Representation Theory Lecture 12

Arun Ram
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Melbourne
Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
aram@unimelb.edu.au

Last update: 20 May 2013

Representation Theory Lecture 12

SO10= { g∈GL10  | det g=1,  ggt=1 } 𝔰𝔬10= { x∈𝔤𝔩10 |  tr x=0,  x+xt=0 }

since

1=det(etx)= det ( eth1 ⋱ ethn ) =et(h1+…+hn) =et·tr (x)

and

1=etx (etx)t= etx etxt= et(x+xt)

Then

𝔰𝔬5= { ( 0 a12 a13 a14 a15 -a12 0 a23 a24 a25 -a13 -a23 0 a34 a35 -a14 -a24 -a34 0 a45 -a15 -a25 -a35 -a45 0 ) } ,dim (𝔰𝔬5) =5·42=10

Another choice is

SO10= { g∈GL10  | det g=1,  gJgt=J } 𝔰𝔬10= { x∈𝔤𝔩10 |  tr x=0,  xJ+Jxt=0 }

where

J= ( 01 1 ⋰ 1 10 ) orJ= ( 0 10 ⋱ 01 10 ⋱ 01 0 ) .

Since

( a11 a12 a13 a1-3 a1-2 a1-1 a21 a22 a23 a2-3 a2-2 a2-1 a31 a32 a33 a3-3 a3-2 a3-1 a-31 a-32 a-33 a-3-3 a-3-2 a-3-1 a-21 a-22 a-23 a-2-3 a-2-2 a-2-1 a-11 a-12 a-13 a-1-3 a-1-2 a-1-1 ) ( 000001 000010 000100 001000 010000 100000 ) = ( a1-1 a1-2 a1-3 a13 a12 a11 a2-1 a2-2 a2-3 a23 a22 a21 a3-1 a3-2 a3-3 a33 a32 a31 a-3-1 a-3-2 a-3-3 a-33 a-32 a-31 a-2-1 a-2-2 a-2-3 a-23 a-22 a-21 a-11 a-12 a-13 a-1-3 a-1-2 a-1-1 ) , 𝔰𝔬4= ( a11 a12 a13 a1-3 a1-2 0 a21 a22 a23 a2-3 0 -a1-2 a31 a32 a33 0 -a2-3 -a1-2 a31 a32 0 -a33 -a23 -a13 a21 0 -a-32 -a32 -a22 -a12 0 -a-21 -a-31 -a31 -a21 -a11 )

with

𝔥= { ( λ10 λ2 λ3 -λ3 -λ2 0-λ1 ) }

and if 𝔤=𝔰𝔬6 then

𝔤=𝔥+ a12Xε1-ε2 + a13Xε1-ε3 + a23Xε2-ε3 + a21Xε2-ε1 + a31Xε3-ε1 + a32Xε3-ε2 + a1-2Xε1+ε2 + a1-3Xε1+ε3 + a2-3Xε2+ε3 + a-21X-(ε1+ε2) + a-31X-(ε1+ε3) + a-32X-(ε2+ε3)

where, for i<j,

Xεi-εj= Eij-E-j-i, Xεi+εj= Ei-j- Ej-i Xεj-εi= Eji-E-i-j, X-εi-εj= E-ji-E-ij

and

[h,Xεi-εj] = [ h, Eij- E-j-i ] =(λi-λj) Eij- (-λj+λi) E-j-i = (λi-λj) ( Eij- E-j-i ) =(λi-λj) Xεi-εj, [h,Xεi+εj] = [ h,Ei-j- Ej-i ] =(λi+λj) Ei-(λj+λi) Ej-i = (λi+λj) ( Ei-j- Ej-i ) =(λi+λj) Xεi+εj,

if

h= ( λ1 λ2 λ3 -λ3 -λ2 -λ1 )

and εi:𝔥→ℂ is given by εi(h)=λi.

The root system

R = { ±εi±ej  | 1≤i≠j ≤r } and R+ = { εi±εj  | 1≤i<j≤r } .

The Dynkin diagram

The fundamental chamber is

(𝔥ℝ*)+ = { λ∈𝔥ℝ* |  ⟨λ,α∨⟩ ≥0 for α∨∈ (R∨)+ } = { λ1ε1+…+ λrεr |  λ1≥λ2≥… ≥λr-1≥ |λr| }

This chamber is on the positive side of the hyperplanes

𝔥α∨= { λ∈𝔥ℝ* |  ⟨λ,α∨⟩ =0 } forα∨∈ (R∨)+

where

(R∨)+ { εi∨±εj∨  | 1≤i<j≤e }

and

⟨εi,εj∨⟩ =δij.

The walls of (𝔥ℝ*)+ are

𝔥ε1∨-ε2∨, 𝔥ε2∨-ε3∨,…, 𝔥εr-1∨-εr∨, 𝔥εr-1∨+εr∨

and the Dynkin diagram is

ε1∨-ε2∨ ε2∨-ε3∨ ε3∨-ε4∨ ε4∨-ε5∨ ε4∨+ε5∨ for𝔰𝔬10

The Weyl group W0

W0 is generated by the reflection in the hyperplanes 𝔥εi∨±εj∨. Using the basis ε1,…,εr for 𝔥*, the group W0 is generated by

sij= ( 1 ⋱ 01 10 1 ⋱ 1 1 ⋱ 01 10 1 ⋱ 1 )

and

sεi+εj= 1 ⋱ 1 i 1 ⋱ 1 j 1 ⋱ 1 1 ⋱ 1 -j 1 ⋱ 1 -i 1 ⋱ 1 ( 1 ⋱ 1 0 1 ⋱ 1 0 1 ⋱ 1 1 ⋱ 1 1 1 ⋱ 1 1 1 ⋱ 1 1 ⋱ 1 1 1 ⋱ 1 1 1 ⋱ 1 1 ⋱ 1 0 1 ⋱ 1 0 1 ⋱ 1 ) W0≅ { r×r matrices with (a) exactly one nonzero entry in each row and column (b) nonzero entries are ±1. (c) ∏nonzero entriesaij=1 }

The character of the adjoint representation 𝔤

Let M be a 𝔤-module.

The character of M is

char(M)= ∑μ∈𝔥* (dim Mμ) eμ,where Mμ= { m∈M | hm=μ (h)m for each  h∈𝔥 }

is the μ-weight space of M.

The weights of the adjoint representation for 𝔤=𝔰𝔬10 are

ε1-ε2 ε1-ε3 ε1-ε4 ε1-ε5 ε1+ε5 ε1+ε4 ε1+ε3 ε1+ε2 ε2-ε3 ε2-ε4 ε2-ε5 ε2+ε5 ε2+ε4 ε2+ε3 ε3-ε4 ε3-ε5 ε3+ε5 ε3+ε4 ε4-ε5 ε4+ε5

their negatives and the weight 0:

𝔤0=𝔥and dim(𝔤0)= dim(𝔥)=5.

The character of 𝔤 is

sε1+ε2 = x1x2-1+ x1x3-1+ x1x4-1+ x1x5-1+ x1x5+ x1x4+ x1x3+ x1x2 x2x3-1+ x2x4-1+ x2x5-1+ x2x5+ x2x4+ x2x3 x3x4-1+ x3x5-1+ x3x5+ x3x4 x4x5-1+ x4x5 +5 +x1-1x2 +x1-1x3 +x1-1x4 +x1-1x5 +x1-1x5-1 +x1-1x4-1 +x1-1x3-1 +x1-1x2-1 +x2-1x3 +x2-1x4 +x2-1x5 +x2-1x5-1 +x2-1x4-1 +x2-1x3-1 +x3-1x4 +x3-1x5 +x3-1x5-1 +x3-1x4-1 +x4-1x5 +x4-1x5-1

where

xi=eεi, fori=1,2,…,5.

In this example

p=12∑α∈R+ α=12 ( 8ε1+6ε2+ 4ε3+2ε4 ) =4ε1+3ε2+ 2ε3+ε4.

The Weyl denominator formula says

ap= ∑w∈W0 det(w)w ( x14 x23 x32x4 ) = x14x23 x32x4+ x1-4 x23x32 x4+…+ x4-4 x3-3 x2-2 x1-1 = ep∏α∈R+ (1-e-α)= x14x23x32 x4∏i<j (1-xi-1xj) (1-xi-1xj-1)

and the Weyl character formula says

sε1+ε2= aε1+ε2+pap = ∑w∈W0 det(w)w ( x15x24 x32x4 ) x14x23x32 x4∏1≤i<j≤5 (1-xi-1xj) (1-xi-1xj-1)

The crystal B(ε1+ε2)

𝔥ℝ* has basis ε1, ε2, ε3, ε4, ε5 and crystals are sets of paths in 𝔥ℝ*≃ℝ5 which are closed under the action of the root operators

e∼1, e∼2, e∼3, e∼4, e∼5, f∼1, f∼2, f∼3, f∼4, f∼5

corresponding the the wall of (𝔥ℝ*)+:

𝔥ε1∨-ε2∨, 𝔥ε2∨-ε3∨, 𝔥ε3∨-ε4∨, 𝔥ε4∨-ε5∨, 𝔥ε4∨+ε6∨ ε1∨-ε2∨ ε2∨-ε3∨ ε3∨-ε4∨ ε4∨-ε5∨ ε4∨+ε5∨

The weights of 𝔤 are ±(εi±εj), 1≤i<j≤r and these are some of the vertices of the 5 dimensional cube.

The highest weight path in B(ε1+ε2) can be taken to be the straight line path from 0 to ε1+ε2.

Most of the time (in B(ε1+ε2)) the root operators are taking a straight line path to a straight line path. The only exceptions are

pε4+ε5 →f∼5 (12p-ε4-ε5) ⊗ (12pε4+ε5) →f∼5 p-ε4-ε5 pε4-ε5 →f∼4 (12p-ε4+ε5) ⊗ (12pε4-ε5) →f∼4 p-ε4+ε5 pε3-ε4 ⇄e∼3f∼3 (12p-ε3+ε4) ⊗ (12pε3-ε4) ⇄e∼3f∼3 p-ε3+ε4 pε2-ε3 ⇄e∼2f∼2 (12p-ε2+ε3) ⊗ (12pε2-ε3) ⇄e∼2f∼2 p-ε2+ε3 pε1-ε2 ⇄e∼1f∼1 (12p-ε1+ε2) ⊗ (12pε1-ε2) ⇄e∼1f∼1 p-ε1+ε2

For the "standard model" in particle physics it is important to understand how this representation decomposes under the action of the subalgebras

SO10 ⊆ ⊆ SU5 ⊆ ⊆ SU3× U1× SU2

These restrictions are obtained by ignoring the operators

f∼6,for SO10⊇ SU5,

and

f∼3,for SU5⊇ SU3×U1 ×SU2.

The crystal graph B(ε1+ε2) is (all paths are straight line paths except the 5 exceptional ones listed above):

The crystal graph of B(ε1+ε2)

ε1+ε2 f∼2 ε1+ε3 f∼1 f∼3 ε2+ε3 ε1+ε4 f∼3 f∼1 f∼5 f∼4 ε2+ε4 ε1-ε5 ε1+ε5 f∼1 f∼1 f∼4 f∼2 f∼5 f∼1 f∼4 f∼5 ε2+ε5 ε3+ε4 ε2-ε5 ε1-ε4 f∼2 f∼4 f∼5 f∼2 f∼4 f∼1 f∼3 ε3+ε5 ε3-ε5 ε2-ε4 ε1-ε3 f∼3 f∼3 f∼4 f∼2 f∼3 f∼1 f∼2 ε4+ε5 ε4-ε5 ε3-ε4 ε2-ε3 ε1-ε2 f∼5 f∼4 f∼3 f∼2 f∼1 12(-ε4-ε5) 12(-ε4+ε5) 12(-ε3+ε4) 12(-ε2+ε3) 12(-ε1+ε2) +12(ε4+ε5) +12(ε4-ε5) +12(ε3-ε4) +12(ε2-ε3) +12(ε1-ε2) f∼5 f∼4 f∼3 f∼2 f∼1 -ε4-ε5 -ε4+ε5 -ε3+ε4 -ε2+ε3 -ε1+ε2 f∼3 f∼3 f∼4 f∼2 f∼3 f∼1 f∼2 -ε3-ε5 -ε3+ε5 -ε2+ε4 -ε1+ε3 f∼2 f∼4 f∼5 f∼2 f∼4 f∼1 f∼3 -ε2-ε5 -ε3-ε4 -ε2+ε5 -ε1+ε4 f∼1 f∼1 f∼4 f∼2 f∼5 f∼1 f∼4 f∼5 -ε2-ε4 -ε1+ε5 -ε1-ε5 f∼3 f∼1 f∼5 f∼4 -ε2-ε3 -ε1-ε4 f∼1 f∼3 -ε1-ε3 f∼2 -ε1-ε2

ε1-ε3 f∼1 f∼2 ε4-ε5 ε2-ε3 ε1-ε2 f∼4 f∼2 f∼1 12(-ε4-ε5) 12(-ε3+ε4) 12(-ε2+ε3) 12(-ε1+ε2) +12(ε4-ε5) +12(ε3-ε4) +12(ε2-ε3) +12(ε1-ε2) f∼4 f∼2 f∼1 -ε4+ε5 -ε2+ε3 -ε1+ε2 f∼1 f∼2 -ε1+ε3 3 bosons 1 photon 8 gluons of QCD w+,z,w-

Notes and References

This is a typed copy of handwritten notes by Arun Ram on 28/10/2008.

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