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On the Cartan-Helgason theorem for supersymmetric pairs

Representation Theory 2025-04-28 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Let (g,k)(\mathfrak{g},\mathfrak{k}) be a supersymmetric pair arising from a finite-dimensional, symmetrizable Kac-Moody superalgebra g\mathfrak{g}. An important branching problem is to determine the finite-dimensional highest-weight g\mathfrak{g}-modules which admit a k\mathfrak{k}-coinvariant, and thus appear as functions in a corresponding supersymmetric space G/K\mathcal{G}/\mathcal{K}. 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 g\mathfrak{g} 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