Math 681 FALL 2012, List of lectures

  • On this page I will post content of all lectures. All handouts also will be posted here.
  • Monday, September 24: Definition of a Lie algebra. Examples.
  • Wednesday, September 26: Linear Lie algebras of type BCD. Derivations and automorphisms.
  • Friday, September 28: Ideals, homomorphisms, simple Lie algebras. Lie algebra sl_2(F) is simple. Representations and modules. Adjoint representation.
  • Monday, October 1: Solvable Lie algebras and nilpotent Lie algebras.
  • Wednesday, October 3: Engel's theorem.
  • Friday, October 5: Lie's theorem.
  • Monday, October 8: Jordan decomposition.
  • Wednesday, October 10: Cartan's criterion.
  • Friday, October 12: Killing form.
  • Monday, October 15: Derivations of semisimple Lie algebras. Abstract Jordan decomposition.
  • Wednesday, October 17: Finite dimensional irreducible sl(2)-modules.
  • Friday, October 19: Complete reducibility for finite dimensional sl(2)-modules.
  • Monday, October 22: More on complete reducibility for sl(2). Casimir operator for finite dimensional representation of semisimple Lie algebra.
  • Wednesday, October 24: Complete reducibility for finite dimensional representations of semisimple Lie algebras (Weyl's theorem).
  • Friday, October 26: Abstract Jordan decomposition and representations. Toral subalgebras of semisimple Lie algebras. Please find take-home midterm here.
  • Monday, October 29: Root decomposition: Centralizer of a maximal toral subalgebra.
  • Wednesday, October 31: Root decomposition: dimension of root spaces and multiples of roots.
  • Friday, November 2: Root decomposition: Cartan integers and strings of roots. Roots form a root system.
  • Monday, November 5: Root systems: 2-dimensional examples. Simple roots.
  • Wednesday, November 7: Root systems: existence of a base and Weyl chambers.
  • Friday, November 9: Root systems: Weyl group is generated by simple reflections. Length function.
  • Monday, November 12: Decomposition of a root system into the union of irreducible ones. Long and short roots. Cartan matrix determines a root system.
  • Wednesday, November 14: Classification of Dynkin diagrams, I.
  • Friday, November 16: Classification of Dynkin diagrams, II.
  • Monday, November 19: Simplicity of a Lie algebra and irreducibility of its root system. Isomorphism Theorem.
  • Wednesday, November 21: Proof of isomorphism theorem.
  • Friday, November 23: Thanksgiving.
  • Monday, November 26: Classical Lie algebras are semisimple.
  • Wednesday, November 28: Maximal toral subalgebras are conjugated.
  • Friday, November 30: Maximal toral subalgebras = Cartan subalgebras.
  • Please find Final Exam here.
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