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Counting fine gradings on matrix algebras and on classical simple Lie algebras

Rings and Algebras 2015-06-02 v3

Abstract

Known classification results allow us to find the number of (equivalence classes of) fine gradings on matrix algebras and on classical simple Lie algebras over an algebraically closed field F\mathbb{F} (assuming charF2\mathrm{char} \mathbb{F}\ne 2 in the Lie case). The computation is easy for matrix algebras and especially for simple Lie algebras of type BrB_r (the answer is just r+1r+1), but involves counting orbits of certain finite groups in the case of Series AA, CC and DD. For X{A,C,D}X\in\{A,C,D\}, we determine the exact number of fine gradings, NX(r)N_X(r), on the simple Lie algebras of type XrX_r with r100r\le 100 as well as the asymptotic behaviour of the average, N^X(r)\hat N_X(r), for large rr. In particular, we prove that there exist positive constants bb and cc such that exp(br2/3)N^X(r)exp(cr2/3)\exp(br^{2/3})\le\hat N_X(r)\le\exp(cr^{2/3}). The analogous average for matrix algebras Mn(F)M_n(\mathbb{F}) is proved to be alnn+O(1)a\ln n+O(1) where aa is an explicit constant depending on charF\mathrm{char} \mathbb{F}.

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@article{arxiv.1210.4589,
  title  = {Counting fine gradings on matrix algebras and on classical simple Lie algebras},
  author = {Mikhail Kochetov and Nicholas Parsons and Sergey Sadov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.4589},
  year   = {2015}
}

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24 pages with 8 tables