Nilpotent cone
In mathematics, the nilpotent cone of a finite-dimensional semisimple Lie algebra is the set of elements that act nilpotently in all representations of In other words,
The nilpotent cone is an irreducible subvariety of (considered as a -vector space).
Example
The nilpotent cone of , the Lie algebra of 2×2 matrices with vanishing trace, is the variety of all 2×2 traceless matrices with rank less than or equal to
References
- Aoki, T.; Majima, H.; Takei, Y.; Tose, N. (2009), Algebraic Analysis of Differential Equations: from Microlocal Analysis to Exponential Asymptotics, Springer, p. 173, ISBN 9784431732402 .
- Anker, Jean-Philippe; Orsted, Bent (2006), Lie Theory: Unitary Representations and Compactifications of Symmetric Spaces, Progress in Mathematics, 229, Birkhäuser, p. 166, ISBN 9780817644307 .
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