On generic properties of nilpotent algebras

In this paper, we study general nilpotent algebras. The results obtained are new even for the classical algebras, such as associative or Lie algebras. We single out certain generic properties of finite-dimensional algebras, mostly over infinite fields. The notion of being generic in the class of [Formula: see text]-generated algebras of an arbitrary primitive class of [Formula: see text]-nilpotent algebras appears naturally in the following way. On the set of the isomorphism classes of such algebras one can introduce the structure of an algebraic variety. As a result, the subsets are endowed with the dimensions as algebraic varieties. A subset [Formula: see text] of a set [Formula: see text] of lesser dimension can be viewed as negligible in [Formula: see text]. For example, if [Formula: see text], we determine that an automorphism group of a generic algebra [Formula: see text] consists of the automorphisms, which are scalar modulo [Formula: see text]. Generic ideals are in [Formula: see text], the annihilator of [Formula: see text]. In the case of classical nilpotent algebras as above, the generic algebras are graded by the degrees with respect to some generating sets.