Schur–Weyl duality
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Schur–Weyl duality is a fundamental result in representation theory that links representations of the symmetric group and the general linear group via their commuting actions on tensor powers of a vector space.
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Target entity: Schur–Weyl duality Context triple: [The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations, topic, Schur–Weyl duality]
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Methods of Representation Theory
Methods of Representation Theory is a foundational multi-volume work in mathematics that systematically develops the theory of group and algebra representations, coauthored by Israel Gelfand and collaborators.
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Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
The Gelfand–Tsetlin basis is a canonical, combinatorially defined basis for representations of certain Lie algebras and groups, particularly used in the representation theory of GL(n) and related structures.
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Harish-Chandra isomorphism
The Harish-Chandra isomorphism is a fundamental result in representation theory that identifies the center of the universal enveloping algebra of a semisimple Lie algebra with the algebra of Weyl group–invariant polynomials on a Cartan subalgebra.
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The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations
The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations is a foundational mathematical monograph by Hermann Weyl that systematically develops the theory of classical Lie groups, their invariants, and their representation theory.
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Deligne–Lusztig theory
Deligne–Lusztig theory is a framework in algebraic geometry and representation theory that constructs and studies representations of finite groups of Lie type using varieties defined over finite fields.
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Target entity: Schur–Weyl duality Target entity description: Schur–Weyl duality is a fundamental result in representation theory that links representations of the symmetric group and the general linear group via their commuting actions on tensor powers of a vector space.
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A.
Methods of Representation Theory
Methods of Representation Theory is a foundational multi-volume work in mathematics that systematically develops the theory of group and algebra representations, coauthored by Israel Gelfand and collaborators.
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B.
Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
The Gelfand–Tsetlin basis is a canonical, combinatorially defined basis for representations of certain Lie algebras and groups, particularly used in the representation theory of GL(n) and related structures.
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C.
Harish-Chandra isomorphism
The Harish-Chandra isomorphism is a fundamental result in representation theory that identifies the center of the universal enveloping algebra of a semisimple Lie algebra with the algebra of Weyl group–invariant polynomials on a Cartan subalgebra.
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D.
The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations
The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations is a foundational mathematical monograph by Hermann Weyl that systematically develops the theory of classical Lie groups, their invariants, and their representation theory.
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E.
Deligne–Lusztig theory
Deligne–Lusztig theory is a framework in algebraic geometry and representation theory that constructs and studies representations of finite groups of Lie type using varieties defined over finite fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
mathematical theorem
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result in representation theory ⓘ |
| appliesTo | tensor power V^{\otimes n} of a vector space V ⓘ |
| characteristicAssumption | often formulated over fields of characteristic zero ⓘ |
| connects |
Specht modules of the symmetric group
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irreducible polynomial representations of GL(V) ⓘ |
| context | finite-dimensional vector spaces ⓘ |
| describes | bimodule structure of V^{\otimes n} ⓘ |
| extendsTo | fields of positive characteristic with modifications ⓘ |
| field |
algebra
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group theory ⓘ representation theory ⓘ |
| formalism | bimodule decomposition ⓘ |
| generalizedBy | Howe duality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gives | decomposition of V^{\otimes n} into irreducible GL(V)-modules and S_n-modules ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Schur–Weyl duality for Hecke algebras
NERFINISHED
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Schur–Weyl duality for quantum groups NERFINISHED ⓘ q-Schur–Weyl duality ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| implies |
V^{\otimes n} \cong \bigoplus_{\lambda} S^{\lambda}(V) \otimes M^{\lambda}
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double centralizer property for GL(V) and S_n ⓘ |
| involves |
group algebra of the symmetric group
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representation of GL(V) ⓘ representation of S_n ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hermann Weyl
NERFINISHED
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Issai Schur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relates |
centralizer algebra of GL(V) on V^{\otimes n}
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centralizer algebra of S_n on V^{\otimes n} ⓘ general linear group NERFINISHED ⓘ symmetric group ⓘ tensor powers of a vector space ⓘ |
| requires | dimension of V at least n for full correspondence ⓘ |
| statesThat |
actions of GL(V) and S_n on V^{\otimes n} commute
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images of GL(V) and S_n actions on V^{\otimes n} are mutual centralizers ⓘ |
| typeOf | duality between groups and centralizer algebras ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Schur–Weyl reciprocity
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algebraic combinatorics ⓘ categorification ⓘ construction of Schur algebras ⓘ invariant theory ⓘ representation theory of GL_n ⓘ representation theory of S_n ⓘ theory of symmetric functions ⓘ |
| uses |
Schur functors
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Young diagrams NERFINISHED ⓘ commuting group actions ⓘ partitions of n ⓘ |
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