Universal central extensions of $\mathfrak{sl}(m, n, A)$ of small rank over associative superalgebras

Xabier García-Martínez, Manuel Ladra

Published 2014-05-15, updated 2014-07-07Version 2

We complete the solution of the problem of finding the universal central extension of the matrix superalgebras $\mathfrak{sl}(m, n, A)$ where $A$ is an associative superalgebra and computing $H_2\big(\mathfrak{sl}(m, n, A)\big)$. The Steinberg Lie superalgebra $\mathfrak{st}(m, n, A)$ has a very important role and we will also find out $H_2\big(\mathfrak{st}(m, n, A)\big)$. In Chen and Sun (arXiv:1311.7079, 2013) it is solved the problem where $m+n \geq 5$ and in Chen and Guay (Algebr. Represent. Theory, 2013) it is solved when $n=0$, so here we work out the three remaining cases $\mathfrak{sl}(2, 1, A), \mathfrak{sl}(3, 1, A)$ and $\mathfrak{sl}(2, 2, A)$.