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LieAlgebras[Codifferential] - calculate the codifferential of a multi-vector defined on a Lie algebra with coefficients in a representation

Calling Sequences

     Codifferential(Z)

Parameters

     Z     - a multi-vector defined on a Lie algebra, or on a Lie algebra with coefficients in a representation

   

 

Description

Examples

Description

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Let  be a Lie algebra. The codifferential of monomial bi-vectors and tri-vectors on  is defined by

and .

The formula for a general monomial multi-vector is

where the barred vectors are omitted from the wedge product. A general multi-vector of degree  is a superposition of monomials of degree . The definition of the codifferential is extended to all multi-vectors by linearity.

• 

Let be a representation of  on a vector space  For  and , write  For multi-vectors with coefficients in , the above formulas for the codifferential are amended to

 

,

 

 and, in general,

 

Again, these definitions are extended to all multi-vectors by linearity.

 

• 

The command Codifferential computes the codifferential of a multi-vector . Note that if has degree , then has degree

• 

The co-differential satisfies It commutes with the Lie derivative Z and satisfies, for any vector ,

Examples

 

Example 1.

 

First initialize a 5-dimensional Lie algebra.

(2.1)

(2.2)

 

Define a bi-vector and calculate its codifferential.

alg > 

(2.3)
alg > 

(2.4)

 

Define a tri-vector and calculate its codifferential.

alg > 

(2.5)
alg > 

(2.6)

 

Check that

alg > 

(2.7)

 

Example 2.

In this example we calculate the codifferentials for some multi-vectors defined on a Lie algebra with coefficients in a representation. For this example we shall use the Lie algebra and its standard 4-dimensional representation. To create the computational environment we use the commands SimpleLieAlgebraData, StandardRepresentation and Representation.

 

(2.8)
Alg1 > 

(2.9)
so4 > 

 

Create a 4-dimensional vector space to serve as the representation space.

so4 > 

(2.10)
Alg1 > 

 

Initialize the Lie algebra  with coefficients in the standard representation.

V > 

(2.11)

 

Calculate the codifferential of a bi-vector.

V > 

(2.12)
so4V > 

(2.13)

 

Calculate the codifferential of a multi-vector of degree 4.

so4V > 

(2.14)
so4V > 

(2.15)

 

Check that

so4V > 

(2.16)

See Also

DifferentialGeometry

LieAlgebras

Adjoint

ExteriorDerivative

Representation

SimpleLieAlgebraData

StandardRepresentation

 


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