 Matrix root basis of the symplectic Lie algebra

Relative to $J=\left(\begin{array}{cc}0& I\\ -I& 0\end{array}\right)$, a symplectic Lie algebra matrix has blocks $\left(\begin{array}{cc}P& Q\\ R& -P^{\mathsf{T}}\end{array}\right)$ with $Q,R$ symmetric. Its diagonal Cartan subalgebra has basis $E_{ii}-E_{l+i,l+i}$. Write ${\epsilon }_i(h)={\lambda }_i$. A root-space decomposition is obtained fromThe matrix unit rule $[h,E_{ab}]=(h_{aa}-h_{bb})E_{ab}$ proves $[h,e_r]=r(h)e_r$. These root vectors and the diagonal basis span all the permitted blocks and are independent. There are $2l^2$ roots and $l$ diagonal basis elements, giving dimension $l(2l+1)$.