Minimal characters of the finite classical groups

Let G(q) be a finite simple group of Lie type over a finite field of order q and d(G(q)) the minimal degree of faithful projective complex representations of G(q). For the case G(q) is a classical group we deter-mine the number of projective complex characters of G(q) of degree d(G(q)). In several cases we also determine the projective complex characters of the second and the third lowest degrees. As a corollary of these results we deduce the classification of quasi-simple irreducible complex linear groups of degree at most 2r r a prime divisor of the group order.     

Infinite dimensional irreducible Lie algebras containing transformations of finite rank

Let be a field of characteristic zero and let V be an infinite dimensional vector space over . A linear transformation x of V is called finitary if . The aim of this paper is to describe irreducible Lie subalgebras of containing nonzero finitary transformations. It turns out that any such algebra is a semidirect product of a finite dimensional Lie algebra and a “dense” Lie subalgebra of for some vector space W. Received January 4, 2000 / Published online March 12, 2001     

Invariant Differential Operators on Certain Nilpotent Homogeneous Spaces

 Let be a nilpotent connected and simply connected Lie group, and an analytic subgroup of G. Let , be a unitary character of H and let . Suppose that the multiplicities of all the irreducible components of τ are finite. Corwin and Greenleaf conjectured that the algebra of the differential operators on the Schwartz-space of τ which commute with τ is isomorphic to the algebra of H-invariant polynomials on the affine space . We prove in this paper this conjecture under the condition that there exists a subalgebra which polarizes all generic elements in . We prove also that if is an ideal of , then the finite multiplicities of τ is equivalent to the fact that the algebra is commutative.     

Invariant Differential Operators on Certain Nilpotent Homogeneous Spaces

 Let be a nilpotent connected and simply connected Lie group, and an analytic subgroup of G. Let , be a unitary character of H and let . Suppose that the multiplicities of all the irreducible components of τ are finite. Corwin and Greenleaf conjectured that the algebra of the differential operators on the Schwartz-space of τ which commute with τ is isomorphic to the algebra of H-invariant polynomials on the affine space . We prove in this paper this conjecture under the condition that there exists a subalgebra which polarizes all generic elements in . We prove also that if is an ideal of , then the finite multiplicities of τ is equivalent to the fact that the algebra is commutative. (Received 15 November 2000)     

On Blattner's formula for the discrete series representations of SO(2n, 1)

Blattner's conjecture gives a formula for the multiplicity with which a unitary irreducible representation of the maximal compact subgroup K appears in any discrete series representation of a semisimple Lie group G. We give an elementary derivation of this formula from Harish Chandra's character formula for G ～- SO_e(2n, 1) (n ? 2). The idea is to regularize the character (on the Cartan subgroup), to show that the regularization is unique, and to derive the multiplicities by expanding the resulting distribution in a Fourier series. To prove uniqueness of the regularization one uses a priori constraints on the multiplicities (=Fourier coefficients) that follow from the subquotient theorem.     

Simple exceptional groups of Lie type are determined by their character degrees

Let G be a finite group. Denote by Irr(G) the set of all irreducible complex characters of G. Let cd(G)={c(1)  |  c ? Irr(G)}{{\rm cd}(G)=\{\chi(1)\;|\;\chi\in {\rm Irr}(G)\}} be the set of all irreducible complex character degrees of G forgetting multiplicities, and let X₁(G) be the set of all irreducible complex character degrees of G counting multiplicities. Let H be any non-abelian simple exceptional group of Lie type. In this paper, we will show that if S is a non-abelian simple group and cd(S) í cd(H){{\rm cd}(S)\subseteq {\rm cd}(H)} then S must be isomorphic to H. As a consequence, we show that if G is a finite group with X₁(G) í X₁(H){{\rm X}_1(G)\subseteq {\rm X}_1(H)} then G is isomorphic to H. In particular, this implies that the simple exceptional groups of Lie type are uniquely determined by the structure of their complex group algebras.     

A Higgs bundle on a Hermitian symmetric space,II

Let M : = Γ\G/K be the quotient of an irreducible Hermitian symmetric space G/K by a torsionfree cocompact lattice G ì G{\Gamma \subset G}. Let V be a complex irreducible representation of G. We give a Hodge decomposition of the cohomology of the Γ-module V in terms of the cohomologies of automorphic vector bundles on M associated to the Lie algebra cohomologies H*(\mathfrak p⁺ ,V){H*({\mathfrak p}^{+} ,V)}.     

一般线性李超代数及其超群的无穷小子群的表示

在索特征代数闭域上考虑一般线性李超代数gl(m |n)的限制表示与超群GL(m | n)的有理表示以及它们的关系.主要结果为: (1)对gl(m | n)的不可约限制表示进行分类,其中某些单模恰是Kac-模.类似于复数域情形,给出了Kac-模不可约的充要条件; (2)当m≠n(mod p)以及p≥2h-2(h=max{m,n})时,gl(m | n)的限制投射模可以被提升为有理GL(m | n)-模,并且证明了不可约表示的投射覆盖具有Z-滤过,即滤过中的每个子商同构于"baby Vlerma模";(3)得到了一般线性超群G=GL(m | n)的r阶nobenius核的反转公式,它反映了单Gγ-模的投射覆盖的Z-滤过重数与广义baby Verma模的合成因子效之间的关系.     

Simple exceptional groups of Lie type are determined by their character degrees

Let G be a finite group. Denote by Irr(G) the set of all irreducible complex characters of G. Let ${{\rm cd}(G)=\{\chi(1)\;|\;\chi\in {\rm Irr}(G)\}}$ be the set of all irreducible complex character degrees of G forgetting multiplicities, and let X₁(G) be the set of all irreducible complex character degrees of G counting multiplicities. Let H be any non-abelian simple exceptional group of Lie type. In this paper, we will show that if S is a non-abelian simple group and ${{\rm cd}(S)\subseteq {\rm cd}(H)}$ then S must be isomorphic to H. As a consequence, we show that if G is a finite group with ${{\rm X}_1(G)\subseteq {\rm X}_1(H)}$ then G is isomorphic to H. In particular, this implies that the simple exceptional groups of Lie type are uniquely determined by the structure of their complex group algebras.     

Alternating and Sporadic Simple Groups are Determined by Their Character Degrees

Let G be a finite group. Denote by Irr(G) the set of all irreducible complex characters of G. Let cd(G) be the set of all irreducible complex character degrees of G forgetting multiplicities, that is, cd(G) = {χ(1) : χ ∈ Irr(G)} and let cd ^*(G) be the set of all irreducible complex character degrees of G counting multiplicities. Let H be an alternating group of degree at least 5, a sporadic simple group or the Tits group. In this paper, we will show that if G is a non-abelian simple group and cd(G) í cd(H)cd(G)\subseteq cd(H) then G must be isomorphic to H. As a consequence, we show that if G is a finite group with cd^*(G) í cd^*(H)cd^*(G)\subseteq cd^*(H) then G is isomorphic to H. This gives a positive answer to Question 11.8 (a) in (Unsolved problems in group theory: the Kourovka notebook, 16th edn) for alternating groups, sporadic simple groups or the Tits group.     

Multiplicity formulas for finite dimensional and generalized principal series representations

The article presents two results. (1) Let a be a reductive Lie algebra over ℂ and let b be a reductive subalgebra of a. The first result gives the formula for multiplicity with which a finite dimensional irreducible representation of b appears in a given finite dimensional irreducible representation of a in a general situation. This generalizes a known theorem due to Kostant in a special case. (2) LetG be a connected real semisimple Lie group andK a maximal compact subgroup ofG. The second result is a formula for multiplicity with which an irreducible representation ofK occurs in a generalized representation ofG arising not necessarily from fundamental Cartan subgroup ofG. This generalizes a result due to Enright and Wallach in a fundamental case.     

Dual linear connections on fitted manifolds of a space with projective connection

This paper presents an investigation of dual linear connections (projective and affine), induced by different fittings of a space with a projective connection P_n,n, a regular hypersurface V_n-1P _n,n , and a regular hyperbandH _m P _n,n .Translated from Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki. Problemy Geometrii, Vol. 8, pp. 25–46, 1977.     

A closed formula for weight multiplicities of representations of

In this note we give an explicit closed formula for the weight multiplicities of any complex finite dimensional irreducible representation of the simple Lie group Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): Primary: 17B10; Secondary: 22E46Partially supported by CONICET, Secyk-UNC and Instituto Universitario Aeronáutico.     

Generalized Exponents and Forms

We consider generalized exponents of a finite reflection group acting on a real or complex vector space V. These integers are the degrees in which an irreducible representation of the group occurs in the coinvariant algebra. A basis for each isotypic component arises in a natural way from a basis of invariant generalized forms. We investigate twisted reflection representations (V tensor a linear character) using the theory of semi-invariant differential forms. Springer’s theory of regular numbers gives a formula when the group is generated by dim V reflections. Although our arguments are case-free, we also include explicit data and give a method (using differential operators) for computing semi-invariants and basic derivations. The data give bases for certain isotypic components of the coinvariant algebra.     

Categorification of Wedderburn’s basis for {\mathbb{C}}[S_{n}]

M. Neunh?ffer studies in [21] a certain basis of with the origins in [14] and shows that this basis is in fact Wedderburn’s basis, hence decomposes the right regular representation of S _n into a direct sum of irreducible representations (i.e. Specht or cell modules). In the present paper we rediscover essentially the same basis with a categorical origin coming from projective-injective modules in certain subcategories of the BGG-category . Inside each of these categories, there is a dominant projective module which plays a crucial role in our arguments and will additionally be used to show that Kostant’s problem ([10]) has a negative answer for some simple highest weight module over the Lie algebra . This disproves the general belief that Kostant’s problem should have a positive answer for all simple highest weight modules in type A. The first author was partially supported by STINT, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Swedish Research Council, the second author by EPSRC.     

The orbit method for profinite groups and a p-adic analogue of Brown’s theorem

We develop an approach to the character theory of certain classes of finite and profinite groups based on the construction of a Lie algebra associated to such a group, but without making use of the notion of a polarization which is central to the classical orbit method. Instead, Kirillov’s character formula becomes the fundamental object of study. Our results are then used to produce an alternate proof of the orbit method classification of complex irreducible representations of p-groups of nilpotence class < p, where p is a prime, and of continuous complex irreducible representations of uniformly powerful pro-p-groups (with a certain modification for p = 2). As a main application, we give a quick and transparent proof of the p-adic analogue of Brown’s theorem, stating that for a nilpotent Lie group over ℚ_p the Fell topology on the set of isomorphism classes of its irreducible representations coincides with the quotient topology on the set of its coadjoint orbits. The research of M. B. was partially supported by NSF grant DMS-0401164.     

Lattice path combinatorics and asymptotics of multiplicities of weights in tensor powers

We give asymptotic formulas for the multiplicities of weights and irreducible summands in high-tensor powers V_λ^⊗N of an irreducible representation V_λ of a compact connected Lie group G. The weights are allowed to depend on N, and we obtain several regimes of pointwise asymptotics, ranging from a central limit region to a large deviations region. We use a complex steepest descent method that applies to general asymptotic counting problems for lattice paths with steps in a convex polytope.