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How to find Casimir operators?

Given a general Lie algebra, is there a general procedure to find all its Casimir operator?
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What is the cubic Casimir element of $\mathfrak{sl}_3$?

$\DeclareMathOperator\ad{ad}\DeclareMathOperator\Tr{Tr}$I have been thinking about this for some time but have had no luck. I have found some sources that say higher Casimir elements can be obtained ...
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