This is an exposition in order to give an explicit way to understand (1) a
non-topological proof for an existence of a base of an affine root system, (2)
a Serre-type definition of an elliptic Lie algebra with rank =>2, and (3) the
isotropic root multiplicities of those elliptic Lie algebras.
This is an exposition in order to give an explicit way to understand (1) a
non-topological proof for an existence of a base of an affine root system, (2)
a Serre-type definition of an elliptic Lie algebra with rank =>2, and (3) the
isotropic root multiplicities of those elliptic Lie algebras.
Using the well-known recognition and structural theorem(s) for root-graded
Lie algebras and their universal coverings, we give a finite presentation for
the universal covering algebra of a centerless Lie torus of type
$X\not=A,C,BC$. We follow a unified approach for the types under consideration.