Local automorphisms on finite-dimensional Lie and Leibniz algebras

Abstract

We prove that a linear mapping on the algebra \(\mathfrak{sl}_n\) of all trace zero complex matrices is a local automorphism if and only if it is an automorphism or an anti-automorphism. We also show that a linear mapping on a simple Leibniz algebra of the form \(\mathfrak{sl}_n\dot +\mathcal{I}\) is a local automorphism if and only if it is an automorphism. We give examples of finite-dimensional nilpotent Lie algebras \(\mathcal{L}\) with \(\dim \mathcal{L} \geq 3\) which admit local automorphisms which are not automorphisms.