Linear Lie algebra

In algebra, a linear Lie algebra is a subalgebra

consisting of endomorphisms of a vector space V. In other words, a linear Lie algebra is the image of a Lie algebra representation.

Any Lie algebra is a linear Lie algebra in the sense that there is always a faithful representation of

(in fact, on a finite-dimensional vector space by Ado's theorem if

Let V be a finite-dimensional vector space over a field of characteristic zero and

if and only if (i) it is a direct sum of the center and a semisimple ideal and (ii) the elements of the center are diagonalizable (over some extension field).