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Components of V(\rho)\otimes V(\rho)

Group Theory 2015-08-14 v1 Representation Theory

Abstract

Kostant asked the following question: Let g\mathfrak{g} be a simple Lie algebra over the complex numbers. Let λ\lambda be a dominant integral weight. Then, V(λ)V(\lambda) is a component of V(ρ)V(ρ) V(\rho)\otimes V(\rho) if and only if λ2ρ\lambda \leq 2\rho under the usual Bruhat-Chevalley order on the set of weights. We give an affirmative answer to this question up to a saturation factor. In particular, the question is answered affirmatively for the special linear Lie algebras due to the Saturation Theorem of Knutson-Tao.

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@article{arxiv.1508.03071,
  title  = {Components of V(\rho)\otimes V(\rho)},
  author = {Shrawan Kumar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.03071},
  year   = {2015}
}

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