Suppose that L is a complex semisimple Lie algebra containing an abelian subalgebra H consisting of semisimple elements. I am wondering how to see that L has a basis of common eigenvectors for the elements of ad(H).
Existence of a basis of common eigenvectors
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Commutative diagonalizable operators over algebraically closed field have simultaneous eigenspace decomposition. This is a standard fact from linear algebra. In this case, $ad(H)$ exactly consists of commutative semisimple operators.
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0Very good, thanks. I really need to review the linear algebra. – 2011-10-09