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Central Extensions of the Quasi-orthogonal Lie algebras

J. A. de Azcarraga, F. J. Herranz, J. C. Perez Bueno, M. Santander

q-algarXiv:q-alg/9612021

Abstract

We determine the central extensions of a whole family of Lie algebras, obtained by the method of graded contractions from so(N+1), N arbitrary. All the inhomogeneous orthogonal and pseudo-orthogonal algebras are members of this family, as well as a large number of other non-semisimple algebras, all of which have at least a semidirect structure (in some cases two or more). The dimensions of their second cohomology groups H2(G,R) and the explicit expression of their central extensions are given.

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