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arxiv: 0902.0038 · v4 · pith:CTSG6JOYnew · submitted 2009-01-31 · 🧮 math.RA · math.KT

Nonexistence of invariant symmetric forms on generalized Jacobson-Witt algebras revisited

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We provide a short alternative homological argument showing that any invariant symmetric bilinear form on simple modular generalized Jacobson-Witt algebras vanishes, and outline another, deformation-theoretic one, allowing to describe such forms on simple modular Lie algebras of contact type.

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