 General linear Lie algebra (source code)

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= General linear Lie algebra
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The <endomorphisms> of a <vector space> form a <Lie algebra> under the <commutator> $[A,B]=AB-BA$. It is the <Lie algebra> of the <general linear group>; the <Jacobi identity> follows by expanding associative products.

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