Pre-symplectic left-symmetric algebras

Abstract

A pre-symplectic left-symmetric algebra $\mathcal{A}$ is a left-symmetric algebra endowed with a nondegenerate skew-symmetric bilinear form $ω$ such that all left multiplication operators are symmetric with respect to $ω$. In this setting, the underlying subadjacent Lie algebra $(\mathcal{A}^{-},ω)$ forms a flat $T$-symplectic Lie algebra. This paper provides a systematic investigation into the structural properties of pre-symplectic left-symmetric algebras. In particular, we introduce a distinguished subclass termed \emph{Milnor pre-symplectic algebras}, and prove that any pre-symplectic left-symmetric algebra whose commutator ideal is nondegenerate necessarily belongs to this subclass. Next, we investigate the Levi-Civita product associated with symplectic Lie algebras. We show that this product always yields a right-symmetric algebra, and we prove that it forms a left-symmetric algebra if and only if it is associative. Furthermore, we provide a characterization of symplectic Lie algebras in terms of representations of left-symmetric algebras, and conclude by establishing a construction method for these structures known as the $T^*$-extension. Furthermore, we develop a double extension procedure for pre-symplectic left-symmetric algebras by means of commutative associative algebras. We show that every such algebra with a degenerate commutator ideal can be reconstructed via this extension process. More generally, we show that any pre-symplectic left-symmetric algebra is either a Milnor pre-symplectic algebra or can be obtained through a finite sequence of successive double extensions starting from a Milnor pre-symplectic algebra. As a concrete application of these structural results, we provide a complete classification of pre-symplectic left-symmetric algebras of dimension less than or equal to $4$.