Lie algebra

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Etymology[edit]

Named in honor of Sophus Lie (1842–1899), a Norwegian mathematician, in the 1930s by Hermann Weyl.

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  • IPA(key): /liː.ældʒɨbɹə/

Noun[edit]

Lie algebra (plural Lie algebras)

  1. (mathematics) A linear algebra whose mathematical structure underlies a Lie group’s structure.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Douglas W. McKenzie (2015) An Elementary Introduction to Lie Algebras for Physicists‎[1], retrieved 2019-06-27
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