Highest-weight theory for truncated current Lie algebras

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DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2011.04.015zbMATH Open1275.17041arXiv0705.1203OpenAlexW2088511768WikidataQ115351194 ScholiaQ115351194MaRDI QIDQ657939FDOQ657939

Benjamin J. Wilson

Publication date: 11 January 2012

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

Abstract: Let g denote a Lie algebra over a field of characteristic zero, and let T(g) denote the tensor product of g with a ring of truncated polynomials. The Lie algebra T(g) is called a truncated current Lie algebra, or in the special case when g is finite-dimensional and semisimple, a generalized Takiff algebra. In this paper a highest-weight theory for T(g) is developed when the underlying Lie algebra g possesses a triangular decomposition. The principal result is the reducibility criterion for the Verma modules of T(g) for a wide class of Lie algebras g, including the symmetrizable Kac-Moody Lie algebras, the Heisenberg algebra, and the Virasoro algebra. This is achieved through a study of the Shapovalov form.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.1203




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