Symplectic Dirac operators for Lie algebras and graded Hecke algebras (Q6185769)

The idea of symplectic spin geometry and symplectic Dirac operators originated with the work of \textit{B. Kostant} [Symp. math. 14, Geom. simplett., Fis. mat., Teor. geom. Integr. Var. minim., Convegni 1973, 139--152 (1974; Zbl 0321.58015)], and it was developed substantially by K. Habermann and collaborators (see, for example, the book [\textit{K. Habermann} and \textit{L. Habermann}. Introduction to symplectic Dirac operators. Berlin: Springer (2006; Zbl 1102.53032]). In the paper under review, the authors introduce certain symplectic Dirac operators in an algebraic setting with a view towards applications to representation theory. They define pairs of symplectic Dirac elements \((D^{+}, D^{-})\) in the setting of \(\mathbb{Z}/2\)-graded quadratic Lie algebras \(\mathfrak{g} = \mathfrak{k}+\mathfrak{p}\) and for graded Hecke algebras \(\mathbb{H}\). In these contexts, they show analogues of a formula of \textit{R. Parthasarathy} for \([D^{+}, D^{-}]\) (see [Ann. Math. (2) 96, 1--30 (1972; Zbl 0249.22003)]) and certain generalisations of the Casimir inequality.