Solvable Lie Groups
The terminology arises from the solvable groups of abstract group theory. There are several possible definitions of solvable Lie group. For a Lie group G, there is
- termination of the usual derived series, in other words taking G as an abstract group;
- termination of the closures of the derived series;
- having a solvable Lie algebra.
To have equivalence one needs to assume G connected. For connected Lie groups, these definitions are the same, and the derived series of Lie algebras are the Lie algebra of the derived series of (closed) subgroups.
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