Affine Lie algebra of the line

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Affine Lie algebra of the line by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
The two-dimensional Lie algebra of infinitesimal dilations and translations of a line has a basis with . Its derived algebra is the abelian line spanned by , but every nontrivial term of its lower central series of a Lie algebra is that same line. It is solvable and not nilpotent.

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