Killing form

asked 2013-08-16 18:13:38 +0100

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Hi,

is there a simple possibility to calculate the Killing form in some standard matrix Lie-Algebras like $\mathfrak{so}(n,\mathbb{R})$?

Thanks in advance for your answers!

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With an explicit example in mind we have a fundamental representation / setting where $n\times n$ or $(2n)\times(2n)$ matrices appear explicitly, and the Killing form can be written - up to a multiplicative constant depending on $n$ - in the form $B(X,Y) = \textrm{Trace}(XY)$ .

dan_fulea gravatar imagedan_fulea ( 2017-03-04 12:16:19 +0100 )edit
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