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Standard Representations of Simple Lie Algebras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

I. Z. Bouwer
I. Z. Bouwer*
Affiliation:
National Research Institute for Mathematical Sciencesy C.S.I.R., Pretoria, South Africa
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Let L be any simple finite-dimensional Lie algebra (defined over the field K of complex numbers). Cartan's theory of weights is used to define sets of (algebraic) representations of L that can be characterized in terms of left ideals of the universal enveloping algebra of L. These representations, called standard, generalize irreducible representations that possess a dominant weight. The newly obtained representations are all infinite-dimensional. Their study is initiated here by obtaining a partial solution to the problem of characterizing them by means of sequences of elements in K.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 20 , 1968 , pp. 344 - 361
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1968

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Based on work done in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree at the University of Toronto. The author extends his thanks to the Canadian Mathematical Congress and to the C.S.I.R., Pretoria, for their financial assistance, which enabled him to undertake this research.

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