Universal enveloping algebra

Given a commutative ring R and a Lie algebra L over R, we construct the universal enveloping algebra of L, together with its universal property.

Main definitions

universal_enveloping_algebra: the universal enveloping algebra, endowed with an R-algebra structure.
universal_enveloping_algebra.ι: the Lie algebra morphism from L to its universal enveloping algebra.
universal_enveloping_algebra.lift: given an associative algebra A, together with a Lie algebra morphism f : L →ₗ⁅R⁆ A, lift R L f : universal_enveloping_algebra R L →ₐ[R] A is the unique morphism of algebras through which f factors.
universal_enveloping_algebra.ι_comp_lift: states that the lift of a morphism is indeed part of a factorisation.
universal_enveloping_algebra.lift_unique: states that lifts of morphisms are indeed unique.
universal_enveloping_algebra.hom_ext: a restatement of lift_unique as an extensionality lemma.

Tags

lie algebra, universal enveloping algebra, tensor algebra

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inductive universal_enveloping_algebra.rel (R : Type u₁) (L : Type u₂) [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] (a a_1 : tensor_algebra R L) :

Prop

lie_compat : ∀ (R : Type u₁) (L : Type u₂) [_inst_1 : comm_ring R] [_inst_2 : lie_ring L] [_inst_3 : lie_algebra R L] (x y : L), universal_enveloping_algebra.rel R L (⇑(tensor_algebra.ι R) ⁅x,y⁆ + (⇑(tensor_algebra.ι R) y) * ⇑(tensor_algebra.ι R) x) ((⇑(tensor_algebra.ι R) x) * ⇑(tensor_algebra.ι R) y)

The quotient by the ideal generated by this relation is the universal enveloping algebra.

Note that we have avoided using the more natural expression: | lie_compat (x y : L) : rel (ιₜ ⁅x, y⁆) ⁅ιₜ x, ιₜ y⁆ so that our construction needs only the semiring structure of the tensor algebra.

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def universal_enveloping_algebra (R : Type u₁) (L : Type u₂) [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] :

Type (max u₁ u₂)

The universal enveloping algebra of a Lie algebra.

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universal_enveloping_algebra R L = ring_quot (universal_enveloping_algebra.rel R L)

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def universal_enveloping_algebra.semiring (R : Type u₁) (L : Type u₂) [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] :

semiring (universal_enveloping_algebra R L)

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def universal_enveloping_algebra.inhabited (R : Type u₁) (L : Type u₂) [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] :

inhabited (universal_enveloping_algebra R L)

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def universal_enveloping_algebra.inst (R : Type u₁) (L : Type u₂) [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] :

algebra R (universal_enveloping_algebra R L)

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def universal_enveloping_algebra.ring (R : Type u₁) (L : Type u₂) [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] :

ring (universal_enveloping_algebra R L)

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universal_enveloping_algebra.ring R L = algebra.semiring_to_ring R

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def universal_enveloping_algebra.mk_alg_hom (R : Type u₁) (L : Type u₂) [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] :

tensor_algebra R L →ₐ[R] universal_enveloping_algebra R L

The quotient map from the tensor algebra to the universal enveloping algebra as a morphism of associative algebras.

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universal_enveloping_algebra.mk_alg_hom R L = ring_quot.mk_alg_hom R (universal_enveloping_algebra.rel R L)

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def universal_enveloping_algebra.ι (R : Type u₁) {L : Type u₂} [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] :

L →ₗ⁅R⁆ universal_enveloping_algebra R L

The natural Lie algebra morphism from a Lie algebra to its universal enveloping algebra.

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universal_enveloping_algebra.ι R = {to_fun := ((universal_enveloping_algebra.mk_alg_hom R L).to_linear_map.comp (tensor_algebra.ι R)).to_fun, map_add' := _, map_smul' := _, map_lie := _}

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def universal_enveloping_algebra.lift (R : Type u₁) {L : Type u₂} [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] {A : Type u₃} [ring A] [algebra R A] (f : L →ₗ⁅R⁆ A) :

universal_enveloping_algebra R L →ₐ[R] A

The universal property of the universal enveloping algebra: Lie algebra morphisms into associative algebras lift to associative algebra morphisms from the universal enveloping algebra.

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universal_enveloping_algebra.lift R f = ring_quot.lift_alg_hom R (tensor_algebra.lift R ↑f) _

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theorem universal_enveloping_algebra.lift_ι_apply (R : Type u₁) {L : Type u₂} [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] {A : Type u₃} [ring A] [algebra R A] (f : L →ₗ⁅R⁆ A) (x : L) :

⇑(universal_enveloping_algebra.lift R f) (⇑(universal_enveloping_algebra.ι R) x) = ⇑f x

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theorem universal_enveloping_algebra.ι_comp_lift (R : Type u₁) {L : Type u₂} [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] {A : Type u₃} [ring A] [algebra R A] (f : L →ₗ⁅R⁆ A) :

⇑(universal_enveloping_algebra.lift R f) ∘ ⇑(universal_enveloping_algebra.ι R) = ⇑f

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theorem universal_enveloping_algebra.lift_unique (R : Type u₁) {L : Type u₂} [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] {A : Type u₃} [ring A] [algebra R A] (f : L →ₗ⁅R⁆ A) (g : universal_enveloping_algebra R L →ₐ[R] A) :

⇑g ∘ ⇑(universal_enveloping_algebra.ι R) = ⇑f ↔ g = universal_enveloping_algebra.lift R f

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theorem universal_enveloping_algebra.hom_ext (R : Type u₁) {L : Type u₂} [comm_ring R] [lie_ring L] [lie_algebra R L] {A : Type u₃} [ring A] [algebra R A] {g₁ g₂ : universal_enveloping_algebra R L →ₐ[R] A} (h : ⇑g₁ ∘ ⇑(universal_enveloping_algebra.ι R) = ⇑g₂ ∘ ⇑(universal_enveloping_algebra.ι R)) :

g₁ = g₂