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Root subsystems of loop extensions

Representation Theory 2011-02-28 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

We completely classify the real root subsystems of root systems of loop algebras of Kac-Moody Lie algebras. This classification involves new notions of "admissible subgroups" of the coweight lattice of a root system Ψ\Psi, and "scaling functions" on Ψ\Psi. Our results generalise and simplify earlier work on subsystems of real affine root systems.

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@article{arxiv.1102.5131,
  title  = {Root subsystems of loop extensions},
  author = {M. J. Dyer and G. I. Lehrer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.5131},
  year   = {2011}
}

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13 pages

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