
Infinite Dimensional Lie Algebras
An Introduction
Victor G. Kac(Author)
Birkhauser Boston Inc (Publisher)
Published on 16. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 252 pages
978-1-4757-1384-8 (ISBN)
Description
1. Basic definitions.- 2. The invariant bilinear form and the generalized Casimir operator.- 3. Integrable representations and the Weyl group of a Kac-Moody algebra.- 4. Some properties of generalized Cartan matrices.- 5. Real and imaginary roots.- 6. Affine Lie algebras: the normalized invariant bilinear form, the root system and the Weyl group.- 7. Affine Lie algebras: the realization (case k = 1).- 8. Affine Lie algebras: the realization (case k = 2 or 3). Application to the classification of finite order automorphisms.- 9. Highest weight modules over the Lie algebra g(A).- 10. Integrable highest weight modules: the character formula.- 11. Integrable highest weight modules: the weight system, the contravariant Hermitian form and the restriction problem.- 12. Integrable highest weight modules over affine Lie algebras. Application to ?-function identities.- 13. Affine Lie algebras, theta functions and modular forms.- 14. The principal realization of the basic representation. Application to the KdV-type hierarchies of non-linear partial differential equations.- Index of notations and definitions.- References.
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Series
Edition
1983
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XVI, 252 p.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
399 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4757-1384-8 (9781475713848)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4757-1382-4
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Infinite Dimensional Lie Algebras
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Content
1. Basic definitions.- 2. The invariant bilinear form and the generalized Casimir operator.- 3. Integrable representations and the Weyl group of a Kac-Moody algebra.- 4. Some properties of generalized Cartan matrices.- 5. Real and imaginary roots.- 6. Affine Lie algebras: the normalized invariant bilinear form, the root system and the Weyl group.- 7. Affine Lie algebras: the realization (case k = 1).- 8. Affine Lie algebras: the realization (case k = 2 or 3). Application to the classification of finite order automorphisms.- 9. Highest weight modules over the Lie algebra g(A).- 10. Integrable highest weight modules: the character formula.- 11. Integrable highest weight modules: the weight system, the contravariant Hermitian form and the restriction problem.- 12. Integrable highest weight modules over affine Lie algebras. Application to ?-function identities.- 13. Affine Lie algebras, theta functions and modular forms.- 14. The principal realization of the basic representation. Application to the KdV-type hierarchies of non-linear partial differential equations.- Index of notations and definitions.- References.