A {n-1} root system

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:root
gptkbp:appearsIn classification of semisimple Lie algebras
gptkbp:associatedWith Lie algebra sl_n
gptkbp:Cartan_matrix tridiagonal with 2 on diagonal, -1 on off-diagonal
gptkbp:dimensions n-1
gptkbp:dual_root_system gptkb:A_{n-1}_root_system
gptkbp:Dynkin_diagram A_{n-1}
gptkbp:firstAppearance 19th century mathematics
gptkbp:fundamental_weights sum_{i=1}^k e_i - k/n sum_{i=1}^n e_i
gptkbp:highest_root e_1 - e_n
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A {n-1} root system
gptkbp:isSimplyLaced true
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Wilhelm_Killing
gptkb:Élie_Cartan
gptkbp:notation A_{n-1}
gptkbp:number_of_roots n(n-1)
gptkbp:rank n-1
gptkbp:relatedTo permutation group
special linear group SL_n
type A Lie algebras
gptkbp:root_lattice vectors in R^n with integer coordinates summing to zero
gptkbp:roots e_i - e_j, i ≠ j
gptkbp:simple_roots e_i - e_{i+1}
gptkbp:type classical root system
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:geometry
physics
representation theory
combinatorics
algebraic groups
gptkbp:weight_lattice vectors in R^n with rational coordinates summing to zero
gptkbp:Weyl_group gptkb:symmetric_group_S_n
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_{n-1}_root_lattice
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7