Tridiagonal pairs of height one (Q2484483)

Let \(V\) be a vector space over field \(F\) with finite positive dimension. Let \((A,A^*)\) be a tridiagonal pair on \(V\), and let \((\rho_0,\dots,\rho_d)\) be the shape of \((A,A^*)\). It is known that there exists a unique integer \(h\) (the height of the tridiagonal pair) with \(0\leq h\leq d/2\) such that \(\rho_{i-1}<\rho_i\) for \(1\leq i\leq h\), \(\rho_{i-1}=\rho_i\) for \(h<i\leq d-h\), and \(\rho_{i-1}>\rho_i\) for \(d-h<i\leq d\). Theorem 1.3. Suppose \(h=1\) and \(\rho_0=1\). Then one of the following holds: (i) \(\rho_0=1\), \(\rho_1=\dots=\rho_{d-1}=2\), \(\rho_d=1\), (ii) \(d=3\), \(\rho_0=1\), \(\rho_1=\rho_2=3\), \(\rho_3=1\). In each case a basis for \(V\) is constructed and the action of \((A,A^*)\) on this basis is given.