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Classification of Nilpotent Lie Algebras of Dimension 7 (over Algebraically Closed Field and R)

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1998

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Gong, Ming-Peng

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University of Waterloo

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This thesis is concerned with the classification of 7-dimensional nilpotent Lie algebras. Skjelbred and Sund have published in 1977 their method of constructing all nilpotent Lie algebras of dimension <i>n</i> given those algebras of dimension < <i>n</i>, and their automorphism groups. By using this method, we construct all nonisomorphic 7-dimensional nilpotent Lie algebras in the following two cases: (1) over an algebraically closed field of arbitrary characteristic except 2; (2) over the real field <strong>R</strong>. We have compared our lists with three of the most recent lists (those of Seeley, Ancochea-Goze, and Romdhani). While our list in case (1) over <strong>C</strong> differs greatly from that of Ancochea-Goze, which contains too many errors to be usable, it agrees with that of Seeley apart from a few corrections that should be made in his list, Our list in case (2) over <strong>R</strong> contains all the algebras on Romdhani's list, which omits many algebras.

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Mathematics, Nilpotent, Lie, Algebras, Algebraically, Closed

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http://hdl.handle.net/10012/1148

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