Bernstein–Gelfand–Gelfand resolution

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The Bernstein–Gelfand–Gelfand resolution is a fundamental construction in representation theory that provides an explicit, exact sequence resolving finite-dimensional representations of semisimple Lie algebras using complexes of Verma modules.

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instanceOf mathematical construction ⓘ
resolution in homological algebra ⓘ
tool in representation theory ⓘ
appliesTo finite-dimensional representations of semisimple Lie algebras ⓘ
semisimple Lie algebras ⓘ
assumes choice of Borel subalgebra ⓘ
choice of Cartan subalgebra ⓘ
triangular decomposition of a semisimple Lie algebra ⓘ
constructs complexes of Verma modules ⓘ
context category O of Bernstein–Gelfand–Gelfand ⓘ
differentialsDependOn Bruhat order on the Weyl group ⓘ
linked to: Bruhat order
domain complex semisimple Lie algebra ⓘ
exactAt all terms except the last ⓘ
feature Weyl group indexed terms ⓘ
explicit differentials ⓘ
functorial construction ⓘ
field Lie theory ⓘ
homological algebra ⓘ
representation theory ⓘ
generalizationOf resolutions in the sl2 case ⓘ
goal resolve finite-dimensional highest weight modules ⓘ
input irreducible finite-dimensional highest weight module ⓘ
inspired later constructions in geometric representation theory ⓘ
lastCohomology given finite-dimensional module ⓘ
moduleType highest weight modules in category O ⓘ
namedAfter Israel Gelfand ⓘ
Joseph Bernstein ⓘ
Sergei Gelfand ⓘ
output exact complex of Verma modules ⓘ
property exact sequence ⓘ
relatedTo BGG category O ⓘ
BGG reciprocity ⓘ
linked to: BGG category O

Borel–Weil–Bott theorem ⓘ
Kazhdan–Lusztig theory ⓘ
Verma module filtration ⓘ
Weyl group ⓘ
flag variety cohomology ⓘ
highest weight representations ⓘ
resolutionType projective resolution in category O ⓘ
termIndexing elements of the Weyl group ⓘ
termStructure direct sums of Verma modules ⓘ
typicalSetting complex semisimple Lie algebra over C ⓘ
usedFor computing Ext-groups in category O ⓘ
computing characters of representations ⓘ
deriving BGG reciprocity formulas ⓘ
studying composition series of modules ⓘ
uses Verma modules ⓘ

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Joseph Bernstein → notableWork → Bernstein–Gelfand–Gelfand resolution ⓘ
Verma module → roleIn → Bernstein–Gelfand–Gelfand reciprocity ⓘ
linked to: Bernstein–Gelfand–Gelfand resolution