Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1 General Theory
Chapter 1 Introduction and Motivation
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts
2.1 Definitions
2.2 Levi theorem
2.3 Classification of complex simple Lie algebras
2.4 Chevalley cohomology of Lie algebras
Chapter 3 Invariants of the Coadjoint Representation of a Lie Algebra
3.1 Casimir operators and generalized Casimir invariants
3.2 Calculation of generalized Casimir invariants using the infinitesimal method
3.3 Calculation of generalized Casimir invariants by the method of moving frames
Part 2 Recognition of a Lie Algebra Given by Its Structure Constants
Chapter 4 Identification of Lie Algebras through the Use of Invariants
4.1 Elementary invariants
4.2 More sophisticated invariants
Chapter 5 Decomposition into a Direct Sum
5.1 General theory and criteria
5.2 Algorithm
5.3 Examples
Chapter 6 Levi Decomposition. Identification of the Radical and Levi Factor
6.1 Original algorithm
6.2 Modified algorithm
6.3 Examples
Chapter 7 The Nilradical of a Lie Algebra
7.1 General theory
7.2 Algorithm
7.3 Examples
7.4 Identification of the nilradical using the Killing form
Part 3 Nilpotent, Solvable and Levi Decomposable Lie Algebras
Chapter 8 Nilpotent Lie Algebras
8.1 Maximal Abelian ideals and their extensions
8.2 Classification of low-dimensional nilpotent Lie algebras
Chapter 9 Solvable Lie Algebras and Their Nilradicals
9.1 General structure of a solvable Lie algebra
9.2 General procedure for classifying all solvable Lie algebras with a given nilradical
9.3 Upper bound on the dimension of a solvable extension of a given nilradical
9.4 Particular classes of nilradicals and their solvable extensions
9.5 Vector fields realizing bases of the coadjoint representation of a solvable Lie algebra
Chapter 10 Solvable Lie Algebras with Abelian Nilradicals
10.1 Basic structural theorems
10.2 Decomposability properties of the solvable Lie algebras
10.3 Solvable Lie algebras with centers of maximal dimension
10.4 Solvable Lie algebras with one nonnilpotent element and an n-dimensional Abelian nilradical
10.5 Solvable Lie algebras with two nonnilpotent elements and n-dimensional Abelian nilradical
10.6 Generalized Casimir invariants of solvable Lie algebras with Abelian nilradicals
Chapter 11 Solvable Lie Algebras with Heisenberg Nilradical
11.1 he Heisenberg relations and the Heisenberg algebra
11.2 Classification of solvable Lie algebras with nilradical h (m)