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Cartan subalgebra

Cartan subalgebra noun: a certain kind of nilpotent subalgebra of a Lie algebra.

Noun

Cartan subalgebra (plural Cartan subalgebras)

  1. A certain kind of nilpotent subalgebra of a Lie algebra.
    Synonyms:
    CSA

Synonyms of Cartan subalgebra

Forms of Cartan subalgebra

pluralCartan subalgebras

Origin of Cartan subalgebra

Introduced by Élie Cartan in his doctoral thesis.

Questions about Cartan subalgebra

What does Cartan subalgebra mean?
Cartan subalgebra means a certain kind of nilpotent subalgebra of a Lie algebra.
What part of speech is Cartan subalgebra?
Cartan subalgebra is a noun.
What is the plural of Cartan subalgebra?
The plural of Cartan subalgebra is Cartan subalgebras.

Words near Cartan subalgebra in the dictionary

  1. cartages
  2. Cartago
  3. Cartan
  4. Cartan integer
  5. Cartan integers
  6. Cartan subalgebra
  7. Cartan subalgebras
  8. Cartanian
  9. Cartas
  10. Cartaya
  11. Cartayas

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