Hom-Lie algebra structures on semi-simple Lie algebras (Q2482064)

A hom-Lie algebra can be considered as a deformation of a Lie algebra, which is defined as a pair \((L,\sigma)\) of a non-associative algebra \((L,[\cdot,\cdot])\) satisfying skew-symmetry and an algebra homomorphism \(\sigma:L\to L\) such that \[ [(id+\sigma)(x),[y,z]]+[(id+\sigma)(y),[z,x]]+[(id+\sigma)(z),[x,y]]=0. \] The authors in this paper prove that hom-Lie algebra structures on finite-dimensional simple Lie algebras are all trivial. They also find when a finite-dimensional semi-simple Lie algebra can admit nontrivial hom-Lie algebra structures and obtain the isomorphic classes of nontrivial hom-Lie algebra structures.