Algebraic deformation program on minimal nilpotent orbit

We construct an algebraic star product on the minimal nilpotent coadjoint orbit of a simple complex Lie group with a Lie algebra which is not of typeA _n. According to the deformation program, we study the representations of the Lie algebra associated to this orbit.     

Lie algebras and representations of continuous groups

It is shown that every finitely generated continuous group has a subgroup generated by its infinitesimal transformations. This subgroup has a group algebra which is the Lie algebra of the group. By obtaining complete systems in the Lie algebra and complete rectangular arrays, it is shown that these can yield matrix representations of the continuous group. Illustrative examples are given for the rotation groups and for the full linear groups. It would seem that all the finite motion representations can be obtained by these methods, including spin representations of rotation groups. But the completeness of the method is not here demonstrated.     

Cohomology of some nilpotent subalgebras of the Virasoro and Kac-Moody Lie algebras

The homology of the Lie algebra of algebraic vector fields in the complex line with trivial 3-jet at the point 0 with the coefficients in irreducible highest weight representations of the Virasoro Lie algebra is calculated. The same is done for vector fields with trivial 1-jets at two distinguished points. The class of quasi- finite representations of the Virasoro Lie algebra naturally arises which is the substitute for the class of finite-dimensional representations. The similar results for Kac-Moody Lie algebras are given as well as some conjectures and announcements.     

Unitary representations of some infinite-dimensional Lie algebras motivated by string theory on AdS3

We consider some unitary representations of infinite-dimensional Lie algebras motivated by string theory on AdS₃. These include examples of two kinds: the A,D,E type affine Lie algebras and the N=4 superconformal algebra. The first presents a new construction for free field representations of affine Lie algebras. The second is of a particular physical interest because it provides some hints that a hybrid of the NSR and GS formulations for string theory on AdS₃ exists.     

Hilbert space representations of Lie algebras

We describe a new approach to the general theory of unitary representations of Lie groups which makes use of the Gelfand-Segal construction directly on the universal enveloping algebra of any Lie algebra. The crucial observation is that Nelson's theory of analytic vectors allows the characterisation of certain states on the universal enveloping algebra such that the corresponding representations of the universal enveloping algebra are the infinitesimal part of unitary representations of the associated simply connected Lie group. In the first section of the paper we show that with the aid of Choquet's theory of representing measures one can derive a simple new approach to integral decomposition theory along these lines.In the second section of the paper we use these methods to study the irreducible unitary representations of general semi-simple Lie groups. We give a simple proof that theK-finite vectors studied by Harish-Chandra [5] are all analytic vectors. We also give new proofs of some of Godement's results [2] characterising spherical functions of height one, at least for unitary representations. Compared with [2] our method has the possible advantage of obtaining the characterisations by infinitesimal methods instead of using an indirect argument involving functions on the group. We point out that while being purely algebraic in nature, this approach makes almost no use of the deep and difficult theorems of Harish-Chandra concerning the universal enveloping algebra [5].Our work is done in very much the same spirit as that of Power's recent paper [8]. The main difference is that by concentrating on a more special class of positive states we are able to carry the analysis very much further without difficulty.     

THE ADJOINT REPRESENTATION OF QUANTUM ALGEBRA Uq(sl(2))

Starting from any representation of the Lie algebra on the finite dimensional vector space V we can construct the representation on the space Aut(V). These representations are of the type of ad. That is one of the reasons, why it is important to study the adjoint representation of the Lie algebra on the universal enveloping algebra U(). A similar situation is for the quantum groups U_q(). In this paper, we study the adjoint representation for the simplest quantum algebra U_q(sl(2)) in the case that q is not a root of unity.     

Relating the approaches to quantised algebras and quantum groups

This paper constructs two representations of the quantum groupU _q g' by exploiting its quotient structure and the quantum double construction. Here the quantum group is taken as the dual to the quantised algebraU _q g, a one parameter deformation of the universal enveloping algebra of the Lie algebra g, as in Drinfel'd [6] and Jimbo [10]. From the two representations, the Hopf structure of the quantised algebraU _q g is reexpressed in a matrix format. This is the very structure given by Faddeev et al. [7], in their approach to defining quantum groups and quantised algebras via the quantisation of the function space of the associated Lie group to g.Supported by a SERC studentship     

Unitary Quasi-finite Representations of W∞

We classify the unitary quasi-finite highest-weight modules over the Lie algebra W and realize them in terms of unitary highest-weight representations of the Lie algebra of infinite matrices with finitely many nonzero diagonals.     

A Lie theoretic galois theory for the spectral curves of an integrable system: I

In the study of integrable systems of ODE's arising from a Lax pair with a parameter, the constants of the motion occur as spectral curves. The specific curves depend upon the representation of the Lie algebra. In this paper a Galois theory of spectral curves is given that classifies the spectral curves from an integrable system. The spectral curves correspond to conjugacy classes of certain subgroups of the Weyl group for the Lie algebra. The theory is illustrated with the periodic Toda lattice.Partially supported by a Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund grant LEQSF (87-89)-RD-A-8     

Vertex representations forN-toroidal Lie algebras and a generalization of the Virasoro algebra

Vertex representations are obtained for toroidal Lie algebras for any number of variables. These representations afford representations of certainn-variable generalizations of the Virasoro algebra that are abelian extensions of the Lie algebra of vector fields on a torus.Work supported in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.     

Global versus local superintegrability of nonlinear oscillators

Liouville (super)integrability of a Hamiltonian system of differential equations is based on the existence of globally well-defined constants of the motion, while Lie point symmetries provide a local approach to conserved integrals. Therefore, it seems natural to investigate in which sense Lie point symmetries can be used to provide information concerning the superintegrability of a given Hamiltonian system. The two-dimensional oscillator and the central force problem are used as benchmark examples to show that the relationship between standard Lie point symmetries and superintegrability is neither straightforward nor universal. In general, it turns out that superintegrability is not related to either the size or the structure of the algebra of variational dynamical symmetries. Nevertheless, all of the first integrals for a given Hamiltonian system can be obtained through an extension of the standard point symmetry method, which is applied to a superintegrable nonlinear oscillator describing the motion of a particle on a space with non-constant curvature and spherical symmetry.     

On the calculation of group characters

It is known that characters of irreducible representations of finite Lie algebras can be obtained using the Weyl character formula including Weyl group summations which make actual calculations almost impossible except for a few Lie algebras of lower rank. By starting from the Weyl character formula, we show that these characters can be re-expressed without referring to Weyl group summations. Some useful technical points are given in detail for the instructive example of G₂ Lie algebra.     

Soliton equations and fundamental representations of A 2l (2)

Fundamental representations of the Euclidean Lie algebra A _2l ⁽²⁾ is constructed by decomposing the vertex representations of gI(∞). For l=1 the multiplicities of highest weights are determined. Soliton equations associated with each of these representations are also discussed.     

On the integrability of representations of finite dimensional real Lie algebras

We give an integrability criterion for Lie algebra representations in a reflexive Banach space. Applications are given to skewsymmetric Lie algebra representations in Hilbert spaces and to essential skewadjointness of a sum of two skewadjoint operators.     

Deformations of representations

A connection between deformation of Lie group representations and deformations of associated Lie algebra representations is established. Applications are given to the theory of analytic continuation of K-finite quasi-simple representations of semi-simple Lie groups. A construction process of all TCI representations of SL(2,R) is obtained.     

Fock Representations of Lie Algebras,Loop Algebras and Affine Lie Algebras

Explicit Fock representations of the classical Lie algebras in terms of boson creation and annihilation operators with an arbitrary highest weight are derived, and a general rule to construct Fock represen tations of a loop algebra from a boson realization ofits corresponding Lie algebra is establislted. A new kind of lowest weight represen tations of the affine Lie algebras attached to the classical Lie algebras, which require a zero center, is also presented. Based on these, a simple affinization procedure is given to obtain the Fock representations of level 1 of these affine Lie algebras.     

Local Currents for a Deformed Heisenberg–Poincaré Lie Algebra of Quantum Mechanics,and Anyon Statistics

We set out to construct a Lie algebra of local currents whose space integrals, or “charges”, form a subalgebra of the deformed Heisenberg–Poincaré algebra of quantum mechanics discussed by Vilela Mendes, parameterized by a fundamental length scale ℓ. One possible technique is to localize with respect to an abstract single-particle configuration space having one dimension more than the original physical space. Then in the limit ℓ→0, the extra dimension becomes an unobservable, internal degree of freedom. The deformed (1+1)-dimensional theory entails self-adjoint representations of an infinite-dimensional Lie algebra of nonrelativistic, local currents modeled on (2+1)-dimensional space-time. This suggests a new possible interpretation of such representations of the local current algebra, not as describing conventional particles satisfying bosonic, fermionic, or anyonic statistics in two-space, but as describing systems obeying these statistics in a deformed one-dimensional quantum mechanics. In this context, we have an interesting comparison with earlier results of Hansson, Leinaas, and Myrheim on the dimensional reduction of anyon systems. Thus motivated, we introduce irreducible, anyonic representations of the deformed global symmetry algebra. We also compare with the technique of localizing currents with respect to the discrete positional spectrum.     

Dynamical Lie algebra method for highly excited vibrational state of asymmetric linear tetratomic molecules

The highly excited vibrational states of asymmetric linear tetratomic molecules are studied in the framework of Lie algebra. By using symmetric groupU ₁(4)U ₂(4)⊗U ₃(4), we construct the Hamiltonian that includes not only Casimir operators but also Majorana operators M₁₂, M₁₃ and M₂₃, which are useful for getting potential energy surface and force constants in Lie algebra method. By Lie algebra treatment, we obtain the eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian, and make the concrete calculation for molecule C₂HF.     

Yangian and Quantum Universal Solutions¶of Gervais–Neveu–Felder Equations

We construct universal Drinfel'd twists defining deformations of Hopf algebra structures based upon simple Lie algebras and contragredient simple Lie superalgebras. In particular, we obtain deformed and dynamical double Yangians. Some explicit realisations as evaluation representations are given for sl _N , sl(1|2) and osp(1|2). Received: 11 May 2001 / Accepted: 16 October 2001     

Quantization and representation theory of finiteW algebras

In this paper we study the finitely generated algebras underlyingW algebras. These so called finiteW algebras are constructed as Poisson reductions of Kirillov Poisson structures on simple Lie algebras. The inequivalent reductions are labeled by the inequivalent embeddings ofsl ₂ into the simple Lie algebra in question. For arbitrary embeddings a coordinate free formula for the reduced Poisson structure is derived. We also prove that any finiteW algebra can be embedded into the Kirillov Poisson algebra of a (semi)simple Lie algebra (generalized Miura map). Furthermore it is shown that generalized finite Toda systems are reductions of a system describing a free particle moving on a group manifold and that they have finiteW symmetry. In the second part we BRST quantize the finiteW algebras. The BRST cohomology is calculated using a spectral sequence (which is different from the one used by Feigin and Frenkel). This allows us to quantize all finiteW algebras in one stroke. Examples are given. In the last part of the paper we study the representation theory of finiteW algebras. It is shown, using a quantum version of the generalized Miura transformation, that the representations of finiteW algebras can be constructed from the representations of a certain Lie subalgebra of the original simple Lie algebra. As a byproduct of this we are able to construct the Fock realizations of arbitrary finiteW algebras.