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Mathlib.Algebra.Lie.AdjointAction.Basic

Properties of the adjoint action #

Theorems about the adjoint action LieAlgebra.ad on associative algebras.

Main results #

theorem LieAlgebra.commute_ad_of_commute {R : Type u_1} {A : Type u_2} [CommRing R] [Ring A] [Algebra R A] {a b : A} (h : Commute a b) :
Commute ((ad R A) a) ((ad R A) b)

Commuting elements have commuting adjoint actions.

theorem LieAlgebra.ad_nilpotent_of_nilpotent {R : Type u_1} {A : Type u_2} [CommRing R] [Ring A] [Algebra R A] {a : A} (h : IsNilpotent a) :
IsNilpotent ((ad R A) a)

The adjoint of a nilpotent element is nilpotent.

theorem LieSubalgebra.isNilpotent_ad_of_isNilpotent_ad {R : Type u_1} [CommRing R] {L : Type u_3} [LieRing L] [LieAlgebra R L] (K : LieSubalgebra R L) {x : K} (h : IsNilpotent ((LieAlgebra.ad R L) x)) :
theorem LieAlgebra.isNilpotent_ad_of_isNilpotent {R : Type u_1} {A : Type u_2} [CommRing R] [Ring A] [Algebra R A] {L : LieSubalgebra R A} {x : L} (h : IsNilpotent x) :
IsNilpotent ((ad R L) x)

The adjoint of a semisimple element is semisimple.