Criterion for the nondegeneracy of a transformation group (Q1033903)

The author obtains a criterion for the nondegeneracy of a local \({n(n+1)}\over{2}\)-dimensional transformation group acting on the space \(\mathbb{R}^n\). First, he recalls the definition of nondegeneracy of such a group in terms of some Jacobians associated with the group. The nondegeneracy condition is expressed by the nonvanishing of a determinant consisting of minors from another determinant obtained from the explicit expression of the Lie algebra of the given group of transformations.