Cartan involution

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo semisimple Lie algebra
gptkbp:category gptkb:Lie_algebras
involutions
gptkbp:defines an involutive automorphism of a real semisimple Lie algebra with certain properties
gptkbp:field gptkb:Lie_theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cartan involution
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Élie_Cartan
gptkbp:property its fixed point set is a maximal compact subalgebra
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Killing_form
gptkb:Cartan_decomposition
symmetric space
gptkbp:usedIn theory of symmetric spaces
classification of real semisimple Lie algebras
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:semisimple_Lie_algebras
gptkb:Cartan_decomposition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6