In mathematics, a Lie algebra is nilpotent if its lower central series eventually becomes zero.
It is a Lie algebra analog of a nilpotent group.
Let g{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {g}}} be a Lie algebra. Then g{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {g}}} is nilpotent if the lower central series terminates, i.e. if gn=0{\displaystyle {\mathfrak {g}}_{n}=0} for some n ∈ ℕ.