5-Graded simple Lie algebras, structurable algebras, and Kantor pairs

Abstract

Relying on the classification of simple Lie algebras over algebraically closed fields of characteristic $>3$, we show that any finite-dimensional central simple 5-graded Lie algebra over a field $k$ of characteristic $\neq 2,3$ is a simple Lie algebra of Chevalley type, i.e. a central quotient of the Lie algebra of a simple algebraic $k$-group. As a consequence, we prove that all central simple structurable algebras and Kantor pairs over $k$ arise from 5-gradings on simple Lie algebras of Chevalley type.