Cohomology, Homotopy, Extensions, and Automorphisms of Nijenhuis Lie Conformal Algebras

Abstract

This paper explores various algebraic and homotopical aspects of Nijenhuis Lie conformal algebras, including their cohomology theory, $\mathcal{L}_\infty$-structures, non-abelian extensions, and automorphism groups. We define the cohomology of a Nijenhuis Lie conformal algebra and relate it to the deformation theory of such structures. We also introduce $2$-term Nijenhuis $\mathcal{L}_\infty$-conformal algebras and establish their correspondence with crossed modules and $3$-cocycles in the cohomology of Nijenhuis Lie conformal algebras. Furthermore, we develop a classification theory for non-abelian extensions of Nijenhuis Lie conformal algebras via the second non-abelian cohomology group. Finally, we study the inducibility problem for automorphisms under such extensions, introducing a Wells-type map and deriving an associated exact sequence.