Generalized Harish-Chandra modules: a new direction in the structure theory of representations (Q1876556)

From the authors' abstract: Let \(\mathfrak g\) be a reductive Lie algebra over \(\mathbb C\). We say that a \(\mathfrak g\)-module \(M\) is a generalized Harish-Chandra module if, for some subalgebra \(\mathfrak k\subset \mathfrak g\), \(M\) is locally \(\mathfrak k\)-finite and has finite \(\mathfrak k\)-multiplicities. We believe that the problem of classifying all irreducible generalized Harish-Chandra modules could be tractable. In this paper, we review the recent success with the case when \(\mathfrak k\) is a Cartan subalgebra. We also review the recent determination of which reductive in \(\mathfrak g\) subalgebras \(\mathfrak k\) are essential to a classification. Finally, we present in detail the emerging picture for the case when \(\mathfrak k\) is a principal \(3\)-dimensional subalgebra.