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Finite families of biorthogonal rational functions and orthogonal polynomials of Racah-type are studied within a unified algebraic framework based on the meta Racah algebra and its finite-dimensional representations. These functions are…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2026-04-01 Nicolas Crampé , Quentin Labriet , Lucia Morey , Satoshi Tsujimoto , Luc Vinet , Alexei Zhedanov

We study global subalgebras of superconformal algebras in two dimensions and their unitary representations. Global superconformal multiplets are decomposed into conformal multiplets using Racah-Speiser algorithm, revealing many essential…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-10-12 Siyul Lee , Sungjay Lee

Assume that $\mathbb F$ is an algebraically closed field with characteristic zero. The universal Racah algebra $\Re$ is a unital associative $\mathbb F$-algebra generated by $A,B,C,D$ and the relations state that $[A,B]=[B,C]=[C,A]=2D$ and…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2022-01-13 Si-Yao Huang , Hau-Wen Huang

We consider the generic quantum superintegrable system on the $d$-sphere with potential $V(y)=\sum_{k=1}^{d+1}\frac{b_k}{y_k^2}$, where $b_k$ are parameters. Appropriately normalized, the symmetry operators for the Hamiltonian define a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-10-24 Plamen Iliev

Assume that $\mathbb F$ is an algebraically closed field with characteristic zero. The universal Racah algebra $\Re$ is a unital associative $\mathbb F$-algebra defined by generators and relations. The generators are $A,B, C, D$ and the…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2020-12-29 Hau-Wen Huang

We study some q-analogues of the Racah polynomials and some of their applications in the theory of representation of quantum algebras.

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2007-05-23 R. Alvarez-Nodarse , Yu. F. Smirnov , R. S. Costas-Santos

The higher rank Racah algebra $R(n)$ introduced recently is recalled. A quotient of this algebra by central elements, which we call the special Racah algebra $sR(n)$, is then introduced. Using results from classical invariant theory, this…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2023-07-13 Nicolas Crampe , Julien Gaboriaud , Loïc Poulain d'Andecy , Luc Vinet

It is shown that the tridiagonalization of the hypergeometric operator $L$ yields the generic Heun operator $M$. The algebra generated by the operators $L,M$ and $Z=[L,M]$ is quadratic and a one-parameter generalization of the Racah…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-04-05 F. Alberto Grünbaum , Luc Vinet , Alexei Zhedanov

Quadratic algebras are generalizations of Lie algebras; they include the symmetry algebras of 2nd order superintegrable systems in 2 dimensions as special cases. The superintegrable systems are exactly solvable physical systems in classical…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-01-07 Ernest G. Kalnins , Willard Miller

Assume that ${\mathbb F}$ is a field with $\operatorname{char}{\mathbb F}\not=2$. The Racah algebra $\Re$ is a unital associative ${\mathbb F}$-algebra defined by generators and relations. The generators are $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$ and the…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2020-08-11 Hau-Wen Huang

A higher rank generalization of the (rank one) Racah algebra is obtained as the symmetry algebra of the Laplace-Dunkl operator associated to the $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$ root system. This algebra is also the invariance algebra of the generic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-09-07 Hendrik De Bie , Vincent X. Genest , Wouter van de Vijver , Luc Vinet

In the spirit of the Schur-Weyl duality, we study the connections between the Racah algebra and the centralizers of tensor products of three (possibly different) irreducible representations of su(2). As a first step we show that the Racah…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2023-07-13 Nicolas Crampe , Loïc Poulain d'Andecy , Luc Vinet

The goal of the present paper is to provide a detailed study of irreducible representations of the algebra generated by the symmetries of the generic quantum superintegrable system on the $d$-sphere. Appropriately normalized, the symmetry…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-02-09 Plamen Iliev

It has been known since 2007 that the Wilson and Racah polynomials can be characterized as basis functions for irreducible representations of the quadratic symmetry algebra of the quantum superintegrable system on the 2-sphere,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Willard Miller , Qiushi Li

The rank two Jacobi algebra $\mathfrak{J}_2$ is identified as the dynamical algebra of the generic quadratic superintegrable model on the two-sphere. The physical representation of this algebra is obtained from its embedding in…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-04-30 Nicolas Crampé , Quentin Labriet , Lucia Morey , Satoshi Tsujimoto , Luc Vinet , Alexei Zhedanov

We show that the symmetry operators for the quantum superintegrable system on the 3-sphere with generic 4-parameter potential form a closed quadratic algebra with 6 linearly independent generators that closes at order 6 (as differential…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-05-31 Ernie G. Kalnins , Willard Miller , Sarah Post

This paper is devoted to the study of Poisson superalgebras over fields of characteristic $2$. We investigate their representations, semidirect products, cohomology, formal deformations, and universal enveloping algebras. We also introduce…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-09 Quentin Ehret

The interpretation of the Meixner-Pollaczek, Meixner and Laguerre polynomials as overlap coefficients in the positive discrete series representations of the Lie algebra su(1,1) and the Clebsch-Gordan decomposition leads to generalisations…

q-alg · Mathematics 2008-02-03 H. T. Koelink , J. Van der Jeugt

The Racah problem for the quantum superalgebra $\mathfrak{osp}_{q}(1|2)$ is considered. The intermediate Casimir operators are shown to realize a $q$-deformation of the Bannai-Ito algebra. The Racah coefficients of $\mathfrak{osp}_q(1|2)$…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2016-07-19 Vincent X. Genest , Luc Vinet , Alexei Zhedanov

Upon solving a finite discrete reduction of the difference Heun equation, we arrive at an elliptic generalization of the Racah polynomials. We exhibit the three-term recurrence relation and the orthogonality relations for these elliptic…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2022-07-13 Jan Felipe van Diejen , Tamás Görbe