Linear transformations that are tridiagonal with respect to both eigenbases of a Leonard pair

dc.creatorNomura, Kazumasa
dc.creatorTerwilliger, Paul
dc.date2006-05-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:14:08Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:14:08Z
dc.descriptionLet $K$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $K$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of linear transformations $A : V \to V$ and $A^* : V \to V$ that satisfy (i) and (ii) below: (i) There exists a basis for $V$ with respect to which the matrix representing $A$ is irreducible tridiagonal and the matrix representing $A^*$ is diagonal. (ii) There exists a basis for $V$ with respect to which the matrix representing $A^*$ is irreducible tridiagonal and the matrix representing $A$ is diagonal. We call such a pair a {\it Leonard pair} on $V$. Let $\cal X$ denote the set of linear transformations $X:V \to V$ such that the matrix representing $X$ with respect to the basis (i) is tridiagonal and the matrix representing $X$ with respect to the basis (ii) is tridiagonal. We show that $\cal X$ is spanned by $I$, $A$, $A^*$, $AA^*$, $A^*A$, and these elements form a basis for $\cal X$ provided the dimension of $V$ is at least 3.
dc.description12 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0605316
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0605316
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/112754
dc.subjectRings and Algebras
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subject05E35; 05E30
dc.titleLinear transformations that are tridiagonal with respect to both eigenbases of a Leonard pair
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