This paper investigates the representation theory of loop Affine-Virasoro Algebras, defining Verma modules, classifying irreducible modules, and constructing central operators, thus advancing understanding of their algebraic structure.
Contribution
It introduces a classification of irreducible modules, conditions for finite-dimensional weight spaces, and constructs commuting central operators for loop Affine-Virasoro Algebras.
Findings
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Irreducible highest weight modules with finite-dimensional weight spaces characterized.
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Irreducible integrable modules are either highest or lowest weight modules.
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Construction of affine central operators commuting with the algebra action.
Abstract
In this paper we study the representations of loop Affine-Virasoro Algebras. As they have canonical triangular decomposition, we define Verma modules and its irreducible quotients. We give necessary and sufficient condition for an irreducible highest weight module to have finite dimensional weight spaces. We prove that an irreducible integrable module is either an highest weight module or a lowest weight module whenever the canonical central element acts non trivially. At the end we construct Affine central operators for each integer and they commute with the action of the Affine Lie Algebra.
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Modules for Loop Affine-Virasoro Algebras
S.Eswara Rao
( School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.
In this paper we study the representations of loop Affine-Virasoro algebras. As they have canonical triangular decomposition,we define Verma modules and its irreducible quotients. We give necessary and sufficient condition for an irreducible highest weight module to have finite dimensional weight spaces. We prove that an irreducible integrable module is either an highest weight module or a lowest weight module whenever the canonical cental element acts non-trivially. At the end we construct Affine central operators for each integer and they commute with the action of the Affine Lie algebra.
Key words :Affine-Virasoro algebra, Integrable modules, Affine Central operators.
MSC: 17B68, 17B67
1 Introduction
In recent times the loop algebras are gaining importance and several authors have studied the representations of loop algebras of a simple finite dimensional Lie Algebra. See [1, 15] and references therein. In the theory of Toroidal Lie algebras, the study of irreducible modules with finite dimensional weight spaces has been reduced to the study of modules for the loop affine Lie algebras [4] and [6]. See [16] for the loop Virasoro algebras. On the other hand the semidirect product of Virasoro algebra and affine Lie algebra is very important and occurs in physics literature [12, 13]. They have been also studied from a mathematical point of view [8, 9, 10]. In fact Virasoro Algebra acts on any highest weight module of an affine Lie algebra except at critical level. See Chapter 12 of [11], and [14]. We do not have this at loop level. So in this paper we consider the loop algebra of the semidirect product of Virasoro and affine Lie algebra.
Let g be a simple finite dimensional Lie algebra and g~ be the corresponding affine Lie algebra (without the degree derivation). Let Vir be the Virasoro algebra and let τ be the semidirect product of Vir⋉g~. Now let A be associative commutative finitely generated algebra with unit. We consider the loop algebra τ⊗A:=τ(A) in this paper. The classical loop algebra is when A is a Laurent polynomial in one variale. When A is Laurent polynomial in several variables it is called multi loop algebra and they occur naturally in Toroidal Lie algebras [4].
In this paper we consider general A in tune with the recent literature. We now explain the contents of the paper. There is a natural triangular decomposition of τ(A) induced by the triangular decomposition of affine Lie algebra and Virasoro algebra. See (1.8). Using this decomposition we define Verma modules and irreducible highest weight modules. The irreducible highest weight modules need not have finite dimensional weight spaces. In Proposition(1.1) we give a necessary and sufficient condition for an irreducible highest weight module to have finite dimensional weight spaces.
In Section 2 we define integrable modules and prove that any irreducible integrable module with finite dimensional weight spaces is an highest weight module or a lowest weight module when ever the canonical central element acts non-trivially (Proposition 2.1). In Theorem(2.2) and (2.3) we give a necessary and sufficient condition for a highest weight module to be integrable.
Section 3, which is more challenging, we define a category O (see 3.1 for definition) of τ(A) modules which includes Verma modules and its subquotients. We define Affine central operators which acts on objects of category O and commutes with the action of g~. These operators are very useful as they will allows us to understand the decomposition of τ(A) modules with respect to g~. We define the operators Tr(a,b) for any r∈Z,a,b∈A and they are motivated by Sugawara operators but they are not Sugawara operators (see chapter 12.8 of [11] for the definition of Sugawara operators). See [5] where T0(a,b) is defined and more examples are worked out to show its effectiveness in decomposing a tensor product module.
Throughout the paper all vector spaces and tensor products are over complex numbers C. Z denotes the set of integers.
(1.1) Let g be any simple finite dimensional Lie Algebra. Let g~=g⊗C[t,t−1]⊕CK be the corresponding affine Lie Algebra with Lie bracket [X⊗tn,Y⊗tm]=[X,Y]⊗tm+n+mδm+n,0(X,Y)K where X,Y∈g,m,n∈Z and ( , ) be a non-degenerate symmetric bilinear form on g.
(1.2) Let Vir=n∈Z⨁CLn⨁CC0 be the Virasoro Algebra with the bracket [Ln,Lm]=(m−n)Ln+m+δn+m,012n3−nC0.
(1.3)Then consider the Lie Algebra τˉ=Vir⋊g~ with Lie bracket [Ln,X⊗tm]=mX⊗tm+n. Let τ=τˉ/C(K−C0) where K is center of g~ and C0 is center of Vir.
(1.4) We fix a commutative associative finitely generator algebra A with unit. For any Lie Algebra g′, let g′(A)=g′⊗A be a Lie algebra with obvious Lie bracket. Denote X(a)=X⊗a,X∈g′,a∈A. U(g′) always denote the universal enveloping algebra.
(1.5) In this paper we study the Lie Algebra τ(A) and classify irreducible integrable modules for τ(A) with finite dimensional weight spaces and center K acting non-trivially.
(1.6) For any ideal I of A define the radical ideal I={a∈A∣an∈I,forsomen>0}. It is standard fact that I=i=1⋂kMi, where Mi are distinct maximal ideals of A. By Chineese remainder theorem it follows that A/I≅⨁C (k-copies).
(1.7) In particular, for any Lie Algebra g′ we have a surjective map g′⊗A↦⨁g′ (k-copies) and the kernel is g′⊗I.
(1.8) We now define a triangular decomposition for τ(A). Let h be Cartan subalgebra of g and let h~=h⨁CK and hˉ=h~⊕CL0. Let N−⨁h~⨁N+ be the standard decomposition of g~.
Let L−=n<0⨁CLn,L+=n>0⨁CLn, L0=CL0⨁CK
and Vir=L−⨁L0⨁L+. Now consider the triangular decomposition of τ(A) as τ−(A)⨁τ0(A)⨁τ+(A) where τ−(A)=N−(A)⨁L−(A)
τ+(A)=N+(A)⨁L+(A)
hˉ(A)=h~(A)⨁CL0(A)=τ0(A)
(1.9) Let ψ:τ0(A)→C be a linear map and consider the Verma module M(ψ)=τ(A)⨂τ0(A)⊕τ+(A)Cv where Cv is a one dimensional representation of τ+(A)⊕τ0(A) and τ+(A) acts trivially and τ0(A) acts via ψ. By standard arguments it follows that M(ψ) has a unique irreducible quotient say V(ψ). Clearly M(ψ) is weight module with respect to hˉ=h~⨁CL0. M(ψ) does not have finite dimensional weight spaces whenever A is infinite dimensional. V(ψ) may have finite dimensional weight spaces depending on ψ. We will now investigate when V(ψ) has finite dimensional weight spaces.
Proposition 1.1**.**
V(ψ) has finite dimensional weight spaces with respect to hˉ if and only if there exists a co-finite Ideal I of A such that ψ(hˉ⊗I)=0. In that case τ(I).V(ψ)=0
Proof.
Suppose V(ψ) has finite dimensional weight spaces. As in the proof of Lemma 2.3 of [6] there exists a co-finite ideal of I1 of A such that h~(I1)v=0.
Now consider I2={a∈A∣L−1(a)v=0} and as in [6] it is easy to prove I2 is a co-finite idel of A.
Consider L1L−1(I2)v=L−1(I2)L1v−2L0(I2)v. Thus we have L0(I2)v=0. Let I=I1I2 which is also co-finite ideal of A by Lemma 2.2 of [6]. We have hˉ(I)v=0.
Now suppose there exists a co-finite ideal I of A such that hˉ(I)v=0. We use the technique of [6]. We prove that X−α(I)v=0,α≥0 by induction on the height of α (where Xα is a root vector of root α inside g~). The assertion is clear for α=0 by assumption that hˉ(I)v=0. It is proved in the Proposition 2.4 of [6] that X−α(I)v is highest weight vector for g~(A). Now consider for n>0,Ln(a)X−α(I)v=X−α(I)Ln(a)v+[Ln(a),X−α(I)]v. The first term zero and the second term is zero by induction as the height decreases. This proves X−α(I)v is a highest weight vector for τ(A) inside an irreducible module V(ψ). Thus proving X−α(I)v=0. Similarly we can prove that Vir(I)v=0. Now consider W={w∈V(ψ)∣τ(I)v=0} which can be verified to be τ(A)-module. From above we know that v∈W. Hence W is a non-zero submodule of V(ψ) which means W=V(ψ). Thus it follows that τ(I)V(ψ)=0. Now it is easy to see that V(ψ) has finite dimensional weight spaces as it is a module for τ(A/I). See [6] for details.
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2 Integrable modules for non-zero level
In this section we define integrable modules for τ(A) and classify them when K acts non-trivially.
Definition**.**
*A module V of τ(A) is called integrable if the following holds.
(i) V=⨁λ∈hˉ∗Vλ where Vλ={v∈V∣hv=λ(h)v,∀h∈hˉ,dimVλ<∞}
(ii) For any v∈V,α∈Δreal, and a∈A, there is exists N=N(α,v,a) such that XαN(a).v=0 where Xα is a root vector of gα .*
Proposition 2.1**.**
Suppose V is an irreducible integrable module for τ(A). Suppose the central element K acts non-trivially. Then V is an highest weight module or a lowest weight module.
Proof.
It is a standard fact that K acts by an integer in an integrable module for an affine Lie algebra. We can assume K acts by a positive integer. If K acts as a negative integer we get a lowest weight module.
Let V=⨁λ∈hˉ∗Vλ,dimVλ<∞. Now by arguments similar to the proof of Proposition 2.4 of [2], it follows that V is a highest weight module. The proof in [2] is given only for Laurent polynomial algebra in several variables. But the proof works for any algebra A. Just note that Ln(a),a∈A, corresponds to root nδ where δ is standard null root of the affine Lie algebra. See also [3] for similar result.
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We will now classify integrable highest weight modules V(ψ). In other words we will indicate for what ψ the module V(ψ) is integrable. We already know that there is a co-finite Ideal I of A such that (hˉ⊗I)V(ψ)=0 since we are assuming the weight spaces are finite dimensional(see Proposition 1.1)
Theorem 2.2**.**
Suppose V(ψ) is integrable for τ(A). Then there is co-finite ideal I of A such that ψ(L0(I))=0 and ψ(h~⊗I)=0
Proof.
We already know that there is co-finite ideal I of A such that
ψ(h~⊗I⨁L0⊗I)=0. Now let M be the module generated by the highest weight vector for the Lie algebra g~(A)⊕CL0. Then M is an integrable highest weight module and let Mˉ be the unique irreducible quotient for Lie algebra g~(A)⨁CL0. Then by Theorem 3.4 of [6] it follows g~(I).Mˉ=0. In particular (h~⊗I)Mˉ=0. This completes the proof.
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We will now prove the converse.
(2.2) Suppose J=M1∩M2∩…∩Mk where each Mi is a maximal ideal and they are distinct. By Chinese remainder theorem A/J≅⨁i=1kMiA≅⨁C(k−copies). In particular for any Lie Algebra g′ we have g′⊗A→⨁g′ (k-copies) is a surjective map with kernal g′⊗J. For a co-finite ideal I we have the radical ideal I=J. It is a standard fact that J is intersection of maximal ideals. So that h~⊗A/J≅⨁h~(k-copies).
(2.3) We say ψ:hˉ⊗A→C is dominant integral if there is a co-finite ideal I such that ψ(h~⊗I)=0, ψi(hˉ) is dominant integral for 1≤i≤k, where
ψi denote the restricion of ψ on the i-th piece of ⨁hˉ.
Theorem 2.3**.**
Suppose V(ψ) is an irreducible highest weight module for τ(A) with finite dimensional weight spaces. Assume that there is a co-finite ideal I of A such that ψ(L0⊗I)=0 and ψ(h~⊗I)=0 and ψ is dominant integral with respect to I. Then V(ψ) is integrable.
Before proving the theorem we need few Lemmas.
Lemma 2.4**.**
With above notation let M=U(g~⊗A)v, where v is a highest weight vector of V(ψ). Then M is irreducible module for (g~⊗A⨁CL0).
Proof.
Suppose M is not irreducible for g~(A), then there exists a highest weight vector w∈Cv. We can assume that w is of maximal weight.
claim: w is a highest weight for τ(A)
we need to prove that Ln(a).w=0 for n>0 and a∈A. It is sufficient to check this for L1(a) and L2(b), a,b∈A as they generate L+(A). First notice that L1(a)w and L2(a)w belong to M. It is trivial checking that L1(a)w and L2(a)w are g~(A) highest weight vector. Since w is maximal weight L1(a)w=0 unless w∈Mψ−δ+ and L2(a)w=0 unless w∈Mψ−2δ+, where + denotes highest weight vectors for g~(A).
subclaim: Mψ−nδ+=0,n>0.
Assuming the subclaim we complete the proof of the Lemma. So we have w is a highest weight vector for τ(A) which is contradiction as V(ψ) being irreducible. This proves the Lemma.
Proof of the subclaim:
Since ψ(hˉ(I)) is zero, using arguments similar to Proposition 1.1 one can prove that g~(I).V(ψ)=0 but I=J is a radical ideal and as noted earlier J=⋂i=1kMi where Mi are distinct maximal ideals. As noted in 2.2 V(ψ) is a module for ⨁g~ (k-copies). In particular M is an highest weight module for ⨁g~. It is standard fact that there exists highest weight module V(λi) for g~ such that M≅i=1⨂kV(λi). Let g~ be the ith copy of ⨁g~. Then one can take V(λi) as g~ module generated by v. Further V(λi) is also module for g~⨁CL0. Let Ωi(1≤i≤k) be the Casimir operator for g~. Then ∑Ωi is the Casimir Operator for ⨁g~. It is well known that [see [11], Lemma 9.8 a] Ωi acts as ∣λi+ρ∣2−∣ρ∣2 on V(λi). Thus ∑Ωi acts as ∑i∣λi+ρ∣2−∣ρ∣2. Suppose Mψ−nδ+=0. Then ∑Ωi acts on the above as ∑i∣λi+ρ−nδ∣2−∣ρ∣2. It follows that ∑n(λi+ρ,δ)=0 but by assumption each λi is dominant integral and hence the above equation is not possible. This proves the subclaim.
Proof of Theorem 2.3:
We know that ⊗V(λi)≅M is irreducible as g(A) and each λi is dominant integral. Hence ⊗V(λi) is a integrable for g(A) (see corollary 10.4 of [11]). In particular each Xα(a),α∈Δreal is locally nilpotent on the generator v. Further each Xα(a) is locally nilpotent on τ(A). Hence by [lemma(3.4(b)) of 11] we see that each Xα(a) is locally nilpotent on V(ψ). This completes the proof of the theorem 2.3.
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3 Affine central operators
In this section we study τ(A) modules in category O. We construct affine central operators acting on objects of O and commute with affine Lie algebra g~. We need some notation for that:
(3.1) A module V of τ(A) is said to be in category O if the following holds:
V is weight module for τ(A) with respect to Cartan subalgebra hˉ and has finite dimensional weight spaces.
2. 2.
For any v∈V and a∈A, we have (Xα⊗a)v=0 for ht α>>0,α∈Δ+ and Xα∈τ(A)α.
(3.2) We recall some known facts from [11].
Let α0=−β+δ, where β is a highest root of g and δ is the standard null root of g~.
Let ( , ) be the non-degenerate bilinear form on hˉ.
Let γ:hˉ→(hˉ)∗ be such that γ(h1)(h2)=(h1,h2),h1,h2∈hˉ. This isomorphism induces a non degenerate bilinear form on (hˉ)∗.
Let ρ∈(hˉ)∗ such that (ρ,αi)=21(αi,αi)∀αi. Let ρˉ=ρ∣h. Recall δ∈(hˉ)∗∋δ(h)=0,δ(K)=1andδ(d)=0. Then ρ=ρˉ+h∨Λ0 (see 6.2.8 of [11]) where h∨ is the dual Coxeter number of g. Note that γ(d)=Λ0 (see 6.23. of [11]).
Let Δ={α+nδ,mδ,0=m∈Z,n∈Z,α∈Δ∘}. Let Δ+ be the positive roots. Let {hi:1≤i≤dimh} be a basis of h. Let {hi:1≤i≤dimh} be a dual basis of h with respect to the basis {hi}. Then {hi,d,K},{hi,K,d} is a dual basis of hˉ. For each root α∈Δ∘, let xα∈gα,x−α∈g−α such that (xα,x−α)=1, then [xα,x−α]=γ(α) see theorem 2.2(e) of [11]. Then the Casimir operator for g is defined by Ω=2γ−1(ρ)+∑ihihi+2Kd+2∑α∈Δ∘∑n>0x−α⊗t−nxα⊗tn+2∑n>0∑ihi⊗t−nhi⊗tn+2∑Δ∘+x−αxα. See 12.8.3 of [11] and note that γ−1(ρ)=γ−1(ρˉ)+h∨d (later d be identified with L0).
(3.3) Define for a,b∈A
Ωa,b1=∑α∈Δ∘∑n>0x−α⊗t−n(a)xα⊗tn(b)
Ωa,b2=∑i∑n>0hi⊗t−n(a)hi⊗tn(b)
Ωa,b3=α∈Δ∘+∑x−α(a)xα(b)
then define Ω(a,b)=2γ−1(ρ)(ab)+∑hi(a)hi(b)+K(a)d(b)+K(b)d(a)+Ωa,b1+Ωb,a1+Ωa,b2+Ωb,a2+Ωa,b3+Ωb,a3. This is exactly the operator defined in 2.4 of [5]. There it is defined for any symmetrizable Kac-Moody Lie algebra. But here we defined only for the affine Kac-Moody Lie algebra. These operators should be seen to be vectors of competion of τ(A).
Proposition 3.1**.**
[Ω(a,b),g~]=0 on objects of O.
Proof.
The proof is exactly as given in Theorem 2.5 of [5] applied to the affine case.
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Definition**.**
An operator z acting on objects of O is called affine central operator if z commutes with g~.
For example Ω(a,b) is an affine central operator.
(3.4) Let for j=0,Tj(a,b)=j−1[Lj,Ω(a,b)] and T0(a,b)=Ω(a,b).
These operators are motivated by Sugawara operators. But they are not Sugawara operators. Sugawara operators are part of these operators when a=b=1.
Theorem 3.2**.**
Tj(a,b) for j∈Z is an affine central operator
Proof.
We can assume j=0 as we already know for j=0. Let x∈g,k∈Z,0=j∈Z.
Consider [x(k),Tj(a,b)]=j−1[x(k),[Lj,Ω(a,b)]]
=j1[Lj,[Ω(a,b),x(k)]]+j1[Ω(a,b),[x(k),Lj]].
The first term is zero by Proposition 3.1. The second term is also zero by the same proposition by noting that [x(k),Lj]=−kx(j+k). This completes the F.
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We now give an expression for Tj(a,b). We need some lemmas for that.
So the above sum =2j(Ωa,b1+Ωb,a1+Ωa,b3+Ωb,a3)+2j(2γ−1(ρˉ)(ab))+
(dimg−l)(6j3−j)K(ab), where l=dimh.
For k>0,k+j=0,[Lk,∑n∈Zhi⊗t−n(a)hi⊗tn+j(b)]=2j(Ωa,b2+Ωb,a2)+l6j3−jK(ab),
[Lk,K(a)Lj(b)+K(b)Lj(a)+2h∨Lj(ab)]=2jK(a)d(b)+2jK(b)d(a)+4jh∨d(ab)+δj+k,012k3−k(2K(a)K(b)+2h∨K(ab)), where d=L0.
So [Lk,T−k(a,b)]=2jΩ(a,b)+6(j3−j)K(ab)dimg+δj+k,012k3−k(2K(a)K(b)+2h∨K(ab)) (see above 3.3).
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Remark 1**.**
In this remark we explain an application of Proposition 3.1. Suppose V(ψ) is an irreducible integrable highest weight module for τ(A). Then V(ψ) is completely reducible module for gˉ. See Kac [11]. In fact V(ψ) is sum of highest weight modules for gˉ.
One of the interesting questions is to to find multiplicities of these highest weights. Suppose w∈V(ψ) is a highest weight vector, then Tj(a,b) is also highest weight vector for gˉ which follows from Theorem 3.2( for all j and for all a,b∈A). In particular Tj(a,b)v where v is the genrator of V(ψ) as τ(A) module for all a,b∈A and for all j
is an highest weight vector for gˉ. They will not exhaust all the highest weight vectors of gˉ as weights of all these vectors look like ψ−nδ .
Example 1**.**
We end this paper by giving an example where we apply our operators. Take g=sl2 and A=C[t,t−1]. Let X,Y,h be a sl2 copy where [X,Y]=h,[h,X]=2X,[h,Y]=−2Y. We take non-degenerate bilinear form on g in the following way (X,Y)=1 and (h,h)=2 and the rest is zero. 2h,h is a dual basis for Ch. Let ψ1,ψ2∈hˉ∗ and let V(ψ1) and V(ψ2) be irreducible highest weight modules for τ=Vir⋊g~. Let z1,z2 be non zero distinct complex numbers. Let Mi=(t−zi) be the maximal ideal generated by t−zi inside A. Then V(ψ1)⊗V(ψ2) be the evaluation module for τ(A) defined by X⊗tm.w1⊗w2=z1m(X.w1⊗w2)+z2m(w1⊗X.w2) where wi∈V(ψi),X∈τ,m∈Z. From (1.7) we have a surjective map τ⊗A→τ⨁τ where kernal is τ⊗M1∩M2. Clearly V(ψ1)⊗V(ψ2) is an irreducible module for τ⊗A from above map.
Let P1(t)=z1−z2t−z2,P2(t)=z2−z1t−z1 these polynomials are very special in the sense Pi(zj)=δij. X⊗P1(t)P2(t) is zero on V(ψ1)⊗V(ψ2) as P1(t)P2(t)∈M1∩M2.
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