Quadratic Lie algebra

Examples of such are semisimple Lie algebras, such as su(n) and sl(n,R).

that is invariant under the adjoint action, i.e. where X,Y,Z are elements of the Lie algebra g. A localization/ generalization is the concept of Courant algebroid where the vector space g is replaced by (sections of) a vector bundle.

A big group of examples fits into the category of semisimple Lie algebras, i.e.

Let thus g be a semi-simple Lie algebra with adjoint representation ad, i.e.

Define now the Killing form Due to the Cartan criterion, the Killing form is non-degenerate if and only if the Lie algebra is semisimple.