The Dynkin index and sl₂-subalgebras of simple Lie algebras

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2015.01.033MaRDI QIDQ2339482zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Dmitri I. Panyushev

Publication date 1 April 2015

Published in Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.3170

zbMATH Keywords

dual Coxeter numberDynkin indexprincipal \(\mathfrak{sl}_2\)-subalgebra nilpotent orbit

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Representations of Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras, algebraic theory (weights) (17B10) Coadjoint orbits; nilpotent varieties (17B08) Simple, semisimple, reductive (super)algebras (17B20) Root systems (17B22)

Abstract: This is a continuation of arXiv:0903.0398 [math.RT]. Let g be a simple Lie algebra. In this note, we provide simple formulae for the index of sl(2)-subalgebras in the classical Lie algebras and a new formula for the index of the principal sl(2). We also compute the difference, D, of the indices of principal and subregular sl(2)-subalgebras. Our formula for D involves some data related to the McKay correspondence for g. Using the index of sl(2)-subalgebras of classical Lie algebras, we also obtain three series of interesting combinatorial identities parameterised by partitions.

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