Let g be a complex simple Lie algebra of rank ι, b the standard Borel subalgebra. An invertible map on Ь is said to preserve abelian ideals if it maps each abelian ideal to some such ideal of the same dimension. In this article, by using some results of Chevalley groups, the theory of root systems and root space decomposition, the author gives an explicit description on such maps of Ь.
Let F be a field with char F = 2, l a maximal nilpotent subalgebra of the symplectic algebra sp（2m,F）. In this paper, we characterize linear maps of l which preserve zero Lie brackets in both directions. It is shown that for m ≥ 4, a map φ of l preserves zero Lie brackets in both directions if and only if φ = ψcσT0λαφdηf, where ψc,σT0,λα,φd,ηf are the standard maps preserving zero Lie brackets in both directions.
