An integration of Lie-Leibniz triples
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Finite-dimensional Lie-Leibniz triples integrate to local Lie group-rack triples.
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Core claim
We introduce the group version of a Lie-Leibniz triple, which we call a Lie group-rack triple. We define a Lie group-rack triple whose tangent structure is a Lie-Leibniz triple, which is a generalization of an augmented Lie rack whose tangent structure is an augmented Leibniz algebra. We show that any finite-dimensional Lie-Leibniz triple can be integrated to a local Lie group-rack triple by generalizing the integration procedure of an augmented Leibniz algebra into an augmented Lie rack.
What carries the argument
The generalized integration procedure that lifts an augmented Leibniz algebra to an augmented Lie rack, now extended to carry a Lie-Leibniz triple to a local Lie group-rack triple.
Load-bearing premise
The Lie-Leibniz triple must be finite-dimensional for the integration to a local Lie group-rack triple to be guaranteed.
What would settle it
A concrete finite-dimensional Lie-Leibniz triple for which no local Lie group-rack triple with matching tangent structure exists would disprove the claim.
read the original abstract
In this paper, we introduce the group version of a Lie-Leibniz triple, which we call a Lie group-rack triple. We define a Lie group-rack triple whose tangent structure is a Lie-Leibniz triple, which is a generalization of an augmented Lie rack whose tangent structure is an augmented Leibniz algebra. We show that any finite-dimensional Lie-Leibniz triple can be integrated to a local Lie group-rack triple by generalizing the integration procedure of an augmented Leibniz algebra into an augmented Lie rack.
Editorial analysis
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Referee Report
Summary. The manuscript introduces Lie group-rack triples as the integrated counterpart to Lie-Leibniz triples, with the property that the tangent structure of a Lie group-rack triple recovers a Lie-Leibniz triple. This construction generalizes the known correspondence between augmented Lie racks and augmented Leibniz algebras. The main theorem asserts that every finite-dimensional Lie-Leibniz triple integrates to a local Lie group-rack triple by exponentiating the underlying vector space and transporting the rack operation via a BCH-type formula, with compatibility identities verified directly in coordinates.
Significance. If the central construction holds, the paper supplies a natural integration result that extends existing procedures for Leibniz algebras and racks to the combined Lie-Leibniz setting. The explicit coordinate verification of the rack-Leibniz compatibility conditions, without extra global hypotheses beyond finite-dimensionality, is a concrete strength that makes the local integration self-contained.
minor comments (3)
- [Section 2] The definition of the Lie group-rack triple in the opening sections would benefit from an explicit statement of the compatibility axioms between the group multiplication, the rack operation, and the Lie algebra structure before the tangent-space recovery is discussed.
- [Section 4] Notation for the transported rack operation after applying the BCH formula could be introduced with a dedicated symbol or displayed equation to improve readability when the compatibility identities are verified.
- [Section 5] A short remark on whether the local integration can be globalized under additional completeness assumptions on the underlying Lie algebra would help situate the result relative to classical Lie-group integration.
Simulated Author's Rebuttal
We thank the referee for their positive assessment of the manuscript and for recommending minor revision. We appreciate the recognition that the explicit coordinate verification of the compatibility identities, without additional global hypotheses, renders the local integration self-contained and extends the known correspondence between augmented Lie racks and augmented Leibniz algebras.
Circularity Check
No significant circularity; explicit coordinate verification is self-contained
full rationale
The paper defines Lie group-rack triples so their tangent recovers a Lie-Leibniz triple, then constructs the local integration explicitly by exponentiating the underlying vector space and transporting the rack operation with a BCH-type formula. The compatibility identities are verified directly in coordinates without reducing to fitted parameters, self-defined quantities, or load-bearing self-citations. Finite-dimensionality is used only to guarantee local Lie group existence, a standard external fact. The generalization of the prior augmented Leibniz-to-Lie-rack integration is presented as an extension rather than a renaming or tautological fit, leaving the central claim independent of its own inputs.
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axioms (1)
- domain assumption The Lie-Leibniz triple is finite-dimensional
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Lie group-rack triple
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We show that any finite-dimensional Lie-Leibniz triple can be integrated to a local Lie group-rack triple by generalizing the integration procedure of an augmented Leibniz algebra into an augmented Lie rack.
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Definition 2. A Lie-Leibniz triple is a triple (g, V, θ) where (g, [, ]g) is a Lie algebra, (V, [, ]) is a Leibniz algebra...
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