On the structure tensor of \(\mathfrak{sl}_n\) (Q2676747)

The structure tensor \(T_n\) of the algebra \(\mathfrak{sl}_n\) of traceless \(n\times n\) matrices is the tensor associated with the bracket bilinear operator \([x,y]=xy-yx\) which defines the algebra. The study of the rank of \(T_n\) is related with the complexity of the product of matrices. One can show indeed that the exponent of the power of two which approximates the rank of \(T_n\), when \(n\) grows, is asymptotically the same of the exponent that arises from the matrix multiplication tensors. The author studies bounds for the rank and the border rank of \(T_n\), for some small value of \(n\), i.e. \(n=3,4\). In particular the author shows that rank\((T_3)\leq 20\), and that the border rank of \(T_3\) (resp. \(T_4\)) is bounded below by \(16\) (resp. \(28\)). The author also describes lower bounds for the border rank of the structure tensors of \(\mathfrak{so}_4\) and \(\mathfrak{so}_5\).