LieAlgebras[MasseyProduct] - calculate the Massey product of a pair of forms
Calling Sequences
MasseyProduct(α,β)
Parameters
α - a p-form defined on a Lie algebra 𝔤 with coefficients in 𝔤
β - a q-form defined on a Lie algebra 𝔤 with coefficients in 𝔤
Description
Examples
The Massey product of a pair of forms α ∈ Λ2𝔤, 𝔤 and β ∈ Λ2𝔤, 𝔤 is the 3-form α, β defined by
α, βx, y, z= αβx, y, z + αβz, x, y + αβy, z, x.
In general, if α ϵ Λp𝔤, 𝔤 and β ϵ Λq𝔤, 𝔤,then the Massey product is the p+q −1−form defined by
α,βx1, ... ,xp+q−1 = αβx1,...,xq,xq+1 ,... ,xq+p−1 + cyclic permutations.
The Massey product plays an important role in the construction of the deformations of a Lie algebra.
with⁡DifferentialGeometry:with⁡LieAlgebras:
Example 1.
First initialize a Lie algebra from a list of structure equations.
StrEq≔x2,x3=x1,x2,x5=x3,x4,x5=x4
StrEq:=x2,x3=x1,x2,x5=x3,x4,x5=x4
LD≔LieAlgebraData⁡StrEq,x1,x2,x3,x4,x5,alg
LD:=e2,e3=e1,e2,e5=e3,e4,e5=e4
DGsetup⁡LD
Lie algebra: alg
We define the adjoint representation and use this to construct the corresponding Lie algebra with coefficients.
DGsetup⁡w1,w2,w3,w4,w5,V
frame name: V
ρ≔Representation⁡alg,V,Adjoint⁡alg:
DGsetup⁡alg,ρ,algV
Lie algebra with coefficients: algV
Here is a pair of 2-forms on algV and their Massey product.
α≔evalDG⁡w1⁢θ1&wθ2
α:=w1⁢θ1⁢⋀⁢θ2
β≔evalDG⁡w2⁢θ1&wθ4
β:=w2⁢θ1⁢⋀⁢θ4
MasseyProduct⁡α,β
w2⁢θ1⁢⋀⁢θ2⁢⋀⁢θ4
Here is a pair of 3-forms on algV and their Massey product.
α≔evalDG⁡w1⁢θ1&wθ2&wθ3
α:=w1⁢θ1⁢⋀⁢θ2⁢⋀⁢θ3
β≔evalDG⁡w4⁢θ1&wθ4&wθ5
β:=w4⁢θ1⁢⋀⁢θ4⁢⋀⁢θ5
w4⁢θ1⁢⋀⁢θ2⁢⋀⁢θ3⁢⋀⁢θ4⁢⋀⁢θ5
See Also
DifferentialGeometry
LieAlgebras
Adjoint
Cohomology
Deformation
Representation
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