Abstract:
Lie algebras with a subalgebra lattice of length 2 are well-known. To study a subalgebra lattice of greater length, it is useful to get some information on Lie algebras with a subalgebra lattice of length 3. We show that a finite-dimensional simple Lie algebra over a field of characteristic 0 or a perfect field of prime characteristic greater than 5 whose subalgebra lattice has length 3 may be one of four types.