In this work, we present a new classification of nilpotent orbits in a real reductive Lie algebra g under the action of its adjoint group. Our classification generalizes the Bala-Carter classification of the nilpotent orbits of complex semisimple Lie algebras. Our theory takes full advantage of the work of Kostant and Rallis on pC , the “complex symmetric space associated with g”. The Kostant-S...

Abstract. Fix a field F. A zero-nonzero pattern A is said to be potentially nilpotent over F if there exists a matrix with entries in F with zero-nonzero pattern A that allows nilpotence. In this paper we initiate an investigation into which zero-nonzero patterns are potentially nilpotent over F, with a special emphasis on the case that F = Zp is a finite field. As part of this investigation, w...

We give a new characterization of Lusztig’s canonical quotient, a finite group attached to each special nilpotent orbit of a complex semisimple Lie algebra. This group plays an important role in the classification of unipotent representations of finite groups of Lie type. We also define a duality map. To each pair of a nilpotent orbit and a conjugacy class in its fundamental group, the map assi...

A Riemannian Einstein solvmanifold (possibly, any noncompact homogeneous Einstein space) is almost completely determined by the nilradical of its Lie algebra. A nilpotent Lie algebra, which can serve as the nilradical of an Einstein metric solvable Lie algebra, is called an Einstein nilradical. Despite a substantial progress towards the understanding of Einstein nilradicals, there is still a la...

Let B be a nilpotent matrix and suppose that its Jordan canonical form is determined by a partition λ. Then it is known that its nilpotent commutator NB is an irreducible variety and that there is a unique partition μ such that the intersection of the orbit of nilpotent matrices corresponding to μ with NB is dense in NB. We prove that map D given by D(λ) = μ is an idempotent map. This answers a...

The subject of left-invariant Ricci soliton metrics on nilpotent Lie groups has enjoyed quite a bit of attention in the past several years. These metrics are intimately related to left-invariant Einstein metrics on non-unimodular solvable Lie groups. In fact, a classification of one is equivalent to a classification of the other. In this note, we focus our attention on nilpotent Lie groups and ...

A nilpotent quotient algorithm for finitely presented Lie rings over Z (LIENQ) is described. The paper studies the graded and non-graded cases separately. The algorithm computes the so-called nilpotent presentation for a finitely presented, nilpotent Lie ring. A nilpotent presentation consists of generators for the abelian group and the products expressed as linear combinations for pairs formed...

Antoine studied conditions which are connected to the question of Amitsur of whether or not a polynomial ring over a nil ring is nil, introducing the notion of nil-Armendariz rings. Hizem extended the nil-Armendariz property for polynomial rings onto powerseries rings, say nil power-serieswise rings. In this paper, we introduce the notion of power-serieswise CN rings that is a generalization of...

We prove that every finitely generated Lie algebra containing a nilpotent ideal of class c and finite codimension n has Gelfand-Kirillov dimension at most cn. In particular, finitely generated virtually nilpotent Lie algebras have polynomial growth.

To each complex semisimple Lie algebra $$ \mathfrak{g} and regular element a ∈ reg, one associates Mishchenko–Fomenko subalgebra \mathcal{F} ⊆ ℂ[ ]. This amounts to completely integrable system on the Poisson variety , as such has bifurcation diagram Σa Spec( a). We prove that codimension in a) if reg is not nilpotent, it or two nilpotent. In nilpotent case, we show of possible codimensions be ...