In this article, the investigation into the Lie symmetry algebra of the geodesic equations of the canonical connection on a Lie group was continued. The key ideas of Lie group, Lie algebra, linear connection, and symmetry were quickly reviewed. The focus was on those Lie groups whose Lie algebra was six-dimensional solvable and indecomposable and for which the nilradical was abelian and had a one-dimensional center. Based on the list of Lie algebras compiled by Turkowski, there were eight algebras to consider that were denoted by $ A_{6, 20} $–$ A_{6, 27} $. For each Lie algebra, a comprehensive symmetry analysis of the system of geodesic equations was carried out. For each symmetry Lie algebra, the nilradical and a complement to the nilradical inside the radical, as well as a semi-simple factor, were identified.
Citation: Nouf Almutiben, Ryad Ghanam, G. Thompson, Edward L. Boone. Symmetry analysis of the canonical connection on Lie groups: six-dimensional case with abelian nilradical and one-dimensional center[J]. AIMS Mathematics, 2024, 9(6): 14504-14524. doi: 10.3934/math.2024705
In this article, the investigation into the Lie symmetry algebra of the geodesic equations of the canonical connection on a Lie group was continued. The key ideas of Lie group, Lie algebra, linear connection, and symmetry were quickly reviewed. The focus was on those Lie groups whose Lie algebra was six-dimensional solvable and indecomposable and for which the nilradical was abelian and had a one-dimensional center. Based on the list of Lie algebras compiled by Turkowski, there were eight algebras to consider that were denoted by $ A_{6, 20} $–$ A_{6, 27} $. For each Lie algebra, a comprehensive symmetry analysis of the system of geodesic equations was carried out. For each symmetry Lie algebra, the nilradical and a complement to the nilradical inside the radical, as well as a semi-simple factor, were identified.
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