Failure of Lie theorem in positive characteristic

ID: failure-of-lie-theorem-in-positive-characteristic

Failure of Lie theorem in positive characteristic by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
In a field of characteristic , take a basis , and let with indices modulo , while . Then , so is a solvable Lie algebra, but the distinct eigenvalues of force any common eigenvector to be a coordinate vector, and cyclically permutes those vectors. There is consequently no common eigenvector, even over an algebraically closed field.

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