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One-Dimensional Representations of the Cycle Subalgebra of a Semi-Simple Lie Algebra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

F. W. Lemire
F. W. Lemire*
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University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Let L denote a semi-simple, finite dimensional Lie algebra over an algebraically closed field K of characteristic zero. If denotes a Cartan subalgebra of L and denotes the centralizer of in the universal enveloping algebra U of L, then it has been shown that each algebra homomorphism (called a "mass-function" on ) uniquely determines a linear irreducible representation of L. The technique involved in this construction is analogous to the Harish-Chandra construction [2] of dominated irreducible representations of L starting from a linear functional . The difference between the two results lies in the fact that all linear functionals on are readily obtained, whereas since is in general a noncommutative algebra the construction of mass-functions is decidedly nontrivial.

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Research Article
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Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , December 1970 , pp. 463 - 467
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1970

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