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New York Journal of Mathematics
Volume 30 (2024), 24-37

  

Amin Geng, Shoumin Liu, and Xumin Wang

Characteristic polynomials and finite dimensional representations of simple Lie algebras

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Published: January 7, 2024.
Keywords: Lie algebra, characteristic polynomial, finite dimensional representation, monoid.
Subject [2020]: 17B05,17B10.

Abstract
In this paper, we prove the correspondence between finite dimensional representations of a simple Lie algebra and their associated characteristic polynomials. We will also define a monoid structure on these characteristic polynomials related to the tensor products of the representations. Furthermore, the factorization of characteristic polynomials sheds new light on the structure of simple Lie algebras and their Borel subalgebras.

Acknowledgements

Liu is funded by the NSFC (Grant No. 11971181, Grant No.12271298).


Author information

Amin Geng
School of Mathematics
Shandong University, Shanda Nanlu 27
Jinan 250100, Shandong Province, China

gengamin@163.com

Shoumin Liu
School of Mathematics
Shandong University, Shanda Nanlu 27
Jinan 250100, Shandong Province, China

s.liu@sdu.edu.cn

Xumin Wang
School of Mathematics
Shandong University, Shanda Nanlu 27
Jinan 250100, Shandong Province, China

202320303@mail.sdu.edu.cn