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Notes on Chevalley Groups and Root Category II: Compact Lie Groups and Representations

Representation Theory 2026-02-26 v2

Abstract

This paper is a continuation of [5]. Using the root categories, we define the compact real forms of the complex semisimple Lie algebras, and maximal compact subgroups of the Chevalley groups over C\mathbb{C}. In [7], Lusztig used the modified quantum group U˙\dot{\mathbf{U}} and its canonical basis to obtain the reductive group and its coordinate ring OA\mathbf{O}_A, in particular the tensor product decomposition of OA\mathbf{O}_A. By combining these two kinds of structures, we explore in this paper how the classical theory of the compact Lie groups, such as Peter-Weyl theorem and Plancherel theorem, can be recovered completely.

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@article{arxiv.2512.05752,
  title  = {Notes on Chevalley Groups and Root Category II: Compact Lie Groups and Representations},
  author = {Buyan Li and Jie Xiao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.05752},
  year   = {2026}
}

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40 pages

R2 v1 2026-07-01T08:11:35.824Z