Derivations, Automorphisms, and Representations of Complex $ω$-Lie Algebras

Abstract

Let $(\mathfrak{g},ω)$ be a finite-dimensional non-Lie complex $ω$-Lie algebra. We study the derivation algebra $Der(\mathfrak{g})$ and the automorphism group $Aut(\mathfrak{g})$ of $(\mathfrak{g},ω)$. We introduce the notions of $ω$-derivations and $ω$-automorphisms of $(\mathfrak{g},ω)$ which naturally preserve the bilinear form $ω$. We show that the set $Der_ω(\mathfrak{g})$ of all $ω$-derivations is a Lie subalgebra of $Der(\mathfrak{g})$ and the set $Aut_ω(\mathfrak{g})$ of all $ω$-automorphisms is a subgroup of $Aut(\mathfrak{g})$. For any 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional nontrivial $ω$-Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$, we compute $Der(\mathfrak{g})$ and $Aut(\mathfrak{g})$ explicitly, and study some Lie group properties of $Aut(\mathfrak{g})$. We also study representation theory of $ω$-Lie algebras. We show that all 3-dimensional nontrivial $ω$-Lie algebras are multiplicative, as well as we provide a 4-dimensional example of $ω$-Lie algebra that is not multiplicative. Finally, we show that any irreducible representation of the simple $ω$-Lie algebra $C_α(α\neq 0,-1)$ is 1-dimensional.