We study the structure of a metric n-Lie algebra G over the complex field C. Let G = S＋R be the Levi decomposition, where T4 is the radical of G and S is a strong semisimple subalgebra of G. Denote by re（G） the num...We study the structure of a metric n-Lie algebra G over the complex field C. Let G = S＋R be the Levi decomposition, where T4 is the radical of G and S is a strong semisimple subalgebra of G. Denote by re（G） the number of all minimal ideals of an indecomposable metric n-Lie algebra and R^⊥ the orthogonal complement of R. We obtain the following results. As S-modules, R^⊥ is isomorphic to the dual module of G/R. The dimension of the vector space spanned by all nondegenerate invariant symmetric bilinear forms on G is equal to that of the vector space of certain linear transformations on G; this dimension is greater than or equal to rn（G） ＋ 1. The centralizer of T4 in G is equal to the sum of all minimal ideals; it is the direct sum of R^⊥and the center of G. Finally, G has no strong semisimple ideals if and only if R^⊥ R.展开更多
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文摘We study the structure of a metric n-Lie algebra G over the complex field C. Let G = S＋R be the Levi decomposition, where T4 is the radical of G and S is a strong semisimple subalgebra of G. Denote by re（G） the number of all minimal ideals of an indecomposable metric n-Lie algebra and R^⊥ the orthogonal complement of R. We obtain the following results. As S-modules, R^⊥ is isomorphic to the dual module of G/R. The dimension of the vector space spanned by all nondegenerate invariant symmetric bilinear forms on G is equal to that of the vector space of certain linear transformations on G; this dimension is greater than or equal to rn（G） ＋ 1. The centralizer of T4 in G is equal to the sum of all minimal ideals; it is the direct sum of R^⊥and the center of G. Finally, G has no strong semisimple ideals if and only if R^⊥ R.
