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Inner derivations of exceptional Lie algebras in prime characteristic

Authors :
Alberca-Bjerregaard, Pablo
Martín-Barquero, Dolores
Martín-González, Cándido
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

It is well-known that every derivation of a semisimple Lie algebra $L$ over an algebraically closed field $F$ with characteristic zero is inner. The aim of this paper is to show what happens if the characteristic of $F$ is prime with $L$ an exceptional Lie algebra. We prove that if $L$ is a Chevalley Lie algebra of type $\{G_2,F_4,E_6,E_7,E_8\}$ over a field of characteristic $p$ then the derivations of $L$ are inner except in the cases $G_2$ with $p=2$, $E_6$ with $p=3$ and $E_7$ with $p=2$.

Subjects

Subjects :
Mathematics - Rings and Algebras

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1402.2212
Document Type :
Working Paper