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How we can write the elements of a free Lie algebra? Is there any reference concerning about this subject? yours,

Francesco.

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"Lie Algebras: Theory and Algorithms" by Willem A. De Graaf has a chapter dealing with the more general problem of explicit construction of a basis of a finitely presented Lie algebra (free Lie algebra modulo an ideal), perhaps it is what you are looking for.

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The key words are "Lyndon words". A reference is Free Lie Algebras by C. Reutenauer.

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by Christophe Reutenauer, rather – F. C. Jul 14 at 8:57
Thanks for the correction – Bruce Westbury Jul 14 at 13:46

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