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Mosc. Math. J., 2020 Volume 20, Number 1, Pages 43–65 (Mi mmj757)

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Simple Witt modules that are finitely generated over the Cartan subalgebra

Xiangqian Guoa, Genqiang Liub, Rencai Luc, Kaiming Zhaode

a School of Mathematics and Statistics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 730000 P. R. China
b School of Mathematics and Statistics, and Institute of Contemporary Mathematics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, P. R. China
c Department of Mathematics, Soochow University, Suzhou, P. R. China
d School of Mathematical Science, Hebei Normal (Teachers) University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050016 P. R. China and
e Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3C5

Abstract: Let $d\ge1$ be an integer, $W_d$ and $\mathcal{K}_d$ be the Witt algebra and the Weyl algebra over the Laurent polynomial algebra $A_d=\mathbb{C} [x_1^{\pm1}, x_2^{\pm1}, \dots, x_d^{\pm1}]$, respectively. For any $\mathfrak{gl}_d$-module $V$ and any admissible module $P$ over the extended Witt algebra $\widetilde{W}_d$, we define a $W_d$-module structure on the tensor product $P\otimes V$. In this paper, we classify all simple $W_d$-modules that are finitely generated over the Cartan subalgebra. They are actually the $W_d$-modules $P \otimes V$ for a finite-dimensional simple $\mathfrak{gl}_d$-module $V$ and a simple $\mathcal{K}_d$-module $P$ that is a finite-rank free module over the polynomial algebra in the variables $x_1\frac{\partial}{\partial x_1},\dots,x_d\frac{\partial}{\partial x_d}$, except for a few cases which are also clearly described. We also characterize all simple $\mathcal{K}_d$-modules and all simple admissible $\widetilde{W}_d$-modules that are finitely generated over the Cartan subalgebra.

Key words and phrases: Witt algebra, weight module, irreducible module, de Rham complex, Quillen–Suslin Theorem.

MSC: 17B10, 13C10, 17B20, 17B65, 17B66, 17B68

Language: English

DOI: 10.17323/1609-4514-2020-20-1-43-65



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