Weight spaces of Lie modules of nilpotent Lie algebras #
Just as a key tool when studying the behaviour of a linear operator is to decompose the space on
which it acts into a sum of (generalised) eigenspaces, a key tool when studying a representation M
of Lie algebra L is to decompose M into a sum of simultaneous eigenspaces of x as x ranges
over L. These simultaneous generalised eigenspaces are known as the weight spaces of M.
When L is nilpotent, it follows from the binomial theorem that weight spaces are Lie submodules.
Basic definitions and properties of the above ideas are provided in this file.
Main definitions #
LieModule.weightSpaceOfLieModule.weightSpaceLieModule.posFittingCompOfLieModule.posFittingCompLieModule.iSup_ucs_eq_weightSpace_zeroLieModule.iInf_lowerCentralSeries_eq_posFittingCompLieModule.isCompl_weightSpace_zero_posFittingCompLieModule.independent_weightSpaceLieModule.iSup_weightSpace_eq_top
References #
Tags #
lie character, eigenvalue, eigenspace, weight, weight vector, root, root vector
See also bourbaki1975b Chapter VII §1.1, Proposition 2 (ii).
If M is a representation of a nilpotent Lie algebra L, χ is a scalar, and x : L, then
weightSpaceOf M χ x is the maximal generalized χ-eigenspace of the action of x on M.
It is a Lie submodule because L is nilpotent.
Equations
- LieModule.weightSpaceOf M χ x = let __src := Module.End.maximalGeneralizedEigenspace ((LieModule.toEndomorphism R L M) x) χ; { toSubmodule := __src, lie_mem := ⋯ }
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If M is a representation of a nilpotent Lie algebra L and χ : L → R is a family of
scalars, then weightSpace M χ is the intersection of the maximal generalized χ x-eigenspaces of
the action of x on M as x ranges over L.
It is a Lie submodule because L is nilpotent.
Equations
- LieModule.weightSpace M χ = ⨅ (x : L), LieModule.weightSpaceOf M (χ x) x
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See also the more useful form LieModule.zero_weightSpace_eq_top_of_nilpotent.
A (nilpotent) Lie algebra acts nilpotently on the zero weight space of a Noetherian Lie module.
By Engel's theorem, the zero weight space of a Noetherian Lie module is nilpotent.
Equations
- ⋯ = ⋯
See also LieModule.iInf_lowerCentralSeries_eq_posFittingComp.
If M is a representation of a nilpotent Lie algebra L, and x : L, then
posFittingCompOf R M x is the infimum of the decreasing system
range φₓ ⊇ range φₓ² ⊇ range φₓ³ ⊇ ⋯ where φₓ : End R M := toEndomorphism R L M x. We call this
the "positive Fitting component" because with appropriate assumptions (e.g., R is a field and
M is finite-dimensional) φₓ induces the so-called Fitting decomposition: M = M₀ ⊕ M₁ where
M₀ = weightSpaceOf M 0 x and M₁ = posFittingCompOf R M x.
It is a Lie submodule because L is nilpotent.
Equations
- LieModule.posFittingCompOf R M x = { toSubmodule := ⨅ (k : ℕ), LinearMap.range ((LieModule.toEndomorphism R L M) x ^ k), lie_mem := ⋯ }
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If M is a representation of a nilpotent Lie algebra L with coefficients in R, then
posFittingComp R L M is the span of the positive Fitting components of the action of x on M,
as x ranges over L.
It is a Lie submodule because L is nilpotent.
Equations
- LieModule.posFittingComp R L M = ⨆ (x : L), LieModule.posFittingCompOf R M x
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See also LieModule.iSup_ucs_eq_weightSpace_zero.
This is the Fitting decomposition of the Lie module M.
The collection of weights of a Noetherian Lie module, bundled as a Finset.
Equations
- LieModule.weight R L M = Set.Finite.toFinset ⋯
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A Lie module M of a Lie algebra L is triangularizable if the endomorhpism of M defined by
any x : L is triangularizable.
- iSup_eq_top : ∀ (x : L), ⨆ (φ : R), ⨆ (k : ℕ), (Module.End.generalizedEigenspace ((LieModule.toEndomorphism R L M) x) φ) k = ⊤
Instances
Equations
- ⋯ = ⋯
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- ⋯ = ⋯