Langlands classification

Langlands classification

In mathematics, the Langlands classification is a classification of irreducible representations of a reductive Lie group "G", suggested by Robert Langlands (1973). More precisely, it classifies the irreducible admissible ("g","K")-modules,for "g" a Lie algebra of a reductive Lie group "G", with maximal compact subgroup "K", in terms of tempered representations of smaller groups. The tempered representations were in turn classified by Anthony Knapp and Gregg Zuckerman.

Notation

*"g" is the Lie algebra of a real reductive Lie group "G" in the Harish-Chandra class.
*"K" is a maximal compact subgroup of "G", with Lie algebra "k".
*ω is a Cartan involution of "G", fixing "K".
*"p" is the −1 eigenspace of a Cartan involution of "g".
*"a" is a maximal abelian subspace of "p"
*Σ is the root system of "a" in "g".
*Δ is a set of simple roots of Σ

Classification

The Langlands classification states that the irreducible admissible representations of ("g","K") are parameterized by triples:("F", σ,λ)where
*"F" is a subset of Δ
*"Q" is the standard parabolic subgroup of "F", with Langlands decomposition "Q" = "MAN"
*σ is an irreducible tempered representation of the semisimple Lie algebra "M" (up to isomorphism)
*λ is an element of Hom("a""F",C) with α(Re(λ))>0 for all simple roots α not in "F".

More precisely, the irreducible admissible representation given by the data above is the irreducible quotient of a parabolically induced representation.

For an example of the Langlands classification, see the representation theory of SL2(R).

Variations

There are several minor variations of the Langlands classification. For example:
*Instead of taking an irreducible quotient, one can take an irreducible submodule.
*Since tempered representations are in turn given as certain representations induced from discrete series or limit of discrete series representations, one can do both inductions at once and get a Langlands classification parameterized by discrete series or limit of discrete series representations insetaed of tempered representations. The problem with doing this is that it is tricky to decide when two irreducible representations are the same.

References

*E. P. van den Ban, "Induced representations and the Langlands classification," in ISBN 0-8218-0609-2 (T. Bailey and A. W. Knapp, eds.).
* Borel, A. and Wallach, N. "Continuous cohomology, discrete subgroups, and representations of reductive groups". Second edition. Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, 67. American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 2000. xviii+260 pp. ISBN 0-8218-0851-6
*R. P. Langlands, [http://sunsite.ubc.ca/DigitalMathArchive/Langlands/representation.html#classification "On the classification of irreducible representations of real algebraic groups"] , 1973 notes, reprinted in [http://www.ams.org/bookstore?fn=20&arg1=survseries&item=SURV-31 "Representation Theory and Harmonic Analysis on Semisimple Lie Groups"] - Paul J. Sally, Jr. and David A. Vogan, Jr., Editors - AMS, 1989, ISBN 0-8218-1526-1
*D. Vogan, [http://atlas.math.umd.edu/papers/kyoto.pdf A Langlands classification for unitary representations]
*D. Vogan, "Representations of real reductive Lie groups", ISBN 3-7643-3037-6


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