On the Cartan-Helgason theorem for supersymmetric pairs
Abstract
Let be a supersymmetric pair arising from a finite-dimensional, symmetrizable Kac-Moody superalgebra . An important branching problem is to determine the finite-dimensional highest-weight -modules which admit a -coinvariant, and thus appear as functions in a corresponding supersymmetric space . This is the super-analogue of the Cartan-Helgason theorem. We solve this problem via a rank one reduction and an understanding of reflections in singular roots, which generalize odd reflections in the theory of Kac-Moody superalgebras. An explicit presentation of spherical weights is provided for every pair when is indecomposable.
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@article{arxiv.2403.19145,
title = {On the Cartan-Helgason theorem for supersymmetric pairs},
author = {Alexander Sherman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.19145},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Corrected typos and corrected error in root system for (osp(2r|2n),osp(r|2s)x osp(r|2n-2s)) which led to a simplified result and exposition. Fixed typo in column 2, row 2 of Table 1. Improved exposition in Sections 2 and 3