Lie algebras admitting a unique quadratic structure (Q4351698)

Let \(L\) be a finite dimensional Lie algebra over a field \(K\) of characteristic \(0\). A quadratic Lie algebra is a pair \((L,B)\), where \(B\) is a nondegenerate, symmetric, invariant bilinear form on \(L\), and \(B\) is called an invariant scalar product. Let \(F(L)\) be the space of all symmetric, invariant bilinear forms on \(L\) and \(B(L)\) be the subspace spanned by the set of all invariant scalar products on \(L\). The authors show for \(\dim L>1\) that: (1) If \(\dim B(L)=1\), then \(L\) is simple; (2) If \(K\) is algebraically closed, then \(\dim B(L)=1\) if and only if \(L\) is simple; (3) If \(K\) is the real field, then \(\dim B(L)=1\) if and only if the complexification of \(L\) is simple.