Quantum dimensions in the universal branching rule for the symmetric square of the adjoint

For a simple complex Lie algebra š”¤ with Vogel parameters (α, β, γ), let Īø be the highest root, š”°š”©ā‚‚^Īø its š”°š”©ā‚‚-subalgebra and š”¤ā‚€ā€² the centralizer of š”°š”©ā‚‚^Īø. A companion paper decomposes each Vogel piece Yā‚‚(ν) of the symmetric square of the adjoint under š”°š”©ā‚‚^Īø āŠ• š”¤ā‚€ā€² by sixteen labels, rational functions on Vogel's plane that are added class by class. We lift this rule to quantum dimensions. Thirteen labels become products of q-numbers of linear forms, built from the point of š”¤ and the shifted points of its two blocks. The other three are fixed by the quantum dimension of Yā‚‚(ν); they are not such products, but their sum has a closed form. We prove, by a classification-based and computer-assisted argument, that for every simple š”¤ other than š”°š”©ā‚‚ and š”°š”¬ā‚ˆ the quantum dimension of every class, in the principal specialization of š”¤, is the sum of its q-labels; a block of Dynkin index k enters at q^(1/k). The ingredients are the splitting ρ_š”¤ āˆ’ ρ_š”¤ā‚€ā€² = (t āˆ’ 1)Īø/2 of Landsberg and Manivel, with t the dual Coxeter number, a root-string lemma and a closed product for the Cartan components V(Ī» + Īø_X), a three-term decomposition of V āŠ— š”¤ā€²_X, V = š”¤ā‚, for each block š”¤ā€²_X, and a proof, series by series, of Mkrtchyan's quantum dimension formulas for Yā‚‚(β) and Yā‚‚(γ) and of Westbury's formula for the adjoint. We record an exact check of 687 classes on 30 algebras, an independent recomputation on 13 algebras, and a prediction of the classes of A₁, Aā‚‚ and Dā‚„ from the five exceptional algebras. The scripts in anc/ use exact arithmetic and reproduce every computation cited in the paper; each log ends with "checks passed: True".

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-11
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24123054
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Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
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Quantum dimensions in the universal branching rule for the symmetric square of the adjoint

Eric Guideng
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
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Quantum dimensions in the universal branching rule for the symmetric square of the adjoint

Eric Guideng
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Abstract

For a simple complex Lie algebra š”¤ with Vogel parameters (α, β, γ), let Īø be the highest root, š”°š”©ā‚‚^Īø its š”°š”©ā‚‚-subalgebra and š”¤ā‚€ā€² the centralizer of š”°š”©ā‚‚^Īø. A companion paper decomposes each Vogel piece Yā‚‚(ν) of the symmetric square of the adjoint under š”°š”©ā‚‚^Īø āŠ• š”¤ā‚€ā€² by sixteen labels, rational functions on Vogel's plane that are added class by class. We lift this rule to quantum dimensions. Thirteen labels become products of q-numbers of linear forms, built from the point of š”¤ and the shifted points of its two blocks. The other three are fixed by the quantum dimension of Yā‚‚(ν); they are not such products, but their sum has a closed form. We prove, by a classification-based and computer-assisted argument, that for every simple š”¤ other than š”°š”©ā‚‚ and š”°š”¬ā‚ˆ the quantum dimension of every class, in the principal specialization of š”¤, is the sum of its q-labels; a block of Dynkin index k enters at q^(1/k). The ingredients are the splitting ρ_š”¤ āˆ’ ρ_š”¤ā‚€ā€² = (t āˆ’ 1)Īø/2 of Landsberg and Manivel, with t the dual Coxeter number, a root-string lemma and a closed product for the Cartan components V(Ī» + Īø_X), a three-term decomposition of V āŠ— š”¤ā€²_X, V = š”¤ā‚, for each block š”¤ā€²_X, and a proof, series by series, of Mkrtchyan's quantum dimension formulas for Yā‚‚(β) and Yā‚‚(γ) and of Westbury's formula for the adjoint. We record an exact check of 687 classes on 30 algebras, an independent recomputation on 13 algebras, and a prediction of the classes of A₁, Aā‚‚ and Dā‚„ from the five exceptional algebras. The scripts in anc/ use exact arithmetic and reproduce every computation cited in the paper; each log ends with "checks passed: True".

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
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