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Engel identity

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The Engel identity, named after Friedrich Engel, is a mathematical equation that is satisfied by all elements of a Lie ring, in the case of an Engel Lie ring, or by all the elements of a group, in the case of an Engel group. The Engel identity is the defining condition of an Engel group.

Formal definition

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A Lie ring is defined as a nonassociative ring with multiplication that is anticommutative and satisfies the Jacobi identity with respect to the Lie bracket , defined for all elements in the ring . The Lie ring is defined to be an n-Engel Lie ring if and only if

  • for all in , the n-Engel identity

(n copies of ), is satisfied.[1]

In the case of a group , in the preceding definition, use the definition [x,y] = x−1y−1xy and replace by , where is the identity element of the group .[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Traustason, Gunnar (1993). "Engel Lie-Algebras". Quart. J. Math. Oxford. 44 (3): 355–384. doi:10.1093/qmath/44.3.355.
  2. ^ Traustason, Gunnar. "Engel groups (a survey)" (PDF).