Virtual copies of semisimple Lie algebras in enveloping algebras of semidirect products and Casimir operators

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/42/6/065205MaRDI QIDQ3605877zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Rutwig Campoamor Stursberg, Stephen G. Low

Publication date 25 February 2009

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0810.4596, https://eprints.ucm.es/21120/1/Campoamor-Virtual.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

universal enveloping algebraLie algebrasemidirect productCasimir operator

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Universal enveloping (super)algebras (17B35) Structure theory for Lie algebras and superalgebras (17B05)

Abstract: Given a semidirect product $frakg=fraksuplusfrakr$ of semisimple Lie algebras $fraks$ and solvable algebras $frakr$, we construct polynomial operators in the enveloping algebra $mathcalU(frakg)$ of $frakg$ that commute with $frakr$ and transform like the generators of $fraks$, up to a functional factor that turns out to be a Casimir operator of $frakr$. Such operators are said to generate a virtual copy of $fraks$ in $mathcalU(frakg)$, and allow to compute the Casimir operators of $frakg$ in closed form, using the classical formulae for the invariants of $fraks$. The behavior of virtual copies with respect to contractions of Lie algebras is analyzed. Applications to the class of Hamilton algebras and their inhomogeneous extensions are given.

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