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Lie algebra cohomology of formal non-commutative vector fields
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic $0$ and $A=k\langle\langle x_1,\dotsc,x_n\rangle\rangle$ be a free completed associative algebra. The space of continuous derivations $\mathrm{Der}(A)$ is ...
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Geometric interpretation of Universal enveloping algebras
Given a complex Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$, we can form its universal enveloping algebra and interpret it as a noncommutative space.
Is this perspective useful? What does this space "look like"?
How ...