Infinite Dimensional Lie Algebras of Type L

The authors introduce infinite-dimensional Lie algebras of type \(L\) over a field \(F\) of characteristic 0 and give several conditions for them to be simple. A type \(L\) Lie algebra \(L(A,\delta,\alpha)= \bigoplus_{x\in A}Fe_x\) is defined for a torsion free Abelian group \(A\) with the product \[ [e_x,e_y]= \sum_{i=1}^n \alpha_i(x-y) e_{x+y-\delta_i}, \] where \(\alpha_i:A\to F\) are additive maps, \(\delta_i\in A\) are distinct, \(\delta= (\delta_1,\dots, \delta_n)\), and \(\alpha= (\alpha_1,\dots, \alpha_n)\). The authors show that we can take \(\delta_1=0\). They claim that \(L(A,\delta,\alpha)\) is simple if \(\bigcap_i \ker(\alpha_i)= 0\) and there exists \(k\) such that \(\alpha_j(\delta_i)= 0\) for \(i\neq k\) and all \(j\). Let \(\Delta\) be the subgroup of \(A\) generated by \(\delta_i\)'s. The authors show that \(L(A,\delta,\alpha)\) is simple if and only if \(L(\Delta,\delta,\alpha)\) is simple and the centralizer of \(e_0\) is one dimensional. The paper contains eight open questions and four examples.

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