Metrics related to oscillator algebras

Abstract

A Lie algebra is said to be metric if it admits a symmetric, invariant, and non-degenerate bilinear form. The harmonic oscillator algebra, which arises in the quantum mechanical description of a harmonic oscillator, is the smallest solvable non-abelian metric example. This algebra is the first step of a countable series of solvable Lie algebras that support invariant Lorentzian forms. Generalizing this situation, in this paper, we arrive at the oscillator Lie -algebras as double extensions of metric spaces. The aim of this paper is to present some structural features, invariant metrics, and derivations of this class of algebras and to explore their possibilities of being extended to mixed metric Lie algebras.