Module structure of the Lie algebra $W_n(K)$ over $sl_n(K)$
Abstract
Let be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero, the polynomial ring, and let denote the Lie algebra of all -derivations on . The Lie algebra admits a natural grading , where consists of all homogeneous derivations whose coefficients are homogeneous polynomials of degree or zero. The component is a subalgebra of and is isomorphic to Moreover, each for is a finite-dimensional module over . We prove that is a sum of two irreducible submodules , where consists of all divergence-free derivations, and consists of derivations that are polynomial multiples of the Euler derivation . As a consequence, we show that the standard grading is exact in certain sense, namely: for all except when . We also address the question of when the subalgebra of generated by together with an additional element from equals the entire Lie algebra .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2505.21709,
title = {Module structure of the Lie algebra $W_n(K)$ over $sl_n(K)$},
author = {Y. Chapovskyi and A. Petravchuk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.21709},
year = {2025}
}