Let F be a field of characteristic zero, L a Lie algebra over F, and A an L-algebra – that is, an associative algebra over F with an action of L induced by derivations. This action of L on A can be extended to an action of its universal enveloping algebra U(L), leading to the concept of L-identities or differential identities of A: polynomials in variables xu:= u(x), where uU(L), that vanish under all substitutions of elements from A. Differential identities were first introduced by Kharchenko in 1978, and, in later years, subsequent work by Gordienko and Kochetov has spurred a renewed interest in both their structure and quantitative properties. In this talk, I will present recent results on the differential identities of matrix L-algebras, with a particular focus on their classification and growth behaviour.

This video is part of the European Non-Associative Algebra Seminar series.