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Self-dual Leonard pairs

Rings and Algebras 2018-10-23 v2

Abstract

Let \F\F denote a field and let VV denote a vector space over \F\F with finite positive dimension. Consider a pair A,AA,A^* of diagonalizable \F\F-linear maps on VV, each of which acts on an eigenbasis for the other one in an irreducible tridiagonal fashion. Such a pair is called a Leonard pair. We consider the self-dual case in which there exists an automorphism of the endomorphism algebra of VV that swaps AA and AA^*. Such an automorphism is unique, and called the duality AAA \leftrightarrow A^*. In the present paper we give a comprehensive description of this duality. In particular, we display an invertible \F\F-linear map TT on VV such that the map XTXT1X \mapsto T X T^{-1} is the duality AAA \leftrightarrow A^*. We express TT as a polynomial in AA and AA^*. We describe how TT acts on 44 flags, 1212 decompositions, and 24 bases for VV.

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@article{arxiv.1805.02545,
  title  = {Self-dual Leonard pairs},
  author = {Kazumasa Nomura and Paul Terwilliger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.02545},
  year   = {2018}
}

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25 pages

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