Virtual copies of semisimple Lie algebras in enveloping algebras of semidirect products and Casimir operators
Given a semidirect product g = s ⊎ r of semisimple Lie algebras s and solvable algebras r, we construct polynomial operators in the enveloping algebra U(g) of g that commute with r and transform like the generators of s, up to a functional factor that turns out to be a Casimir operator of r. Such op...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/43785 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43785 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 512.554.3 Lie algebra Universal enveloping algebra Casimir operator Semidirect product Álgebra 1201 Álgebra |
| Sumario: | Given a semidirect product g = s ⊎ r of semisimple Lie algebras s and solvable algebras r, we construct polynomial operators in the enveloping algebra U(g) of g that commute with r and transform like the generators of s, up to a functional factor that turns out to be a Casimir operator of r. Such operators are said to generate a virtual copy of s in U(g), and allow to compute the Casimir operators of g in closed form, using the classical formulae for the invariants of s. 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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