Parabolic Lie algebra

In algebra, a parabolic Lie algebra $\mathfrak p$ is a subalgebra of a semisimple Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$ satisfying one of the following two conditions:

• $\mathfrak p$ contains a maximal solvable subalgebra (a Borel subalgebra) of $\mathfrak g$;
• the Killing perp of $\mathfrak p$ in $\mathfrak g$ is the nilradical of $\mathfrak p$.

These conditions are equivalent over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero, such as the complex numbers. If the field $\mathbb F$ is not algebraically closed, then the first condition is replaced by the assumption that

• $\mathfrak p\otimes_{\mathbb F}\overline{\mathbb F}$ contains a Borel subalgebra of $\mathfrak g\otimes_{\mathbb F}\overline{\mathbb F}$

where $\overline{\mathbb F}$ is the algebraic closure of $\mathbb F$.

See also

• Generalized flag variety

Bibliography

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