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I want to know whether an automorphism group of a simple Lie algebra over $GF(2)$, acts transitively on non-zero elements of Lie algebra or not? How can I check this property?

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Surely not. For example some elements are $\mathrm{ad}$-nilpotent and others are $\mathrm{ad}$-diagonable.

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  • $\begingroup$ what do you mean by ad-diagonable? $\endgroup$
    – user118746
    Commented Apr 6, 2014 at 15:00
  • $\begingroup$ @user40491, an element $x$ in the Lie algebra is ad-diagonalizable if the map $y\in g\mapsto [x,y]\in g$ is diagonalizable. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 6, 2014 at 20:21

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