Constructions of Metric (n+1)-Lie Algebras

Metric n-Lie algebras have wide applications in mathematics and mathematical physics. In this paper, the authors introduce two methods to construct metric (n+1)-Lie algebras from metric n-Lie algebras for n≥2. For a given m-dimensional metric n-Lie algebra(g, [, ···, ], B_g), via one and two dimensional extensions ￡=g+IFc and g0= g+IFx^(-1)+IFx^0 of the vector space g and a certain linear function f on g, we construct(m+1)-and (m+2)-dimensional (n+1)-Lie algebras(￡, [, ···, ]cf) and(g0, [, ···, ]1), respectively.Furthermore, if the center Z(g) is non-isotropic, then we obtain metric(n + 1)-Lie algebras(L, [, ···, ]cf, B) and(g0, [, ···, ]1, B) which satisfy B|g×g = Bg. Following this approach the extensions of all(n + 2)-dimensional metric n-Lie algebras are discussed.