We present an explicit description of the 'fine group gradings' (i.e. group gradings which cannot be further refined) of the real forms of the semisimple Lie algebras sl(4, C), sp(4, C), and o(4, C). All together 12 real Lie algebras are considered, and the total of 44 of their fine group gradings are listed. The inclusions sl(4, C) ⊃ sp(4, C) ⊃ o(4, C) are an important tool in our presentation...

We present an explicit description of the 'fine gradings' (i.e. grad-ings which cannot be further refined) of the real forms of the semisimple Lie algebras sl(4, C), sp(4, C), and o(4, C). All together 12 real Lie algebras are considered, and the total of 44 of their fine gradings are listed. The inclusions sl(4, C) ⊃ sp(4, C) ⊃ o(4, C) are an important tool in our presentation. Systematic use ...

We consider three Lie algebras: Der C((t)), the Lie algebra of all derivations on the algebra C((t)) of formal Laurent series; the Lie algebra of all differential operators on C((t)); and the Lie algebra of all differential operators on C((t)) ⊗ Cn. We prove that each of these Lie algebras has an essentially unique nontrivial central extension. The Lie algebra of all derivations on the Laurent ...

This paper begins by introducing the concept of a quasi-hom-Lie algebra, or simply, a qhl-algebra, which is a natural generalization of hom-Lie algebras introduced in a previous paper [14]. Quasi-hom-Lie algebras include also as special cases (color) Lie algebras and superalgebras, and can be seen as deformations of these by homomorphisms, twisting the Jacobi identity and skew-symmetry. The nat...

Let $mathcal{A}$ be a $C^*$-algebra and $Z(mathcal{A})$ the‎ ‎center of $mathcal{A}$‎. ‎A sequence ${L_{n}}_{n=0}^{infty}$ of‎ ‎linear mappings on $mathcal{A}$ with $L_{0}=I$‎, ‎where $I$ is the‎ ‎identity mapping‎ ‎on $mathcal{A}$‎, ‎is called a Lie higher derivation if‎ ‎$L_{n}[x,y]=sum_{i+j=n} [L_{i}x,L_{j}y]$ for all $x,y in  ‎mathcal{A}$ and all $ngeqslant0$‎. ‎We show that‎ ‎${L_{n}}_{n...

In this lecture I will explain the classification of finite dimensional semisimple Lie algebras over C. Semisimple Lie algebras are defined similarly to semisimple finite dimensional associative algebras but are far more interesting and rich. The classification reduces to that of simple Lie algebras (i.e., Lie algebras with non-zero bracket and no proper ideals). The classification (initially d...

In this review paper, we treat the topic of fine gradings of Lie algebras. This concept is important not only for investigating the structural properties of the algebras, but, on top of that, the fine gradings are often used as the starting point for studying graded contractions or deformations of the algebras. One basic question tackled in the work is the relation between the terms ‘grading’ a...

A strict quantization of a Poisson manifold P on a subset I ⊆ R containing 0 as an accumulation point is defined as a continuous field of C∗-algebras {Ah̄}h̄∈I , with A0 = C0(P ), a dense subalgebra Ã0 of C0(P ) on which the Poisson bracket is defined, and a set of continuous cross-sections {Q(f )} f∈Ã0 for which Q0(f ) = f . Here Qh̄(f ∗) = Qh̄(f )∗ for all h̄ ∈ I , whereas for h̄ → 0 one requires t...