This package containing diverse functions for workin with simple Lie algebras in GAP (base fields are of characteristic 0).
To install the package SLA move the file sla-XX.tar.gz
(or any other archive containing it) into the pkg directory.
Usually this will be the pkg subdirectory in your GAP4 installation.
However, it is also possible to have a pkg subdirectory in a
different place, see the section Installing GAP Packages of the
GAP4 reference manual for more information.
Then simply unpack sla-XX.tar.gz and your installation is
complete.
In GAP issue
gap> LoadPackage( "sla" );
NOTE: this package depends on the QuaGroup package, which also has to be installed.
The manual of SLA is contained in the doc directory. There are the
following files (among others):
- manual.pdf df version of the manual
- chap0.html the manual in html