Formal sums over a vector space Formal sums over a Lie algebra Let 𝔩 be Lie algebra over 𝕂 and consider formal sums 𝔩{𝑧} over 𝔩. Then we have the alternating bilinear map #m/def/fcalc [−,−]:𝔩{𝑧1}×𝔩{𝑧2}→𝔩{𝑧1,𝑧2} so that [∑𝑚∈𝕂𝑥𝑚𝑧𝑚1,∑𝑛∈𝕂𝑦𝑛𝑧𝑛2]=∑𝑚,𝑛∈𝕂[𝑥𝑚,𝑦𝑛]𝑧𝑚1𝑧𝑛2 where 𝑥𝑚,𝑦𝑛 ∈𝔩 for all 𝑚,𝑛 ∈𝕂. See also Formal series over an (un)twisted affine Lie algebra #state/tidy | #lang/en | #SemBr