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Deformations of the Lie Algebra $\mathfrak{o}(5)$ in Characteristics $3$ and $2$
S. Bouarroudja,
A. V. Lebedevb,
F. Vagemannc a United Arab Emirates University
b N. I. Lobachevski State University of Nizhni Novgorod
c Université de Nantes, France
Abstract:
All finite-dimensional simple modular Lie algebras with Cartan matrix fail to have deformations, even infinitesimal ones, if the characteristic
$p$ of the ground field is equal to
$0$ or exceeds
$3$. If
$p=3$, then the orthogonal Lie algebra
$\mathfrak o(5)$ is one of two simple modular Lie algebras with Cartan matrix that do have deformations (the Brown algebras
$\mathfrak{br}(2;\alpha)$ appear in this family of deformations of the
$10$-dimensional Lie algebras, and therefore are not listed separately); moreover, the
$29$-dimensional Brown algebra
$\mathfrak{br}(3)$ is the only other simple Lie algebra which has a Cartan matrix and admits a deformation. Kostrikin and Kuznetsov described the orbits (isomorphism classes) under the action of an algebraic group
$O(5)$ of automorphisms of the Lie algebra
$\mathfrak o(5)$ on the space
$H^2(\mathfrak o(5);\mathfrak o(5))$ of infinitesimal deformations and presented representatives of the isomorphism classes. We give here an explicit description of the global deformations of the Lie algebra
$\mathfrak o(5)$ and describe the deformations of a simple analog of this orthogonal algebra in characteristic
$2$. In characteristic
$3$, we have found the representatives of the isomorphism classes of the deformed algebras that linearly depend on the parameter.
Keywords:
finite-dimensional simple modular Lie algebra, Brown algebra, infinitesimal deformation, global deformation, Cartan matrix, Jacobi identity, Massey bracket, Maurer–Cartan equation, Chevalley basis.
UDC:
512.544.3 Received: 14.03.2010
Revised: 26.05.2010
DOI:
10.4213/mzm8779