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Main Authors: Lau, Michael, Mathieu, Olivier
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.07348
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author Lau, Michael
Mathieu, Olivier
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Mathieu, Olivier
contents Let $J$ be a unital Jordan algebra, and let $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J)$ be the universal central extension of its Tits-Kantor-Koecher Lie algebra. In Part A, we study the category of $(\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J), SL_2(K))$-modules. We characterize the dominant $J$-spaces, which are analogous to the dominant highest weights appearing in classical settings. A family of universal envelopes $\mathcal{U}_n(J)$ associated to such modules is introduced and studied. We also prove some finiteness theorems. In Part C, we define the notion of smooth $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J)$-modules for augmented Jordan algebras $J$, and investigate the category of smooth modules in the spirit of Cline-Parshall-Scott highest weight categories. We show that the standard modules of this category are finite dimensional when $J$ is finitely generated. The free unital Jordan algebra $J(D)$ over $D$ variables is an elusive object, but finiteness and Ext-vanishing properties suggest that the smooth $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J(D))$-modules with even eigenvalues might form a generalized highest weight category. However, we prove that such an assertion would contradict recently obtained information about the growth of free Jordan algebras. See [24] and [13] for more details. It then follows that the category of smooth $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J(D))$-modules with even eigenvalues is not a generalized highest weight category when $D\geq 2$. Surprisingly, the proofs of most of these results make use of deep theorems of E. Zelmanov.
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spellingShingle Free Jordan Algebras and Representations of $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J)$
Lau, Michael
Mathieu, Olivier
Representation Theory
17B10, 17B60, 17C05, 17C50
Let $J$ be a unital Jordan algebra, and let $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J)$ be the universal central extension of its Tits-Kantor-Koecher Lie algebra. In Part A, we study the category of $(\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J), SL_2(K))$-modules. We characterize the dominant $J$-spaces, which are analogous to the dominant highest weights appearing in classical settings. A family of universal envelopes $\mathcal{U}_n(J)$ associated to such modules is introduced and studied. We also prove some finiteness theorems. In Part C, we define the notion of smooth $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J)$-modules for augmented Jordan algebras $J$, and investigate the category of smooth modules in the spirit of Cline-Parshall-Scott highest weight categories. We show that the standard modules of this category are finite dimensional when $J$ is finitely generated. The free unital Jordan algebra $J(D)$ over $D$ variables is an elusive object, but finiteness and Ext-vanishing properties suggest that the smooth $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J(D))$-modules with even eigenvalues might form a generalized highest weight category. However, we prove that such an assertion would contradict recently obtained information about the growth of free Jordan algebras. See [24] and [13] for more details. It then follows that the category of smooth $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J(D))$-modules with even eigenvalues is not a generalized highest weight category when $D\geq 2$. Surprisingly, the proofs of most of these results make use of deep theorems of E. Zelmanov.
title Free Jordan Algebras and Representations of $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2(J)$
topic Representation Theory
17B10, 17B60, 17C05, 17C50
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.07348