For a closed subgroup of a Lie group, this set is a real Lie subalgebra. Scalar closure is immediate; the Lie product formula in a Lie group and closedness of give addition. It is a closed vector subspace, also directly by continuity of the Exponential map of a Lie group. Conjugating its one-parameter subgroups by elements of preserves it. Differentiating the Adjoint representation of a Lie group along gives for . After the closed-subgroup theorem establishes smoothness, is exactly the tangent space .
Define
It contains zero, and implies for every real scalar , by replacing with .
For , we prove closure under addition using the Lie product formula in a Lie group. In the local exponential chart, let . Smooth multiplication has differential at the identity, so Taylor's theorem gives
For each fixed real and all sufficiently large positive integers ,
Every term belongs to , and is closed, proving . Thus is a real vector subspace. It is also closed: if with , continuity of the Exponential map of a Lie group gives for each .
For the Lie bracket, use the Adjoint representation of a Lie group. Conjugating a one-parameter subgroup gives
Consequently . For , linearity puts in . Its limit as is . Closedness of therefore gives , proving that the Lie algebra of a closed subgroup is a Lie subalgebra of .