On Derived Lie algebras

Siciliano, Salvatore and Towers, David (2026) On Derived Lie algebras. Archiv der Mathematik, 126 (2). pp. 139-151. ISSN 0003-889X

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Abstract

In this paper we investigate the problem of which Lie algebras appear as the derived algebra of a Lie algebra. We present new results that further develop this study and address two questions raised in a paper concerned with the corresponding problem for groups.