Double Derivations of n-Lie Superalgebras

Abstract

Let 𝔤 be an n-Lie superalgebra. We study the double derivation algebra [Formula: see text] and describe the relation between [Formula: see text] and the usual derivation Lie superalgebra Der(𝔤). We show that the set [Formula: see text] of all double derivations is a subalgebra of the general linear Lie superalgebra gl(𝔤) and the inner derivation algebra ad(𝔤) is an ideal of [Formula: see text]. We also show that if 𝔤 is a perfect n-Lie superalgebra with certain constraints on the base field, then the centralizer of ad(𝔤) in [Formula: see text] is trivial. Finally, we give that for every perfect n-Lie superalgebra 𝔤, the triple derivations of the derivation algebra Der(𝔤) are exactly the derivations of Der(𝔤).