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Reflection groups in hyperbolic spaces and the denominator formula for Lorentzian Kac--Moody Lie algebras

alg-geom 2015-06-24 v6 High Energy Physics - Theory Algebraic Geometry Quantum Algebra q-alg

Abstract

This is a continuation of our "Lecture on Kac--Moody Lie algebras of the arithmetic type" \cite{25}. We consider hyperbolic (i.e. signature (n,1)(n,1)) integral symmetric bilinear form S:M×MZS:M\times M \to {\Bbb Z} (i.e. hyperbolic lattice), reflection group WW(S)W\subset W(S), fundamental polyhedron \CalM\Cal M of WW and an acceptable (corresponding to twisting coefficients) set P(\CalM)MP({\Cal M})\subset M of vectors orthogonal to faces of \CalM\Cal M (simple roots). One can construct the corresponding Lorentzian Kac--Moody Lie algebra \gothg=\gothg(A(S,W,P(\CalM))){\goth g}={\goth g}^{\prime\prime}(A(S,W,P({\Cal M}))) which is graded by MM. We show that \gothg\goth g has good behavior of imaginary roots, its denominator formula is defined in a natural domain and has good automorphic properties if and only if \gothg\goth g has so called {\it restricted arithmetic type}. We show that every finitely generated (i.e. P(\CalM)P({\Cal M}) is finite) algebra \gothg(A(S,W1,P(\CalM1))){\goth g}^{\prime\prime}(A(S,W_1,P({\Cal M}_1))) may be embedded to \gothg(A(S,W,P(\CalM))){\goth g}^{\prime\prime}(A(S,W,P({\Cal M}))) of the restricted arithmetic type. Thus, Lorentzian Kac--Moody Lie algebras of the restricted arithmetic type is a natural class to study. Lorentzian Kac--Moody Lie algebras of the restricted arithmetic type have the best automorphic properties for the denominator function if they have {\it a lattice Weyl vector ρ\rho}. Lorentzian Kac--Moody Lie algebras of the restricted arithmetic type with generalized lattice Weyl vector ρ\rho are called {\it elliptic}

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@article{arxiv.alg-geom/9503003,
  title  = {Reflection groups in hyperbolic spaces and the denominator formula for Lorentzian Kac--Moody Lie algebras},
  author = {Viacheslav V. Nikulin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:alg-geom/9503003},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Some corrections in Sects. 2.1, 2.2 were done. They don't reflect on results and ideas. 31 pages, no figures. AMSTeX