A Lie algebra is nilpotent when its Lie algebra lower central series g_k vanishes for some k. Any nilpotent Lie algebra is also solvable. The basic example of a nilpotent Lie algebra is the vector space of strictly upper triangular matrices, such as the Lie algebra of the Heisenberg group.
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