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No! The Weyl algebra is simple. The problem of classifying the finite dimensional representations is wild. This was discussed in Is there a machinery describing all the irreducible representations ?Is there a machinery describing all the irreducible representations ?

In case this is too succinct. The Weyl algebra is the algebra of linear differential operators with polynomial coefficients. It is generated by $x$ and $D$ with defining relation $Dx-xD=1$. This acts on polynomials in $x$ with $D=d/dx$. This is a faithful simple representation.

The problem of finding finite dimensional representations is the problem of solving linear differential equations.

No! The Weyl algebra is simple. The problem of classifying the finite dimensional representations is wild. This was discussed in Is there a machinery describing all the irreducible representations ?

In case this is too succinct. The Weyl algebra is the algebra of linear differential operators with polynomial coefficients. It is generated by $x$ and $D$ with defining relation $Dx-xD=1$. This acts on polynomials in $x$ with $D=d/dx$. This is a faithful simple representation.

The problem of finding finite dimensional representations is the problem of solving linear differential equations.

No! The Weyl algebra is simple. The problem of classifying the finite dimensional representations is wild. This was discussed in Is there a machinery describing all the irreducible representations ?

In case this is too succinct. The Weyl algebra is the algebra of linear differential operators with polynomial coefficients. It is generated by $x$ and $D$ with defining relation $Dx-xD=1$. This acts on polynomials in $x$ with $D=d/dx$. This is a faithful simple representation.

The problem of finding finite dimensional representations is the problem of solving linear differential equations.

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No! The Weyl algebra is simple. The problem of classifying the finite dimensional representations is wild. This was discussed in Is there a machinery describing all the irreducible representations ?

In case this is too succinct. The Weyl algebra is the algebra of linear differential operators with polynomial coefficients. It is generated by $x$ and $D$ with defining relation $Dx-xD=1$. This acts on polynomials in $x$ with $D=d/dx$. This is a faithful simple representation.

The problem of finding finite dimensional representations is the problem of solving linear differential equations.