Peterson-type dimension formulas for graded Lie superalgebras
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Nagoya Mathematical Journal
- Vol. 163, 107-144
Abstract
Let be a free abelian group of finite rank, let Γ be a sub-semigroup of satisfying certain finiteness conditions, and let be a (Γ × Z2)-graded Lie superalgebra. In this paper, by applying formal differential operators and the Laplacian to the denominator identity of , we derive a new recursive formula for the dimensions of homogeneous subspaces of . When applied to generalized Kac-Moody superalgebras, our formula yields a generalization of Peterson’s root multiplicity formula. We also obtain a Freudenthal-type weight multiplicity formula for highest weight modules over generalized Kac-Moody superalgebras.Keywords
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