Following the work of Conant and Vogtmann on determining the homology of the group of outer automorphisms of a free group, a new nontrivial class in the rational homology of Outer space is established for the free group of rank eight. The methods started in [8] are heavily exploited and used to create a new graph complex called the space of good chord diagrams. This complex carries with it significant computational advantages in determining possible nontrivial homology classes.Next, we create a basepointed version of the Lie operad and explore some of it proper- ties. In particular, we prove a Kontsevich-type theorem that relates the Lie homology of a particular space to the cohomology of the group of automorphisms of the free group.

This thesis is about extended affine Lie algebras and extended affine Weyl groups. In Chapter I, we provide the basic knowledge necessary for the study of extended affine Lie algebras and related objects. In Chapter II, we show that the well-known twisting phenomena which appears in the realization of the twisted affine Lie algebras can be extended to the class of extended affine Lie algebras, in the sense that some extended affine Lie algebras (in particular nonsimply laced extended affine Lie algebras) can be realized as fixed point subalgebras of some other extended affine Lie algebras (in particular simply laced extended affine Lie algebras) relative to some finite order automorphism. We show that extended affine Lie algebras of type A₁, B, C and BC can be realized as twisted subalgebras of types A_§¤(l ¡Ã 2) and D algebras. Also we show that extended affine Lie algebras of type BC can be realized as twisted subalgebras of type C algebras. In Chapter III, the last chapter, we study the Weyl groups of reduced extended affine root systems. We start by describing the extended affine Weyl group as a semidirect product of a finite Weyl group and a Heisenberg-like normal subgroup. This provides a unique expression for the Weyl group elements which in turn leads to a presentation of the Weyl group, called a presentation by conjugation. Using a new notion, called the index, which is an invariant of the extended affine root systems, we show that one of the important features of finite and affine root systems (related to Weyl group) holds for the class of extended affine root systems. We also show that extended affine Weyl groups (of index zero) are homomorphic images of some indefinite Weyl groups where the homomorphism and its kernel are given explicitly.

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Darmstadt, Techn. University, Diss., 2007.

Techn. Univ., Habil.-Schr.--Clausthal, 2000. / Literaturverz. S. [256] - 262.

Universiẗat, Diss., 2004--München.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2005-09-05Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:16:05Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 nascimento_rp_me_sjrp.pdf: 368298 bytes, checksum: d1ffd79129c70e6a0b4236136ff5e58e (MD5) / Neste trabalho é feito um estudo aprofundado da estabilidade de sistemas alternantes, principalmente via teoria de Lie. Inicialmente são apresentados os principais conceitos básicos da álgebra de Lie, necessários para o estudo dos critérios de estabilidade dos sistemas alternantes. Depois são discutidos critérios de estabilidade para sistemas alternantes. É feita a exposição da demonstração de que para todo sistema linear da forma ? x = Apx p = 1, 2,...,N, com as matrizes Ap assintóticamente estáveis e comutativas duas a duas, existe uma função de Lyapunov quadrática comum. Uma condição suficiente para estabilidade assintótica de um sistema linear alternante é apresentada em termos da álgebra de Lie gerada por uma família infinita de matrizes. A saber, se esta álgebra de Lie é solúvel, então o sistema alternante é estável para uma mudança arbitrária de sinal. Em seguida são estudadas condições mais fracas. Supondo que a álgebra de Lie não é solúvel, mas é decomponível na soma de um ideal solúvel e uma subálgebra com grupo de Lie compacto, então o sistema alternante é globalmente exponencialmente uniformemente estável. Entretanto, se o grupo de Lie não for compacto, verifica-se que é possível gerar uma família finita de matrizes estáveis tais que o correspondente sistema linear alternante não é estável. Finalmente, os resultados correspondentes de estabilidade local para sistemas alternantes não lineares são apresentados. / In this work it is undertaken a deep study of stability for switched systems, mainly via Lie algebraic Theory. At first, the basic concepts and results from Lie algebra necessary for the study of stability of switched systems are presented. Criteria for stability are discussed. It is also done an exposition of the proof that all linear systems ? x = Apx, p = 1, 2, ...,N, with stable and pairwisely commutative matrices Ap, have common quadratic Lyapounov functions. A sufficient condition for asymptotic stability of switched linear systems is presented in term of the Lie algebra generated by a family infinite matrices. That is, if this Lie algebra is solvable, then the switched systems are stable for an arbitrary change of sinal. Next weaker conditions are studied. If the Lie algebra is decomposable into two subalgebras in which one is a solvable ideal and the other has a compact Lie group, then the switched systems are globally exponentially uniformly stable. However, if the Lie group is not compact, it is also possible to generate a finite family of stable matrices such that the corresponding switched linear systems are not stable. Finally, corresponding local stability results are presented for nonlinear systems.

In this thesis we propose a description of the operad defining post-Lie algebras in terms of rooted trees and we discuss some applications of such a construction. In particular, we re-derive both the free post-Lie algebra defined in [22] and the main result of the paper [8]. Furthermore, a possible extension of the concept of symmetric brace algebra to the category of the post-Lie algebras is proposed. / Nessa tese propomos a descrição da operad que define as álgebras pós-Lie em termos de árvores enraizadas e discutimos algumas aplicações dessa construção. Em particular, nós obtemos novamente a álgebra pós-Lie livre definida em [22] e o resultado principal do artigo [8]. Além disso, uma possível extensão do conceito de álgebra brace simétrica à categoria de álgebras pós-Lie é apresentada.

Let g be a complex semisimple Lie algebra, Vλ an irreducible g-module with high weight λ, pI a standard parabolic subalgebra of g with Levi factor £I and nil radical nI, and H*(nI, Vλ) the cohomology group of Λn'I ⊗Vλ. We describe the decomposition of H*(nI, Vλ) into irreducible £1-modules.

Orientador: José Francisco Gomes / Banca: Abraham Hirsz Zimerman / Banca: Paulo Teotônio Sobrinho / Resumo: As equações GNLS (generalized nonlinear Schröndinger equations) possuem como caso particular as equações CNLS, que funcionam como modela para a geração de sólitons em fibras ópticas, na ausência de efeitos dissipativos. Nesta dissertação discutimos a construção sistemática desta classe de modelos integráveis, através das álgebras de Lie de dimensão infinita XXXXXXX bem como a construção das soluções de N-sólitons. Em particular, discutimos em detalhe o caso associado à XXXXXX / Abstract: The GNLS equations (generalized nonlinear Schröndinger equations) contain as a particular case the CNLS equations, which can be regarded a model for soliton generation in optical fibers, in the absense of dissipative efects. In this work we discuss a systematic construction for this class of integrable models, by the using of the infinite dimensional Lie algebras XXXXX. We also discuss the construction of N-soliton solutions, in particular the case associated to XXXXX / Mestre