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Title: Contravariant forms on Whittaker modules
Let g \mathfrak {g} be a complex semisimple Lie algebra. We give a classification of contravariant forms on the nondegenerate Whittaker g \mathfrak {g} -modules Y ( χ , η ) Y(\chi , \eta ) introduced by Kostant. We prove that the set of all contravariant forms on Y ( χ , η ) Y(\chi , \eta ) forms a vector space whose dimension is given by the cardinality of the Weyl group of g \mathfrak {g} . We also describe a procedure for parabolically inducing contravariant forms. As a corollary, we deduce the existence of the Shapovalov form on a Verma module, and provide a formula for the dimension of the space of contravariant forms on the degenerate Whittaker modules M ( χ , η ) M(\chi , \eta ) introduced by McDowell.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1803059
PAR ID:
10356252
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Volume:
149
Issue:
739
ISSN:
0002-9939
Page Range / eLocation ID:
37 to 52
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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