Special \(K\)-types, tempered characters and the Beilinson-Bernstein realization (Q1109154)

Let \(G\) be a connected semisimple Lie group and \(K\) its maximal compact subgroup. In his paper [Ann. Math. (2) 109, 1--60 (1979; Zbl 0424.22010)] \textit{D. Vogan} introduced the notion of the lowest \(K\)-type of an irreducible admissible representation of \(G\). He also gave a classification of irreducible representations in terms of these \(K\)-types. Using theory of \(D\)-modules, \textit{A. Beilinson} and \textit{J. Bernstein} gave another classification of these representations in terms of the orbits \(Q\) of the complexification of \(K\) in the flag variety \(X\) of the complexified Lie algebra \(\mathfrak g\) of \(G\), and \(K\)-equivariant connections \(\tau\) on \(Q\) [C. R. Acad. Sci., Paris, Sér. I 292, 15--18 (1981; Zbl 0476.14019)]. In this classification, every irreducible representation is isomorphic to global sections of an irreducible \(D\)-module \(L_{Q,\tau}\), which is the unique irreducible submodule of a ``standard'' module \(I_{Q,\tau}\). The author defines a ``special'' \(K\)-type of a ``standard'' module \(\Gamma (X,I_{Q,\tau})\) in geometric terms, and proves that these \(K\)-types lie in the unique irreducible submodule \(\Gamma (X,L_{Q,\tau})\). Finally, he proves that they are equal to Vogan's lowest \(K\)-types.