1. Introduction
During recent decades, the theory of Leibniz algebras has been actively investigated and many results of the Lie theory have been transferred to Leibniz algebras [
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24]. Levi’s decomposition asserts that every finite-dimensional Lie algebra is a semidirect sum of a semisimple Lie subalgebra and solvable radical, while semisimple Lie algebras over the field of complex numbers have been classified by Cartan [
25] and over the field of real numbers by Gantmacher [
26]. Thus, the problem of finite-dimensional Lie algebras is reduced to the study of solvable Lie algebras. During the same period, essential progress was made by Malcev reducing the problem of classification of solvable Lie algebras to nilpotent Lie algebras. Since then classification results have been all related to the nilpotent part. Using results of [
27], an approach to the study of solvable Lie algebras in arbitrary finite dimension through the use of the nilradical was developed in [
28,
29,
30,
31,
32], etc. In particular, García [
33] studied solvable Lie algebras with quasi-filiform nilradicals. In fact, there are solvable Lie algebras constructed using the method explained in [
27].
Leibniz algebras, a “noncommutative version” of Lie algebras, were first introduced in 1965 by A. Bloh [
34] under the name “
D-algebras”. They appeared again in 1993 after Loday’s work [
35], where he reintroduced them, coining the term “Leibniz algebra”. Recently, it has been a trend to show how various results from Lie algebras extend to Leibniz algebras. In particular, it has been interested in extending classifications of certain classes of Lie algebras to classifications of corresponding Leibniz algebras [
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
11,
19]. For finite-dimensional Leibniz algebras over a field of characteristic zero, there is an analogue of Levi’s decomposition: namely, any Leibniz algebra is decomposed into a semidirect sum of a semisimple Lie algebra and its solvable radical [
5]. Therefore, similar to the Lie case, the main problem of the study of Leibniz algebras is reduced to solvable ones. The analogue of Mubarakzjanov’s result has been applied to the Leibniz algebras in [
12], showing the importance of consideration of the nilradical in the case of Leibniz algebras as well. Papers [
1,
2,
3,
6,
10,
12,
18,
21,
22,
23,
24,
36] are also devoted to the study of solvable Leibniz algebras by considering the nilradical.
The aim of this article is to describe solvable Leibniz algebras with naturally graded quasi-filiform Leibniz nilradicals and with a maximal dimension of complemented space of its nilradical. Namely, naturally graded quasi-filiform Leibniz algebras in any finite dimension over
were studied by Camacho, Gómez, González, and Omirov [
8]. They found five such algebras of the first type, where two of them depend on a parameter and eight algebras of the second type with one of them depending on a parameter. The naturally graded quasi-filiform Lie algebras were classified in [
37]. There exist six families, two of which are decomposable, i.e., split into a direct sum of ideals and as well as there exist some special cases that appear only in low dimensions.
It is known that in works devoted to the classification of solvable Leibniz algebras generated by their nilradicals, algebras with certain nilradicals have been studied. In this work, algebras whose nilradicals are isomorphic to quasi-filiform algebras are studied. It should be noted that the previous result was used directly to obtain the solvable algebra, so the computational processes were much simpler than in the previous work.
Throughout the paper vector spaces and algebras are finite-dimensional over the field of complex numbers. Moreover, in the table of multiplication of any algebra, the omitted products are assumed to be zero and, if it is not noted, we consider non-nilpotent solvable algebras.
2. Preliminaries
In this section, we recall some basic notions and concepts used throughout the paper.
Definition 1. A vector space with a bilinear multiplication is called a Leibniz algebra if for any the so-called Leibniz identityholds. Further, we use the notation
The set is called the right annihilator of L. It is observed that is a two-sided ideal of L, and for any the elements and belong to .
For a given Leibniz algebra
, the sequences of two-sided ideals are defined recursively as follows:
These are said to be the lower central and the derived series of L.
Definition 2. A Leibniz algebra L is said to be nilpotent (solvable), if there exists () such that (i.e., ).
It is easy to see that the sum of two nilpotent ideals is nilpotent. Therefore, the maximal nilpotent ideal always exists. The maximal nilpotent ideal of a Leibniz algebra is said to be the nilradical of the algebra.
For a given element x of a Leibniz algebra L, the right multiplication operator defined by is a derivation. In fact, Leibniz algebras are characterized by this property regarding right multiplication operators. As in the Lie case, these kinds of derivations are said to be inner derivations.
Definition 3. Let be derivations of a Leibniz algebra The derivations are said to be linearly nil-independent, if for Let L be a solvable Leibniz algebra. Then it can be written in the form where N is the nilradical and Q is the complementary subspace.
Theorem 1 ([
12]).
Let L be a solvable Leibniz algebra and N be its nilradical and let Q be as above. Then the dimension of Q is not greater than the maximal number of nil-independent derivations of In other words, similar to the case of Lie algebras we have that Note that the quotient Leibniz algebra is solvable, with the abelian nilradical . Thus, we have that can be written as a vector space with Moreover, all generator elements of N belong to we can conclude that linear nil-independent derivations of N induced nil-independent derivations of Thus, we have Therefore, for the solvable algebra we obtain that
Below we define the notion of a quasi-filiform Leibniz algebra.
Definition 4. A Leibniz algebra L is called quasi-filiform if and , where
Given an n-dimensional nilpotent Leibniz algebra L such that and , put , and . Using , it is easy to establish that . So, we obtain the graded algebra . If and L are isomorphic, then we say that L is naturally graded.
Let x be a nilpotent element of the set For the nilpotent operator of right multiplication we define a decreasing sequence , where which consists of the dimensions of Jordan blocks of the operator In the set of such sequences we consider the lexicographic order, that is, there exists such that for any and
Definition 5. The sequence is called a characteristic sequence of the algebra L.
Let
L be an
n-dimensional naturally graded quasi-filiform non-Lie Leibniz algebra which has the characteristic sequence
or
The first case (case 2-filiform) has been studied in [
9] and the second in [
8]. Thanks to [
3], we already have the classification of solvable Leibniz algebras whose nilradical is a 2-filiform Leibniz algebra.
Definition 6. A quasi-filiform Leibniz algebra L is said to be an algebra of type I (conversely, type II), if there exists a basis element such that the operator has the form (respectively, ).
In the following theorem we give the classification of naturally graded quasi-filiform Leibniz algebras given in [
8].
Theorem 2. An arbitrary n-dimensional naturally graded quasi-filiform Leibniz algebra of type I is isomorphic to one of the following pairwise non-isomorphic algebras of the families: Theorem 3. An arbitrary n-dimensional naturally graded quasi-filiform Leibniz algebra of type II is isomorphic to one of the following pairwise non-isomorphic algebras of the families:
n even
n odd,
Note that in Theorem 2 there is also algebra
:
However, the class
, which contains the product
is not the Leibniz algebra, because it does not satisfy the identity
There is an error in the proof of Theorem 9 (see, [
8]), i.e., for the case
the Leibniz identity is not considered for the elements
In this case, Leibniz algebra does not exist.
The study of naturally graded quasi-filiform Leibniz algebra of corresponding type in Theorems 2 and 3 can be simplified, as follows (see [
7]):
Proposition 1. Let L be a naturally graded quasi-filiform non-Lie Leibniz algebra, then it is isomorphic to one algebra of the non-isomorphic familieswhere is a basis of the algebra and in the algebra if n is odd, then , if n is even, then . Remark 1. The algebras given in Theorem 2 and 3 which stated in Proposition 1 are of the form: 3. Solvable Leibniz Algebras with Quasi-Filiform Non-Lie Leibniz Nilradical
This section is devoted to the classification of solvable Leibniz algebras whose nilradical is naturally graded quasi-filiform Leibniz algebras. Due to Proposition 1 we only need to consider solvable Leibniz algebras with nilradicals and .
3.1. Derivations of Algebras and
In order to start the description we need to know the derivations of naturally graded quasi-filiform Leibniz algebras.
Proposition 2. An arbitrary has the following form:where Proof. It is easy to see that are the generator basis elements of the algebra .
From the derivation property, we have
By the induction and the property of derivation, we derive
From the derivation property, we have
Using property of the derivation for the products
,
, we have
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Proposition 3. Any derivation of the algebras has the following form:where Proof. From Proposition 1 we conclude that and are the generator basis elements of the algebra.
From the derivation property, we have
Applying induction and the derivation property, we derive
From
we conclude
Using the derivation for the products
we have
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The following theorem describes the maximal dimensions of the complemented spaces to and .
Theorem 4. Let R be a solvable Leibniz algebra whose nilradical is naturally graded quasi-filiform non-Lie Leibniz algebra. Then the maximal dimension of complemented space to the nilradical is not greater than two.
Proof. Due to Propositions 2 and 3 the nilpotency of a derivation of naturally graded quasi-filiform non-Lie Leibniz algebras depends on the following parameters:
For , the nilpotency of derivation depends on and , i.e., the derivation is nilpotent if and only if .
For , the nilpotency of derivation depends on and , i.e., the derivation is nilpotent if and only if .
Applying the Theorem 1, the stated inequalities follow. □
Remark 2. From Equations (1) and (2) and using Theorem 4 we obtain for the values of , and γ the following table. 3.2. Solvable Leibniz Algebras with Codimensional Nilradical Equal to the Number of Generators of Nilradical
We give a description of solvable Leibniz algebras such that the dimension of the complementary subspace is equal to the number of generators of nilradical. In other words, we describe solvable Leibniz algebras with
Let the multiplication table of the nilradical
N be expressed through the products:
Let be a basis of the space and , where and Now we give a description of the solvable Leibniz algebras with a codimensional nilradical equal to the number of generator basis elements of nilradicals.
Theorem 5 ([
1]).
Let be a solvable Leibniz algebra such that Then R admits a basis such that the table of multiplication in R has the following form:where omitted products are equal zero and is the number of entries of a generator basis element involved in forming of non generator basis element This theorem implies the following corollary.
Corollary 1. Let be a solvable Leibniz algebra such that Then, R admits a basis such that the vector space is invariant under the vector space Q for all i.
Proof. We will prove that
and
for any
. By Theorem 5, there is a basis
of the algebra
R, in which the multiplication table has the form (
3). Let
, then
f is expressed by a linear combination in terms of basic elements
, i.e.,
For any elements
, we have
. Then for
considering the following products:
Finally, by considering the following products, we conclude the proof of the corollary:
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3.3. Solvable Leibniz Algebras with a Nilradical and the Maximal Codimension Is Equal to One
Theorem 6. There is no solvable Leibniz algebra with the nilradical and the maximal dimension of the complementary space to the nilradical is equal to one.
Proof. According to the condition, the maximal dimension of the complementary space of the solvable Leibniz algebra
R with a nilradical
is equal to one. Using
Table 1, we obtain
and
. Since
and from Proposition 2 we have the following products in the algebra
R:
Consider the following equality:
From
Table 1 it follows that
, i.e., this yields a contradiction. □
3.4. Solvable Leibniz Algebras with a Nilradical and the Maximal Codimension Is Equal to Two
Theorem 7. Let R be a solvable Leibniz algebra with the nilradical and the maximal dimension of the complementary space to the nilradical be equal to two. Then R is isomorphic to one of the following pairwise non-isomorphic algebras:where it is taken into account that each solvable algebra has its own multiplications of the nilradical and other products are zero. Proof. It is easy to see that
and
are the generator basis elements of the algebra
. So we have
. By the hypothesis of the theorem, we need to investigate solvable Leibniz algebras with the dimension of the complementary subspace to the nilradical equal to the number of generators of the nilradical, i.e.,
. Let
be a basis of the subspace
Q. Then according to Theorem 5 and Corollary 1 we have the following brackets, i.e., the vector space
is invariant under the vector space
Q:
From the Leibniz identity
, we obtain
. Taking into account that
and
are derivations of the algebra
furthermore
and
, then multiplications in the solvable algebra
R have the following form:
where
Considering the Leibniz identity, we obtain the following restrictions on structure constants:
Thus, the table of multiplications of the algebra
R has the form:
with
Using
Table 1, we have the following possible cases for
:
Case 1. Let
. Then from (
4) we conclude
and by choosing
we can assume
. Hence, we obtain the algebra
where
Case 2. Let . Then and . Therefore, the algebra is obtained.
Case 3. Let
. Then from restrictions (
4) we obtain
, i.e., this yields a contradiction.
Case 4. Let
. Then using restrictions (
4) we derive
and
. In this case we obtain the algebra
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Remark 3. The nilradical of the solvable algebra is . The classification of this solvable algebra is stated in paper [2]. Moreover, if we take in the algebra , then this algebra is isomorphic to the direct sum of solvable Leibniz algebras with null-filiform nilradical. Such Leibniz algebra was studied in the work ([18], Corollary 3.4): 3.5. Solvable Leibniz Algebras with a Nilradical and the Maximal Codimensional Is Equal to One
Theorem 8. Let R be a solvable Leibniz algebra with the nilradical and the maximal dimension of the complementary space to the nilradical be equal to one. Then R is isomorphic to one of the following pairwise non-isomorphic algebras:
n odd, where it is taken into account that each solvable algebra has its own multiplications of the nilradical and other products are zero. Proof. By a condition of the present theorem,
R is a solvable Leibniz algebras with a codimension one nilradical
. Then using the above table, we obtain
and we have the following possible cases for
:
From Proposition 3 we have the products in the algebra
R:
where
Applying the basis transformations in the following form:
with
we obtain
for
.
Taking we can assume for .
It is easy to see that using products in the nilradical
, we have
and
. Thus, the table of multiplications of the algebra
R has the form:
From the equalities
with
we derive the restrictions:
Thus, the table of multiplications of the algebra
R has the form:
Finally, we obtain solvable algebras corresponding to the values of the parameter triples namely
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Remark 4. The nilradical of the solvable algebra is . The classification of this solvable algebra is stated in paper [21]. 3.6. Solvable Leibniz Algebras with a Nilradical and the Maximal Codimensional Is Equal to Two
Let us give a classification of solvable Leibniz algebras with nilradical and two-dimensional complementary vector subspace to the nilradical.
Theorem 9. Let R be a solvable Leibniz algebra with the nilradical and the maximal dimension of the complementary space to the nilradical be equal to two. Then R is isomorphic to one of the following pairwise non-isomorphic algebras:
n odd,
where it is taken into account that each solvable algebra has its own multiplications of the nilradical and other products are zero. Proof. It is easy to see that
and
are the generator basis elements of the algebra
. So we have
. By the hypothesis of the theorem, we need to investigate solvable Leibniz algebras with the dimension of the complementary subspace to the nilradical equal to the number of generators of the nilradical, i.e.,
. Let
be a basis of the subspace
Q. Then according to Theorem 5 and Corollary 1 we have the following brackets, i.e., the vector space
is invariant under the vector space
Q:
Using the equality
, we deduce
. Taking into account that
and
are derivations of the algebra
further
and
, then multiplications in the solvable algebra
R have the following form:
where non-written products are zero and
Using the Leibniz identity for the triples
and
, we conclude
Thus, the table of multiplications of the algebra
R has form:
where non-written products are zero and
Using
Table 1, we have the following possible cases for
:
Case 1. Let . Then by choosing we can assume . Hence, we obtain the algebra
Case 2. Let
. From the restrictions (
5) we obtain
. So, we obtain the algebra
Case 3. Let
. Then from (
5) we conclude
and obtain
Case 4. Let
. Then
n is odd and in (
5) we derive
. Therefore, the algebra
is obtained.
Case 5. Let
. Then
n is odd and using restrictions (
5) we obtain
. Hence, we have the algebra
Case 6. Let , i.e., n is odd. Then from the above restrictions we obtain and the algebra
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Remark 5. The nilradicals of the solvable algebras and given in Theorem 9 are , and , respectively. The classification of these solvable algebras is stated in papers [21,22,23,24]. Conclusion 1. Thus, from the above Table 1 and the obtained results it can be seen that the classifications of the solvable Leibniz algebras with the nilradical and the dimension of complementary space equals one have been remaining an open problem. For the other 16 algebras, the problem was solved. 3.7. Solvable Leibniz Algebras with a Quasi-Filiform Lie Nilradical
In this subsection, we describe solvable Leibniz algebras with the nilradical, naturally graded quasi-filiform Lie algebra, and the maximal dimension of complemented space of its nilradical. The whole class of complex Lie algebras
L having a naturally graded nilradical with characteristic sequence
is classified [
37]. Here we find six families, two of which are decomposable, i.e., split into a direct sum of ideals:
and
as well as there exist some special cases that appear only in low dimensions:
and
We classify the solvable Leibniz algebras R that have an indecomposable radical of arbitrary dimension.
Theorem 10. Let R be a solvable Leibniz algebra with the nilradical, natural graded quasi-filiform non-split Lie algebra, and the dimension of the complementary space to the nilradical be maximal. Then R is a solvable Lie algebra.
Proof. By hypothesis, the nilradical of the solvable Leibniz
R is isomorphic to one of the following algebras:
and the dimension of the complementary space is maximal.
Since the proof of the procedure repeats the same arguments that were presented earlier for each case, a detailed proof will be given only for the algebra
, the rest of the cases are completely analogous. Thus, we have
where
is a basis of the algebra
.
The derivations of the algebra
has the following form [
33].
The shape of the derivations further shows that there are two independent non-nilpotent derivations
and
. Let
and
denote the two nil-independent derivations of
and let
be a basis of the subspace
Q. Then according to the derivations of
and using
, we have the following brackets:
Using the equalities
, we deduce
. Since the ideal
is contained in
then we have
. Thus, we have shown that
R is a solvable Lie algebra. These solvable Lie algebras are studied in [
38].
It should be noted that it is convenient to consider solvable Leibniz algebras with the nilradical
separately from the general one. The reason is that the derivations of the algebra
are different from those of the higher dimensional algebras. The classification of this solvable algebra is given in the article [
39]. □
Remark 6. The classification of the solvable Leibniz algebra with the nilradical or and the complementary space to the nilradical with a maximal dimension is stated in paper [40].