Does 0 Belong to the Center of a Lie Algebra?

[Dogtanian]

OK, can someone please tell if 0 (zero) would belong to the center of a Lie algebra.

By center I mean for a Lie algebra L
center(L) = { z in L : [z,x]=0 for all x in L}

I think it should, but I'm not too sure...I'm surely confusing myself somewhere along the line, as this shouldn't be too difficult to say either way...

 

[matt grime]

So you're asking is [0,x] zero for all x? The answer is "of course": [ ] is linear and 0t=0 for all scalars t.

 

[Dogtanian]

Thanks.
I thought it was right, but I just couldn't quite convinse myself...I thought it was quite obvious...