Invariant Symmetric Bilinear Forms and Derivation Algebras of Unitary Lie Algebras

Abstract

Invariant symmetric bilinear forms and derivation algebras of a unitary Lie algebra L over R are characterized: ℬ(L) ≅ (R+/([R,R] ∩ R+))* and Der (L) = Inn (L)+ Der (L)0 = Inn (L)+ SDer (R), which recover what of the special linear Lie algebra and Steinberg Lie algebra over R, where R is a unital involutory associative algebra over a field 𝔽.