Polynomial representations of classical Lie algebras and flag varieties

TL;DR

This paper explores polynomial representations of classical Lie algebras and their relation to flag varieties, connecting new polynomial vector field approaches with traditional methods for understanding Lie algebra actions.

Contribution

It demonstrates that polynomial representations for classical Lie algebras align with conventional approaches and introduces a coset-based method for constructing irreducible representations.

Findings

Polynomial representations match traditional approaches for ABCD Lie algebras.

Coset description effectively constructs irreducible representations.

The approach provides a unified framework for Lie algebra actions on modules.

Abstract

Recently we have started a program to describe the action of Lie algebras associated with Dynkin-type diagrams on generic Verma modules in terms of polynomial vector fields. In this paper we explain that the results for the classical ABCD series of Lie algebras coincide with the more conventional approach, based on the knowledge of the entire algebra, not only the simple roots. We apply the coset description, starting with a large representation and then reducing it with the help of the algebra, commuting with the original one. The irreducible representations are then obtained by gauge fixing this residual symmetry.