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Representation theory of Pin groups
I am (still) thinking about branching rules from $\mathfrak{so}(n+m)$ to $\mathfrak{so}(n) \oplus \mathfrak{so}(m)$, using Proctor's paper as the starting point.
Proctor describes this rule for $m = 2$...
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Source of a formula for tensor product multiplicities?
This is a follow-up to a recent question by Allen Knutson here, involving a special type of tensor product multiplicity for a simple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ over $\mathbb{C}$ (or other ...
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Branching rules for compact Lie groups
Let $G$ be a compact connected Lie group, and let $H\subset G$ be a closed subgroup. For an irreducible representation $\pi:G\to\mathrm{End}_\mathbb{C}(V)$ of $G$ ($\dim\pi<\infty$) I want to know ...
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Which representations of the Lie algebra of a Lie group come from representations of the group itself?
I think this is very classic mathematics, but I can't find a complete answer in the literature.
Let $G$ be a Lie group, $\mathfrak{g}$ the Lie algebra of $\mathfrak{g}$. Suppose $\rho : \mathfrak{g} \...
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$\mathfrak{sl}_2(\mathbb{Z})$'s properties as a Lie algebra over a ring
I was wondering what was known about $\mathfrak{sl}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ as a Lie algebra; in particular, what is known about its representation theory? I know of some texts which treat Lie algebras ...
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Tensoring Harish-Chandra bimodules with Verma modules
The question is about the functor $T_\lambda$ defined by Bernstein and Gelfand in the paper Tensor Products of Finite and Infinite Dimensional
Representations of Semisimple Lie Algebras.
Setup: Let $\...
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Subquotients of Jantzen Filtration for Kac-Moody algebras
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a complex symmetrizable Kac-Moody algebra, with triangular decomposition $\mathfrak{n}^- \oplus \mathfrak{h} \oplus \mathfrak{n}^+$. Let $\lambda \in \mathfrak{h}^*$, and $M(\...
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Tensor product of a Verma module of the highest weight and a Verma module of the lowest weight, $\mathfrak{g}=\mathfrak{sl}_2(\mathbb{C})$
$\DeclareMathOperator\sl{\mathfrak{sl}}\newcommand\hw{\mathrm{hw}}\newcommand\lw{\mathrm{lw}}$Consider $\mathfrak{g}=\sl_2(\mathbb{C})$. Fix $\lambda,\mu\in\mathbb{C}\setminus \frac{1}{2}\mathbb{Z}_{\...
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On Soergel's results concerning projectives modules in category $\mathcal{O}$
I am looking for a translated proof of two results of Soergel usually referred to as endomorphismensatz and struktursatz.
Both of those results were shown in the paper
Soergel, W. (1990). Kategorie 𝒪...
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Lusztig's completion for universal enveloping algebra
In Arkhipov, Bezrukavnikov and Ginzburg's paper "Quantum Groups, the loop Grassmannian and the Springer resolution", they mentioned that Lusztig introduced a certain completion for universal ...
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Relation between two Harish-Chandra homomorphisms
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a Lie algebra admitting a triangular decomposition $\frak g = N^-\oplus h\oplus N^+$ and $\gamma$ the classic Harish-Chandra isomorphism defined on the center $\frak Z$ of the ...
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Bijections of Littlewood-Richardson coefficients
Let $c^{\lambda}_{\mu\nu}$ be the Littlewood-Richardson coefficients, where $\lambda,\mu,\nu$ are partitions. We know that $c^{\lambda}_{\mu\nu}= c^{\lambda}_{\nu\mu}$. Up to now, what are the ...
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Action of orthogonal group on the free Lie algebra
This question is somewhat related and inspired by this post of professor Montgomery.
The free Lie algebra $L(V)$ generated by an $r$-dimensional vector space $V$ is, in the language of https://en....
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Reference Request: Branching Rules of $\mathfrak{s}\mathfrak{l}_n$ in $\mathfrak{s}\mathfrak{l}_{n+1}$
I have heard that the branching rules are well-known for the simple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{s}\mathfrak{l}_n$ in $\mathfrak{s}\mathfrak{l}_{n+1}$ over fields of characteristic zero. Where can I find a ...
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Extension of representations of certain compact Lie groups
Let $G$ be a real, connected, non-compact, semisimple Lie group with finite center and real rank $1$. Let $G=KAN$ be an Iwasawa decomposition, then $K\subset G$ is a maximal compact subgroup, and $\...
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Is it possible to construct category $\mathcal{O}^{\mathfrak{p}}$ with non-standard parabolic subalgebra
The usual definition of the parabolic category $\mathcal{O}^{\mathfrak{p}}$ is the following. We consider Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ of the rank $r$ with the root system $\Delta$ and the set of ...
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References for representations of Heisenberg Lie algebra
Please suggest some reference material for the representations of the infinite dimensional Heisenberg Lie Algebra or the oscillator algebra. I already looked at Kac and Rainas book, any other ...
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Category O for (Yangian) toroidal Lie algebras?
Suppose throughout that $g$ is a finite-dimensional simple Lie algebra over $\mathbb{C}$ and let us denote:
$$g_{[2]} := g \otimes_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}[v^{\pm 1}, t^{\pm 1}]$$
$$g_{[2]}^+ := g \...
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Invariants of Lie superalgebras
Let $V=V_0 \oplus V_1$ be a $\mathbb Z_2$-graded vector space over $\mathbb C$. Suppose $V$ has an even non-degenerate bilinear form $(-, -)$
which is symmetric on $V_0$, skew symmetric on $V_1$, and ...
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Simple modules for universal enveloping algebras and Weyl algebras
Let $A$ be the universal enveloping algebra of a fintie dimensional Lie algebra (simple if needed) or the Weyl algebra.
Question: Are there recent survey articles about the (possibly infinite ...
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Clebsch–Gordan(CG) coefficients for SO(N) and Sp(N) group
I know how to calculate the CG coefficients for $SU(N)$, but there are other simple Lie group like $SO(N)$ and $Sp(N)$. But up to now I can't find any textbook tells me how to calculate these and I ...
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Differential of the adjoint quotient map
My question is regarding a paper by R.W Richardson titled "Derivatives of invariant polynomials on a semisimple Lie Algebra" ** . In this paper, he reports on computations of the rank of the ...
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What is the maximal weight submodule of $\text{Hom}_{\mathfrak{g}}(M,N)$?
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a finite-dimensional semisimple Lie algebra over an algebraically closed field $\mathbb{K}$ of characteristic $0$. Fix a Cartan subalgebra $\mathfrak{h}$ of $\mathfrak{g}$. For ...
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An interesting identity involving skew-Schur functions
Denote $\rho=(-\frac12,-\frac32,-\frac52,\dots)$. I was reading this interesting paper, where in particular, the authors claim that one can get the expression in (2.9)
\begin{align*}
\prod_{k\geq1}(1+...
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