Query[Abelian] - check if a Lie algebra is Abelian
Calling Sequences
Query(Alg, "Abelian")
Query(S, "Abelian")
Parameters
Alg - (optional) name or string, the name of an initialized Lie algebra
S - a list of vectors defining a basis for a subalgebra
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Description
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A Lie algebra g is Abelian if [x, y] = 0 for all x, y in g.
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Query(Alg, "Abelian") returns true if Alg is an Abelian Lie algebra and false otherwise. If the algebra is unspecified, then Query is applied to the current algebra.
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Query(S, "Abelian") returns true if the subalgebra S is an Abelian Lie algebra and false otherwise.
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The command Query is part of the DifferentialGeometry:-LieAlgebras package. It can be used in the form Query(...) only after executing the commands with(DifferentialGeometry) and with(LieAlgebras), but can always be used by executing DifferentialGeometry:-LieAlgebras:-Query(...).
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Examples
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Example 1.
We initialize a pair of 3 dimensional Lie algebras.
The first algebra is not Abelian and the second is, as confirmed by a call to Query.
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The subalgebra S1 = [x1, x2] in Alg1 is not Abelian while the subalgebra S2 = [x2, x3] is Abelian.
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