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On the rigidity of k-step nilpotent graph Lie algebras (2507.04063v1)
Published 5 Jul 2025 in math.RA
Abstract: We thoroughly explore the class of k-step nilpotent Lie algebras associated with a simple graph looking for k-step nilpotent Lie algebras which are rigid in the variety of at most k-step nilpotent Lie algebras. We find out that, besides the complete graph, the only examples arise for k=2 and graphs of at most 4 vertices. A key tool to prove non-k-rigidity in this context, is a general construction of non-trivial deformations for naturally graded nilpotent Lie algebras.