This paper demonstrates that certain graded Cartan type Lie superalgebras over algebraically closed fields of positive characteristic have a category of restricted supermodules consisting of a single block, simplifying their representation theory.
Contribution
It introduces a class of Lie superalgebras with a unified block structure for their restricted supermodules, extending to graded Cartan types W, S, and H under specific conditions.
Findings
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Category of restricted supermodules is of one block for the introduced Lie superalgebras.
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For p > 3, graded Cartan type Lie superalgebras of types W, S, H also have a single block category.
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Simplifies the representation theory of these Lie superalgebras.
Abstract
Let k be an algebraically closed field of characteristic p>0. In this short note, we illustrate a class of Lie superalgebras over k such that the category of restricted supermodules is of one block. As an application, if p>3 and g is a graded restricted Cartan type Lie superalgebra of type W, S and H, then the category of restricted g supermodules is of one block.
Equations96
g=g1ˉ−⊕n−⊕h⊕n+⊕g1ˉ+
g=g1ˉ−⊕n−⊕h⊕n+⊕g1ˉ+
dimK(n−)<dimK(n+) and dimK(g1ˉ−)<dimK(g1ˉ+).
dimK(n−)<dimK(n+) and dimK(g1ˉ−)<dimK(g1ˉ+).
V+(λ):=u(g)⊗u(bg+)Kλ
V+(λ):=u(g)⊗u(bg+)Kλ
V−(λ):=u(g)⊗u(bg−)Kλ,
V−(λ):=u(g)⊗u(bg−)Kλ,
l=l1ˉ−⊕nl−⊕h⊕nl+⊕l1ˉ+
l=l1ˉ−⊕nl−⊕h⊕nl+⊕l1ˉ+
[V−(λ)]=μ∈Λ∑ps2t[Kμ],
[V−(λ)]=μ∈Λ∑ps2t[Kμ],
N=spanK{XiYjZk∣i∈In}
N=spanK{XiYjZk∣i∈In}
V−(λ)=spanK{XiYjZk⊗1λ∣i∈In,j∈Is and k∈B(t)},
V−(λ)=spanK{XiYjZk⊗1λ∣i∈In,j∈Is and k∈B(t)},
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Block Degeneracy for Graded Lie Superalgebras of Cartan Type
Ke Ou
Department of Statistics and Mathematics, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics,
Kunming, 650221, China.
Let K be an algebraically closed field of characteristic p>0. In this short note, we illustrate a class of Lie superalgebras over K such that the category of restricted supermodules is of one block. As an application, if p>3 and g is a graded restricted Cartan type Lie superalgebra of type W, S and H, then the category of restricted supermodules of g is of one block.
A Lie superalgebra g=g0ˉ⊕g1ˉ over K is called restricted if (g0ˉ,[p]) is a restricted Lie algebra with p-mapping [p]:g0ˉ→g0ˉ and g1ˉ is a restricted g0ˉ module via the adjoint action (cf. [5]).
Let (g,[p]) be a restricted Lie superalgebra and U(g) be the enveloping superalgebra of g. One can define the so-called restricted enveloping superalgebra u(g)=U(g)/Ip where Ip is the Z2-graded two-sided ideal generated by {xp−x[p]∣x∈g0ˉ}. A g supermodule (V=V0ˉ⊕V1ˉ,ρ) is called restricted if ρ satisfies ρ(x[p])=ρ(x)p for all x∈g0ˉ. All restricted g-supermodules constitute a full subcategory of the g-supermodule category which coincide with the u(g)-supermodule category denoted by u(g)-smod. We call u(g) is of one block if u(g)-smod is of one block.
Over the past decades, the study of modular representations of restricted Lie (super)algebras in prime characteristic has made significant progress (see [3, 4, 7, 8, 9] for examples).
When g=W(0,n) over C, Shomron proves in [6] that the category of finite-dimensional representations decomposes into blocks parametrized by (C/Z)×Z2. In contrast to complex case, if either g=X(m,1) is a Cartan type Lie algebra where X∈{W,S,H,K} ([3]) or g=W(0,n,1) is a Cartan type Lie superalgebra ([7]) over K, the category of restricted (super)modules has only one block. In this paper, we generalize this degeneracy phenomenon of restricted supermodules to the so-called restricted Cartan type Lie superalgebras X(m,n,1) where X∈{W,S,H}.
Our paper is organized as follows. In section 2, we illustrate a class of Lie superalgebras over K such that the category of restricted supermodules is of one block. Section 3 is concerned with the structure of the Cartan type Lie superalgebras. Applying the results in section 2, we obtain the following main theorem in section 4:
Theorem 1.1**.**
(see Theorem \refmainthm)*
Let K be an algebraically closed field with characteristics p>3, and g=X(m,n,1),X∈{W,S,H}, be a graded restricted Lie superalgebra of Cartan type over K except if X=H with n=4.*
Then u(g) is of one block.
As I know, F.Duan, B.Shu and Y.Yao obtain similar results in [2] by a different method.
Entire the whole paper, denote I={0,1,⋯,p−1}.
2. Restricted Lie superalgebras with triangular Decomposition
Let g=g0ˉ⊕g1ˉ be a restricted Lie superalgebra which admits a triangular decomposition relative to a maximal torus h of g0ˉ:
[TABLE]
where g0ˉ=n−⊕h⊕n+. Recall that n± are p-nilpotent subalgebras. Set bg±=g1ˉ±⊕n±⊕h and bg0ˉ±=n±⊕h. Analogue to [3], this decomposition for g is long if
[TABLE]
By [9], the iso-classes of simple restricted g modules are parametrized by restricted weights Λ={λ∈h∗∣λ(h[p])=λ(h)p,∀h∈h}. If dim(h)=n, then Λ≃In={λ=(λ1,⋯,λn)∣λi∈I,i=1,⋯,n}. More precisely, for a given λ∈Λ, there is a one-dimensional restricted bg+ module Kλ=K⋅1λ on which h acts as a scalar determined by λ while g1ˉ+⊕n+ acts trivially. Then one has the so-called baby Verma module
[TABLE]
with simple head L(λ). Moreover,
For any restricted simple module m, there is a λ∈Λ, such that V+(λ)↠m (cf. [9]).
Note that bg− also satisfies the conditions of [9, lemma 2.2], then for each λ∈Λ, the one-dimensional u(bg−) module Kλ induces an u(g) module
[TABLE]
which is indecomposable with simple head.
For M∈u(g)-smod, let [M] denote the formal sum of composition factors in the Grothendick ring of u(g)-smod.
Lemma 2.1**.**
Let l=l0ˉ⊕l1ˉ be a restricted Lie superalgebra which admits a triangular decomposition relative to a maximal torus h of l0ˉ:
[TABLE]
where l0ˉ=nl−⊕h⊕nl+.
Assume the following:
(1)
l1ˉ−⊕nl−⊕nl+⊕l1ˉ+* is a p-nilpotent Z2-graded ideal.*
2. (2)
nl+* contains dim(h) linear independent weight vectors having linearly independent weights in Λ.*
Then for each λ∈Λ,[V−(λ)] is independent of λ and
[TABLE]
where s=dim(nl+)−dim(h),t=dim(l1ˉ+) and Kμ is the one dimensional simple u(l) module of weight μ.
Proof.
By (1),
rad(l)=l1ˉ−⊕n−⊕n+⊕l1ˉ+. Since rad(l) is p-nilpotent and finite dimension, each restricted representations of l is one dimension [9, lemma 2.2]. Let {Kμ∣μ∈Λ} represent the set of non-isomorphic simple u(l) modules.
The composition factors of a module can be obtained by computing its weight spaces. From (2), suppose n=dim(h),l1ˉ+ has basis {z1,⋯,zt} and n+ has basis {x1,⋯,xn,y1,⋯,ys} where xi is of weight αi∈Λ for each i=1,⋯,n such that α1,⋯,αn are linear independent. Then x1i1⋯xnin has weight i1α1+⋯+inαn for each (i1,⋯,in)∈In.
For each choice of j∈Is and k∈B(t), as u(h) module,
[TABLE]
must have all weights occurring with multiplicity 1 . Since
[TABLE]
then all possible weights occuring with the same multiplicity ps2t in V−(λ).
Namely, [V−(λ)]=∑μ∈Λps2t[Kμ] which is independent of λ.
∎
Proposition 2.2**.**
Let g=g0ˉ⊕g1ˉ be a restricted Lie superalgebra which admits a long triangular decomposition relative to a maximal torus h of g0ˉ:
[TABLE]
Assume the following:
(1)
g* has a restricted subalgebra l satisfies the assumptions of lemma 2.1.*
2. (2)
bl−=bg−.**
3. (3)
nl−=n−* has at least dim(h) linearly independent vectors having linearly independent weights in Λ.*
Then for each λ∈Λ,
[TABLE]
where s=dim(n+)−dim(n−)−dim(h),t=dim(g1ˉ+)−dim(g1ˉ−).
Proof.
By lemma 3.1, for each λ∈Λ,
[TABLE]
where α=dim(l)−dim(n−),β=dim(g1ˉ+).
In particular, [V−(λ)] is independent of λ.
By assumption (3), bg± satisfies the assumptions of lemma 3.1. Therefore,
[TABLE]
where s±=dim(n±),t±=dim(g1ˉ±).
Since the triangular decomposition is long, i.e. s+>s− and t+>t−, we have
[TABLE]
Note that [V−(λ)] is independent of λ. Therefore, for all λ∈Λ,
[TABLE]
[TABLE]
∎
Proposition 2.3**.**
Let g=g0ˉ⊕g1ˉ be a restricted Lie superalgebra which admits a triangular decomposition relative to a maximal torus h of g0ˉ:
[TABLE]
Assume that there exists a subalgebra l such that:
(1)
bl−=bg−.**
2. (2)
l* is a classical Lie superalgebra and there is a bijection ψ:Λ→Λ, such that*
[TABLE]
3. (3)
A vector space complementary to l, in g, has at least dim(h) linearly independent vectors having linearly independent weights in Λ.
Then
[TABLE]
where s=dim(n+)−dim(n−)−dim(h),t=dim(g1ˉ+)−dim(g1ˉ−).
Proof.
Similar to the proof of lemma 2.1, for all λ∈Λ, we have
[TABLE]
where s and t are defined in proposition.
By assumption (1) and (2), we have
[TABLE]
Proposition holds.
∎
Remark 2.4*.*
The Lie algebra version of lemma 2.1 and proposition 2.2 (resp. proposition 2.3) are investigated in [3] (resp. [4]).
Corollary 2.5**.**
If g is a restricted Lie superalgebra satisfies all assumptions in proposition 2.2 or 2.3, then u(g) is of one block.
Proof.
Note that V−(λ) is indecomposable with simple head for all λ∈Λ. The proof of corollary 2.4 in [3] still works. Hence, the corollary holds.
∎
3. Restricted Cartan Type Lie Superalgebras
For given positive integers m and n, put
[TABLE]
For 0≤k≤n, set Bk={(i1,⋯,ik)∣m+1≤i1<⋯<ik≤m+n} and B(n)=∪i=0nBk where B0=∅.
Let A(m,1) denote the truncated divided power algebra over K with a basis {x(α)∣α∈Im}. For ϵi=(δi1,⋯,δim), we abbreviate x(ϵi) to xi,i=1,⋯,m.
Let Λ(n) be the Grassmann superalgebra over K in n variables xm+1,⋯,xm+n with basis {x(β)∣β∈B(n)} where x(β)=xi1⋯xik if β=(i1,⋯,ik). Denote the tensor product by A(m,n,1)=A(m,1)⊗Λ(n). Then A(m,n,1) is an associative superalgebra with a Z2-gradation induced by the trivial Z2-gradation of A(m,1) and the natural Z2-gradation of Λ(n). Denote d(f) the parity of f∈A(m,n,1).
Let D1,⋯,Dm+n be the superderivations of the superalgebra A(m,n,1) such that Di(xj)=δij for 1≤i,j≤m+n. Define
W(m,n,1)={∑i=1m+nfiDi∣fi∈A(m,n,1),1≤i≤m+n}.
Then W(m,n,1) is a restricted Lie superalgebra of Witt type. The Z-grading of
[TABLE]
is induced by ∣xi∣=1 and ∣Di∣=−1 for all 1≤i≤m+n. Namely,
[TABLE]
For each pair 1≤i,j≤m+n defines Dij:A(m,n,1)→W(m,n,1) by
[TABLE]
where f is homogeneous and
[TABLE]
The special superalgebra S(m,n,1) is defined by
[TABLE]
S(m,n,1) is a Z-graded restricted subalgebra of W(m,n,1). The Z-grading structure is given by S(m,n,1)i:=S(m,n,1)∩W(m,n,1)i.
Next we define the Hamiltonian type Lie superalgebra H(m,n,1), where m=2l is even and n>3. Let
[TABLE]
The Hamiltonian operator DH is defined as follows:
[TABLE]
where f is homogeneous and fi=σ(i′)(−1)τ(i′)d(f)Di′(f).
The Hamiltonian superalgebra H(m,n,1) is defined by
[TABLE]
[TABLE]
H(m,n,1) is a Z-graded restricted subalgebra of W(m,n,1). The Z-grading structure is given by H(m,n,1)i:=H(m,n,1)∩W(m,n,1)i.
4. Blocks of Cartan Type Lie Superalgebra
Entire this section, assume p>3.
4.1. Type W
For W(m,n,1), there is no subalgebra l satisfying the hypothesis of proposition 3.2 (in fact, assumption (3) fails). Hence, we need proposition 3.3.
Let l be a restricted Lie superalgebra of classical type with triangular decomposition l=l−⊕h⊕l+ with respect to h. Suppose σ is an even restricted automorphism of l
such that σ(h)⊆h. Then it induces σ~:h∗→h∗ by
[TABLE]
where λ∈h∗,h∈h. Moreover, σ~(Λ)⊆Λ.
Denote b=h⊕l+ a solvable subalgebra of l and
V(λ)=u(l)⊗u(b)Kλ the baby Verma module
where Kλ is a one-dimensional u(b) module with weight λ. Let Vσ(λ) be the twisted baby Verma module. Namely, Vσ(λ)≃V(λ) as vector spaces while x⋅m:=σ(x)(m) for all x∈u(l),m∈Vσ(λ).
The following lemma is a straightforward calculation.
Lemma 4.1**.**
Keep assumptions as above, Vσ(λ)≃u(l)⊗u(σ−1(b))1−σ~(λ) by sending x⊗1λ to σ−1(x)⊗1−σ~(λ).
In particular, [V(λ)]=[Vσ(λ)]=[u(l)⊗u(σ−1(b))1−σ~(λ)].
Let g=W(m,n,1)=g−⊕h⊕g+ be the triangular decomposition related to maximal torus h=⟨h1,⋯,hm+n⟩ where hi:=xiDi for i=1,⋯,m+n.
Now, set
[TABLE]
where pi=xi∑j=1m+nxjDj∈g1.
Thanks to [1, lemma 3.1], l≃pgl(m+1∣n). Let ei:=Ei,i+1,fi:=Ei+1,i. Then {ei,fi∣i=1,⋯,m+n−1} generates pgl(m+1∣n). There is an even restricted automorphism α of l induced by α(ei)=fi and α(fi)=ei.
Note that α(bl±)=bl∓ and α~ keeps Λ. By lemma 4.1, we have
[TABLE]
Therefore, l is a subalgebra satisfying (1) and (2) of proposition 3.3.
For each i=1,⋯,m+n,xi3Di has weight 2γi where γi∈Λ such that γi(hj)=δij. Therefore, assumption (3) of proposition 3.3 satisfies.
To sum above up, all assumptions of proposition 3.3 hold for W(m,n,1) and hence we have the following proposition by corollary 3.4.
Proposition 4.2**.**
Keep assumptions as above, and let g=W(m,n,1), then u(g) is of one block.
4.2. Type S
Let g=S(m,n,1)=g1ˉ−⊕n−⊕h⊕n+⊕g1ˉ+ be the triangular decomposition related to maximal torus h=⟨hi∣1≤i≤m+n−1⟩ where hi:=xiDi−xi+1Di+1, and g0ˉ=n−⊕h⊕n+.
[s,s]=[t,t]=[s,l1ˉ+]=[l1ˉ+,l1ˉ+]=0,[s,t]⊆s, and [t,l1ˉ+]⊆l1ˉ+.
Therefore, rad(l)=g1ˉ−⊕n−⊕n1+⊕l1ˉ+ is a p-nilpotent ideal and
l is a subalgebra satisfying (1) in lemma 3.1.
Now define γi∈Λ by γi(hj)=δij,1≤i,j≤m+n−1.
For 1≤i≤m and 1≤j≤n−1,Di has weight −γi while xm+jDm+j+1 has weight −γm+j−1+2γm+j−(1−δj,n−1)γm+j+1 with respect to h.
One can check that n− contains m+n−1 linear independent vectors
[TABLE]
with linear independent weights. Therefore, assumption (2) and (3) of proposition 3.2 satisfy.
For 1≤i≤m−1,xi2Dm has weight 2γi−2(1−δ1,i)γi−1+γm−1−γm while x13Dm has weight 3γ1+γm−1−γm.
For 1≤j≤n−1,x1xm+jDm+n has weight γ1+γm+j−1−γm+j−γm+n−1.
Hence, n1+ contains m+n−1 linear independent vectors
[TABLE]
with linear independent weights. Assumption (2) of lemma 3.1 satisfies.
To sum above up, all assumptions of proposition 3.2 hold for S(m,n,1) and hence we have the following proposition by corollary 3.4.
Proposition 4.3**.**
Keep assumptions as above, and let g=S(m,n,1), then u(g) is of one block.
4.3. Type H
Let g:=H(m,n,1), where m=2l,n>3. Denote k=[n/2]. For every (a)=(a1,⋯,am)∈Im and (b)=(b1,⋯,bu)∈Bu⊆B(n), denote
[TABLE]
By definition,
g=⟨DH(X(a)Y(b))∣X(a)Y(b)=x1p−1⋯xmp−1xm+1⋯xm+n⟩.
Fix a maximal torus h with basis
[TABLE]
where hi=DH(xixl+i),hm+j=DH(−1xm+jxm+k+j).
For 1≤i≤k, set
ei:=xm+i+−1xm+k+i and fi:=xm+i−−1xm+k+i. Then both DH(ei) and DH(fi) are homogeneous odd elements of degree −1.
Define the following subspaces of g:
[TABLE]
Suppose g=g1ˉ−⊕n−⊕h⊕n+⊕g1ˉ+ be the triangular decomposition related to maximal torus h and g0ˉ=n−⊕h⊕n+.
One can check that
n−=n1−⊕n2− where
[TABLE]
Remark 4.4*.*
Above description for n2− comes from [8, section 2.2].
For each (c)=(c1,⋯,cu)∈B(k),0≤u≤k, denote f(c)=fc1⋯fcu. In this case, the parity of DH(f(c)) equals to the parity of u=∣(c)∣.
Now, if n=2k is even, define
l+=⟨DH(x(a)f(c))∣aj=0 if 1≤j≤l;∣(a)∣+∣(c)∣≥3⟩.
If n=2k+1 is odd, define
l+=⟨DH(x(a)f(c)xm+nδ)∣aj=0 if 1≤j≤l;δ∈{0,1};∣(a)∣+∣(c)∣+δ≥3⟩.
Let n1+ (resp. l1ˉ+) be the even (resp. odd) part of l+.
One can check that l:=g1ˉ−⊕n−⊕h⊕n1+⊕l1ˉ+ is a restricted subalgebra of g.
Note that for all f,g∈A(m,n,1) homogeneous,
Therefore, rad(l)=g1ˉ−⊕n−⊕n1+⊕l1ˉ+ is a p-nilpotent ideal and
l is a subalgebra satisfying (1) in lemma 3.1.
For each 1≤i,j≤l,1≤u,v≤k, defines γi,δj∈Λ by γi(hj)=δij, and δu(hm+v)=δuv.
For 1≤i≤l and 1≤j≤k,Di has weight −γi while DH(ej) (resp. DH(fj)) has weight δj (resp. −δj) with respect to h. Then buv has weight −δu−δv for each 1≤u,v≤k
and a12 has weight −δ1+δ2.
Therefore, n− contains l+k linear independent vectors
[TABLE]
with linear independent weights. Assumption (2) and (3) of proposition 3.2 satisfies.
For 1≤i≤l,DH(xl+i3) has weight 3γi. For 1≤u<v≤k−1,DH(xl+12bu,v) has weight 2γ1−δu−δv, and DH(xl+12fkxm+n) has weight 2γ1−δk if n=2k+1. Moreover,
n+ contains l+k linear independent vectors S with linear independent weights as following:
If k≥3 is odd,
[TABLE]
If k≥3 is even,
[TABLE]
If n=5,
[TABLE]
Therefore, assumption (2) of lemma 3.1 satisfies if n>4.
Proposition 4.5**.**
Keep assumptions as above, and let g=H(m,n,1) with n>4, then u(g) is of one block.
By Proposition 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, we have our main theorem as follows.
Theorem 4.6**.**
Let K be an algebraically closed field with characteristics p>3, and g=X(m,n,1),X∈{W,S,H}, be a graded restricted Lie superalgebra of Cartan type over K except if X=H with n=4.
Then u(g) is of one block.
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