simple Lie algebra sl(n+1)

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lie_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:special_linear_Lie_algebra
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:theoretical_physics
differential geometry
representation theory
theory of algebraic groups
gptkbp:automorphismGroup PGL(n+1)
gptkbp:CartanSubalgebraDimension n
gptkbp:centralTo trivial
gptkbp:class gptkb:classical_Lie_algebra
gptkbp:defines Lie algebra of (n+1)x(n+1) matrices with trace zero
gptkbp:dimensions (n+1)^2 - 1
gptkbp:highestWeightRepresentation fundamental representations of type A_n
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label simple Lie algebra sl(n+1)
gptkbp:isSemisimple true
gptkbp:isSimple true
gptkbp:KillingForm non-degenerate
gptkbp:notation sl(n+1)
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field
complex numbers
n
real numbers
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:SL(n+1)
PSL(n+1)
gptkbp:type type A_n
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_n^{(1)}
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7