Some results on complete Lie superalgebras (Q1855363)

The concept of complete Lie algebras (centreless with only inner derivations) goes back to the work of \textit{E. Schenkman} [Am. J. Math. 73, 453--474 (1951; Zbl 0054.01804)], and was formally introduced by \textit{N. Jacobson} [Lie algebras (1962; Zbl 0121.27504)]. The combination of graduations and completeness suggests that this notion can also be defined for more general structures than Lie algebras, such as Lie superalgebras. Here derivations split into two classes, even and odd, corresponding to the different blocks of the graduation. In this article, and basing on some results obtained in \textit{D. J. Meng} [Commun. Algebra 22, 5457--5507 (1994; Zbl 0814.17004)], the authors analyze complete Lie superalgebras, by studying the decomposition with respect to a Cartan subalgebra. This enables them to obtain a sufficiency criterion for completeness of superalgebras (theorem 2.5). Further, a method for constructing complete superalgebras is given, using the Heisenberg superalgebras. The method is similar to that employed by the second author [Commun. Algebra 22, 5509--5524 (1994; Zbl 0814.17003)]. This leads to interesting nontrivial complete superalgebras obtained from complex semisimple Lie algebras and their modules (joint with nondegenerate symmetric bilinear forms). Note: At some point of the article the conjugacy of Cartan subalgebras by an automorphism of the algebra is used. We note that this requires the base field to be algebraically closed, an assumption which is employed but not explicitly stated in the article.