Glossary of Semisimple Groups - A

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  • Adjoint representation

The adjoint representation of any Lie group is its action on its Lie algebra, derived from the conjugation action of the group on itself.

  • Affine Lie algebra

An affine Lie algebra is a particular type of Kac-Moody algebra.

  • Algebraic group

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