Adjoint group

of a group

The linear group that is the image of the Lie group or algebraic group under the adjoint representation (cf. Adjoint representation of a Lie group). The adjoint group is contained in the group of automorphisms of the Lie algebra of , and its Lie algebra coincides with the adjoint algebra of . A connected semi-simple group is a group of adjoint type (i.e. is isomorphic to its adjoint group) if and only if its roots generate the lattice of rational characters of the maximal torus; the centre of such a group is trivial. If the ground field has characteristic zero and is connected, then is uniquely determined by the Lie algebra and is either called the adjoint group or the group of inner automorphisms of . In particular, if is semi-simple, coincides with the connected component of the identity in .

References

[1]	L.S. Pontryagin, "Topological groups" , Princeton Univ. Press (1958) (Translated from Russian)
[2]	J.-P. Serre, "Lie algebras and Lie groups" , Benjamin (1965) (Translated from French)
[3]	J.E. Humphreys, "Linear algebraic groups" , Springer (1975)

References

[a1]	N. Bourbaki, "Elements of mathematics. Lie groups and Lie algebras" , Addison-Wesley (1975) pp. Chapt. 2; 3 (Translated from French)