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A Lie-subalgebra distribution is involutive
Statement
Assume . Let be a Lie subalgebra of . The left-translated distribution is involutive.
Facts & Assumptions
Given: , a Lie group and a Lie subalgebra .
is countable choice. The Axiom of Countable Choice ().
Under , left translation makes a smooth constant-rank distribution. The left-translated distribution associated to a Lie subalgebra.
Involutivity can be checked on any smooth local frame. Involutivity can be checked on a local frame.
Under , the bracket of left-invariant vector fields is left invariant. The Lie bracket of left-invariant fields is left invariant.
Proof
Choose one finite basis of , using the empty basis if , and let . By [F1], the fields form a global smooth frame for .
By [F3], is left invariant. Its value at is the Lie-algebra bracket , which belongs to because is a subalgebra. If , left invariance gives , a section of .
The frame criterion [F2] applied to step 2.1 proves involutivity. When , every local section is zero and the same conclusion is vacuous; when , the distribution is . The hypothesis [A1] is used through [F1]'s smooth tangent-bundle trivialization and [F3]'s invariant-bracket result; choosing the single finite basis in step 1.1 adds no choice.
Depends on
- The Axiom of Countable Choice ($\mathrm{AC}_\omega$)
- The left-translated distribution associated to a Lie subalgebra
- A smooth distribution is exactly a locally framed constant-rank family of tangent spaces
- Involutivity can be checked on a local frame
- The Lie bracket of left-invariant fields is left invariant
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Sources
- John M. Lee, Introduction to Smooth Manifolds, 2nd ed. (standard reference, not scraped)