Tag - Representations of Lie algebras

Pablo Zadunaisky: Clebsch-Gordan revisited

By an ultra classical result, the tensor product of a simple representation of 𝔤𝔩n(ℂ) and its defining representation decomposes as a direct sum of simple representations without multiplicities. This means that for each highest weight, the space of highest weight vectors is 1-dimensional. We will give an explicit construction of these highest weight vectors, and show that they arise from the action of certain elements in the enveloping algebra of 𝔤𝔩n(ℂ) + 𝔤𝔩n(ℂ) on the tensor product. These elements are independent of the simple representation we started with, and in fact produce highest weight vectors in several other contexts.

Emilie Wiesner: Representations of the Virasoro algebra

The Virasoro algebra is the central extension of derivations on Laurent polynomials. It plays an important role in mathematical physics and is itself a nice case study of an infinite-dimensional Lie algebra with triangular decomposition. I’ll give an overview of several families of representations of the Virasoro algebra and some connections between them.

Dave Benson: The nucleus and the singularity category of cochains on the classifying space

The definition of the nucleus was originally formulated in joint work with Carlson and Robinson, to capture the supports of modules with no cohomology. This definition works in various contexts such as finite groups, restricted Lie algebras, and more generally, suitable triangulated categories of modules. In the finite group context it has a characterization in terms of subgroups whose centralizer is not p-nilpotent. In the restricted Lie algebra context, it is described in terms of the Richardson orbit, at least for large primes. Recent work with Greenlees has highlighted a connection with the singularity category of the cochains on the classifying space, in the group theoretic context. My plan is to give an introduction to these ideas.

Shrawan Kumar: A new diagrammatic categorical setting for Schur dualities

Let Γ be a finite group acting on a simple Lie algebra 𝔤 and acting on an s-pointed projective curve (Σ, p = {p1, . . . ,ps}) faithfully (for s ≥ 1). Also, let an integrable highest weight module Hci) of an appropriate twisted affine Lie algebra determined by the ramification at pi with a fixed central charge c is attached to each pi. We prove that the space of twisted conformal blocks attached to this data is isomorphic to the space associated to a quotient group of Γ acting on 𝔤 by diagram automorphisms and acting on a quotient of Σ. Under some mild conditions on ramification types, we prove that calculating the dimension of twisted conformal blocks can be reduced to the situation when Γ acts on 𝔤 by diagram automorphisms and covers of ℙ1 with 3 marked points. Assuming a twisted analogue of Teleman's vanishing theorem of Lie algebra homology, we derive an analogue of the Kac-Walton formula and the Verlinde formula for general Γ-curves (with mild restrictions on ramification types). In particular, if the Lie algebra 𝔤 is not of type D4, there are no restrictions on ramification types.

Weiqiang Wang: A new diagrammatic categorical setting for Schur dualities

The classical Schur duality is a simple yet powerful concept which relates the representations of the symmetric group and general linear Lie algebra, as well as combinatorics of symmetric functions. This admits a quantum deformation to a duality between a quantum group and Hecke algebra of type A. In this talk, we will describe several new simple diagrammatic (monoidal/quotient) categories, where old and new algebras behind (affine/cyclotomic) Schur duality emerge naturally. Our construction has new combinatorial implications on symmetric functions and RSK correspondence.

Vyacheslav Futorny: Harish-Chandra representations of map Lie superalgebras

We will discuss the classification of simple modules with finite weight multiplicities over basic classical map superalgebras. Any such module is parabolically induced from a simple cuspidal bounded module over a cuspidal map subsuperalgebra. Moreover, any simple cuspidal bounded module is isomorphic to an evaluation module.

Irfan Bagci: Whittaker Modules for Cartan-type Lie superalgebras

Simple Lie superalgebras over complex numbers are of two types: Classical type and Cartan type. In our earlier joint work with Christodoulopoulou and Wiesner, we have defined Whittaker modules for Lie superalgebras and proved some important properties of these modules. Recently I was able to extend some of these results to Cartan-type Lie superalgebras. In this talk, I will briefly summarize these results.

Friedrich Wagemann: Cohomology of semi-direct product Lie algebras

Intrigued by computations of Richardson, our goal is to compute the adjoint cohomology spaces of Lie algebras which are the semi-direct product of a simple Lie algebra 𝔰 and an 𝔰-module. We present some theorems and conjectures in these cohomologies.

Travis Scrimshaw: An Overview of Kirillov-Reshtikhin Modules and Crystals

Kirillov-Reshetikhin (KR) modules are an important class of finite-dimensional representations associated to an affine Lie algebra and the associated Yangian and quantum group. KR modules are known to appear in many integrable systems and govern the dynamics. In this talk, we will give an overview of the role KR modules play in the category of finite-dimensional representations, R-matrices and the fusion construction, their (conjectural) crystal bases, and how they relate to Demazure modules. In particular, we will focus on how to construct their crystal bases combinatorially and the different types of character theories. As time permits, we will discuss some of the relations with (quantum) integrable systems.

Ievgen Makedonskyi: Duality Theorems for current Lie algebras

We study some natural representations of current Lie algebras, called Weyl modules. They are natural analogues of irreducible representations of simple Lie algebras. There are several current analogues of classical theorems about Lie algebras where these modules play the role of irreducible modules. In my talk, I will explain analogues of duality theorems, namely Peter-Weyl theorem, Schur-Weyl duality etc.