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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gelfand–Tsetlin basis canonical | 6 |
| Gelfand–Tsetlin patterns | 2 |
| Gelfand–Tsetlin integrable system | 1 |
| Gelfand–Tsetlin tableaux | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Gelfand–Tsetlin basis Context triple: [Israel Gelfand, knownFor, Gelfand–Tsetlin basis]
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A.
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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Harish-Chandra character formula
The Harish-Chandra character formula is a fundamental result in representation theory that gives an explicit expression for the characters of irreducible admissible representations of real reductive Lie groups.
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Weyl character formula
The Weyl character formula is a fundamental result in representation theory that gives an explicit expression for the characters of irreducible finite-dimensional representations of semisimple Lie algebras and Lie groups.
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Rogers–Ramanujan-type identities
Rogers–Ramanujan-type identities are a class of deep q-series and partition identities generalizing the classical Rogers–Ramanujan identities, with rich connections to combinatorics, number theory, and modular forms.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gelfand–Tsetlin basis Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Harish-Chandra character formula
The Harish-Chandra character formula is a fundamental result in representation theory that gives an explicit expression for the characters of irreducible admissible representations of real reductive Lie groups.
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C.
Weyl character formula
The Weyl character formula is a fundamental result in representation theory that gives an explicit expression for the characters of irreducible finite-dimensional representations of semisimple Lie algebras and Lie groups.
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D.
Rogers–Ramanujan-type identities
Rogers–Ramanujan-type identities are a class of deep q-series and partition identities generalizing the classical Rogers–Ramanujan identities, with rich connections to combinatorics, number theory, and modular forms.
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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
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basis in representation theory
ⓘ
canonical basis ⓘ combinatorial basis ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
polynomial representations of GL(n)
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representations with integral highest weights ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gelfand–Tsetlin graph
ⓘ
Gelfand–Tsetlin patterns ⓘ
linked to:
Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
branching rules for GL(n) ⓘ branching rules for unitary groups ⓘ |
| constructedAlong |
chain gl(1) ⊂ gl(2) ⊂ … ⊂ gl(n)
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chain of groups GL(1) ⊂ GL(2) ⊂ … ⊂ GL(n) ⓘ |
| definedFor |
finite-dimensional irreducible representations of GL(n,ℂ)
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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))
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weight basis for representations of gl(n) ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMethod |
combinatorial construction
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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
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
Gelfand–Tsetlin tableaux ⓘ
linked to:
Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
triangular arrays of integers or half-integers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gelfand–Tsetlin algebra
ⓘ
Gelfand–Tsetlin integrable system ⓘ
linked to:
Gelfand–Tsetlin basis
Young diagrams ⓘ crystal bases ⓘ highest weight theory ⓘ |
| satisfies | interlacing conditions between rows of patterns ⓘ |
| subfield |
Lie theory
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representation theory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction of Gelfand–Tsetlin integrable systems
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explicit computation of Clebsch–Gordan coefficients ⓘ explicit computation of matrix elements ⓘ explicit description of representation branching ⓘ spectral analysis of commuting operators ⓘ |
| usedIn |
representation theory
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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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