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

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/42/6/065205zbMATH Open1156.17003arXiv0810.4596OpenAlexW2034008986WikidataQ58324988 ScholiaQ58324988MaRDI QIDQ3605877FDOQ3605877

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)

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.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0810.4596

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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)

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