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A hidden additional algebraic structure is discovered for the Lie algebra of symmetries of any dynamical system V. The structure is based on the properties of the Lie derivative operator L V and on a hidden canonical flag structure in the eigenspaces of any linear operator.
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Bogoyavlenskij, O. Hidden Structure of Symmetries. Commun. Math. Phys. 254, 479–488 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-004-1253-x
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