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Tensor product stabilization in Kac-Moody algebras

Representation Theory 2016-09-07 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

We consider a large class of series of symmetrizable Kac-Moody algebras (generically denoted X_n). This includes the classical series A_n as well as others like E_n whose members are of Indefinite type. The focus is to analyze the behavior of representations in the large n limit. Motivated by the classical theory of A_n, we consider tensor product decompositions of irreducible highest weight representations of X_n and study how these vary with n. The notion of ``double headed'' dominant weights is introduced. For such weights, we show that tensor product decompositions in X_n do stabilize, generalizing the classical results for A_n. The main tool used is Littelmann's celebrated path model. One can also use the stable multiplicities as structure constants to define a multiplication operation on a suitable space. We define this so called "stable representation ring'' and show that the multiplication operation is associative.

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@article{arxiv.math/0405444,
  title  = {Tensor product stabilization in Kac-Moody algebras},
  author = {Michael Kleber and Sankaran Viswanath},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0405444},
  year   = {2016}
}

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33 pages

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