Non-abelian extensions of infinite-dimensional Lie groups

dc.creatorNeeb, Karl-Hermann
dc.date2005-04-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:19:07Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:19:07Z
dc.descriptionIn this paper we study non-abelian extensions of a Lie group $G$ modeled on a locally convex space by a Lie group $N$. The equivalence classes of such extension are grouped into those corresponding to a class of so-called smooth outer actions $S$ of $G$ on $N$. If $S$ is given, we show that the corresponding set $\Ext(G,N)_S$ of extension classes is a principal homogeneous space of the locally smooth cohomology group $H^2_{ss}(G,Z(N))_S$. To each $S$ a locally smooth obstruction class $χ(S)$ in a suitably defined cohomology group $H^3_{ss}(G,Z(N))_S$ is defined. It vanishes if and only if there is a corresponding extension of $G$ by $N$. A central point is that we reduce many problems concerning extensions by non-abelian groups to questions on extensions by abelian groups, which have been dealt with in previous work. An important tool is a Lie theoretic concept of a smooth crossed module $α: H \to G$, which we view as a central extension of a normal subgroup of $G$.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0504295
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0504295
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/74900
dc.subjectGroup Theory
dc.subject22E65, 57T10, 22E15
dc.titleNon-abelian extensions of infinite-dimensional Lie groups
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