Lie superalgebras (Q5902763)

This is a survey of results on the representation theory of ``classical'' Lie superalgebras. The author reviews 131 papers. In {\S}1 (classical Lie superalgebras over \(\mathbb C)\) the matrix Lie superalgebras, Lie superalgebras of (formal) vector fields, exceptional Lie superalgebras, Lie superalgebras of string theories, Kac superalgebras \(g_{\phi}^{(m)}\) and Kac-Moody superalgebras are considered. The modules over Lie superalgebras of vector fields are studied in {\S}2. In {\S}3 it is established that every irreducible topological module over the Lie superalgebra \({\mathcal L}\) of vector fields is realized as a submodule in some topological \({\mathcal L}\)-module \(T(V)\) (here \(T(V)\) is the superspace of formal tensor fields of type \(V\) which are constructed by means of a finite-dimensional \(L_ 0\)-module \(V\)). The author's purpose is the description of this submodule. The characters of irreducible modules are investigated in {\S}4. Finally other results on Lie superalgebras are enumerated in {\S}5.