Gelfand–Tsetlin basis

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf basis in representation theory
canonical basis
combinatorial basis
appliesTo polynomial representations of GL(n)
representations with integral highest weights
associatedWith Gelfand–Tsetlin graph
Gelfand–Tsetlin patterns
branching rules for GL(n)
branching rules for unitary groups
constructedAlong chain gl(1) ⊂ gl(2) ⊂ … ⊂ gl(n)
chain of groups GL(1) ⊂ GL(2) ⊂ … ⊂ GL(n)
definedFor finite-dimensional irreducible representations of GL(n,ℂ)
finite-dimensional irreducible representations of gl(n,ℂ)
highest weight representations
developedIn mid 20th century
field mathematics
gives simultaneous eigenbasis for a maximal commutative subalgebra of U(gl(n))
weight basis for representations of gl(n)
hasConstructionMethod combinatorial construction
inductive construction along a chain of subalgebras
hasProperty canonical up to normalization
compatible with restriction along the chain GL(1) ⊂ … ⊂ GL(n)
elements indexed by integer arrays satisfying interlacing inequalities
namedAfter Israel Gelfand
Mikhail Tsetlin
parameterizedBy Gelfand–Tsetlin patterns
Gelfand–Tsetlin tableaux
triangular arrays of integers or half-integers
relatedTo Gelfand–Tsetlin algebra
Gelfand–Tsetlin integrable system
Young diagrams
crystal bases
highest weight theory
satisfies interlacing conditions between rows of patterns
subfield Lie theory
representation theory
usedFor construction of Gelfand–Tsetlin integrable systems
explicit computation of Clebsch–Gordan coefficients
explicit computation of matrix elements
explicit description of representation branching
spectral analysis of commuting operators
usedIn representation theory
representation theory of GL(n)
representation theory of Lie algebras
representation theory of Lie groups
representation theory of classical Lie algebras
representation theory of general linear groups
representation theory of unitary groups

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Israel Gelfand knownFor Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
Gelfand–Tsetlin basis parameterizedBy Gelfand–Tsetlin patterns
linked to: Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
Gelfand–Tsetlin basis parameterizedBy Gelfand–Tsetlin tableaux
linked to: Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
Gelfand–Tsetlin basis associatedWith Gelfand–Tsetlin patterns
linked to: Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
Gelfand–Tsetlin basis relatedTo Gelfand–Tsetlin integrable system
linked to: Gelfand–Tsetlin basis