters

          - a -form defined on a Lie algebra  with coefficients in

           - a -form defined on a Lie algebra  with coefficients in

 

Description

Examples

Description

• 

The Massey product of a pair of forms  and is the 3-form  defined by

.

In general, if  and then the Massey product is the form defined by

 

 + cyclic permutations.

 

• 

 The Massey product plays an important role in the construction of the deformations of a Lie algebra.

 

Examples

 

Example 1.

First initialize a Lie algebra from a list of structure equations.

 

(2.1)

(2.2)

(2.3)

 

We define the adjoint representation and use this to construct the corresponding Lie algebra with coefficients.

alg > 

(2.4)
alg > 

alg > 

(2.5)

 

Here is a pair of 2-forms on and their Massey product.

alg > 

(2.6)
algV > 

(2.7)
algV > 

(2.8)

 

Here is a pair of 3-forms on and their Massey product.

algV > 

(2.9)
algV > 

(2.10)
algV > 

(2.11)

See Also

DifferentialGeometry

LieAlgebras

Adjoint

Cohomology

Deformation

Representation

 


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