The second fundamental theorem of invariant theory for the orthogonal group

Details The second fundamental theorem of invariant theory for the orthogonal group The second fundamental theorem of invariant theory for the orthogonal group

2011-02-16

arxiv.org/abs/1102.3221v1

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Group Theory

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Let $V=\C^n$ be endowed with an orthogonal form and $G=\Or(V)$ be the corresponding orthogonal group. Brauer showed in 1937 that there is a surjective homomorphism $\nu:B_r(n)\to\End_G(V^{\otimes r})$, where $B_r(n)$ is the $r$-string Brauer algebra with parameter $n$. However the kernel of $\nu$ has remained elusive. In this paper we show that, in analogy with the case of $\GL(V)$, for $r\geq n+1$, $\nu$ has kernel which is generated by a single idempotent element $E$, and we give a simple explicit formula for $E$. Using the theory of cellular algebras, we show how $E$ may be used to determine the multiplicities of the irreducible representations of $\Or(V)$ in $V^{\ot r}$. We also show how our results extend to the case where $\C$ is replaced by an appropriate field of positive characteristic, and comment on quantum analogues of our results.

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