Special Vinberg cones of rank 4
Abstract
E.B. Vinberg developed a theory of homogeneous convex cones , which has many applications. He gave a construction of such cones in terms of non-associative rank matrix T-algebras , that consist of vector-valued matrices where are Euclidean vector spaces. The multiplication in a T-algebra is determined by a system of isometric maps , s.t. that satisfies some axioms. A T-algebra is determined by its associative subalgebra of upper triangular matrices or its niladical , called the Nil-algebra. The connected Lie group of the upper triangular (non-degenerate) matrices acts in the vector space of Hermitian matrices and the orbit of the identity matrix is a convex cone with a simply transitive action of . Conversely, any homogeneous convex cone is obtained by this construction. Generalizing the notion of rank 3 Clifford T-algebra, we define notions of rank special T-algebra and Clifford Nil-algebra, which define a special Vinberg cone. We associate with a Clifford Nil-algebra a directed acyclic graph of diameter 1 and show that Clifford Nil-algebras with given graph bijectively correspond to its admissible equipments. This gives an effective method of classification of Clifford Nil-algebras and associated special Vinberg cones. We apply this approach for explicit classification of rank 4 special Vinberg cones in terms of admissible equipment.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2503.17781,
title = {Special Vinberg cones of rank 4},
author = {D. V. Alekseevsky and P. Osipov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.17781},
year = {2025}
}