Multiplets of representations and Kostant's Dirac operator for equal rank loop groups (Q1847871)

Let \(\mathfrak{g}\) be a semisimple Lie algebra and \(\mathfrak{h}\) be a reductive subalgebra of maximal rank in \(\mathfrak{g}\). The author generalizes the recent results of \textit{B. Gross, B. Kostant, P. Ramond} and \textit{S. Sternberg} [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95, 8441-8442 (1998; Zbl 0918.17002)] to the Kac-Moody setting. In particular, he proves a homogeneous generalization of the Weyl-Kac character formula, which yields a multiplet of irreducible positive energy representations of the loop algebra \(L\mathfrak{h}\) associated to any irreducible positive energy representation of the loop algebra \(L\mathfrak{g}\). An \(L\mathfrak{h}\)-invariant operator on the tensor product of a representation of \(L\mathfrak{g}\) with the spin representation associated with the complement of \(L\mathfrak{h}\) in \(L\mathfrak{g}\), analogous to Kostant's Dirac operator, is constructed. The kernel of this operator gives the \(L\mathfrak{h}\)-multiplet corresponding to the original representation of \(L\mathfrak{g}\).