Duality theorems for current groups (Q2142715)

The classical Peter-Weyl theorem describes the structure of the space of functions on a semisimple algebraic group. This reduces to the Cauchy identity for the products of Schur polynomials at the level of characters. E. Feigin, A. Khoroshkin, and I. Makedonskyi formulate and prove an analogue of the Peter-Weyl theorem for current groups (Theorem 2.21, page 462). In particular, in type \(A\) the corresponding characters identity is governed by the Cauchy identity for the products of \(q\)-Whittaker functions. The authors also formulate and prove a version of the Schur-Weyl theorem for current groups (Theorem 4.11, page 473). The link between the Peter-Weyl and Schur-Weyl theorems is provided by the current version of Howe duality (Section 3, page 462).