Lie admissible triple algebras: the connection algebra of symmetric spaces (Q6604015)

The connection algebra of a smooth manifold \(M\) with an affine connection is a pre-Lie algebra if \(M\) is a Euclidean space, a post-Lie algebra if \(M\) is a Lie group, and a Lie admissible triple (LAT) when \(M\) is a symmetric space. In this paper, free LAT are described: a Hall basis is defined for these objects. The proof uses a new basis for tensor algebras, mixing symmetric and skew-symmetric elements, and combinatorial tools on rooted planar trees. Finally, LAT algebras are related to post-Lie algebras through an embedding that generalizes the standard embedding of a Lie triple system into a \(\mathbb{Z}_2\)-graded Lie algebra.