Distance-regular graphs, pseudo primitive idempotents, and the Terwilliger algebra

dc.creatorTerwilliger, Paul
dc.creatorWeng, Chih-wen
dc.date2003-07-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:59:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:59:47Z
dc.descriptionLet $Γ$ denote a distance-regular graph with diameter $D\geq 3$ and Bose-Mesner algebra $M$. For $θ\in C\cup \infty$ we define a 1 dimensional subspace of $M$ which we call $M(θ)$. If $θ\in C$ then $M(θ)$ consists of those $Y$ in $M$ such that $(A-θI)Y\in C A_D$, where $A$ (resp. $A_D$) is the adjacency matrix (resp. $D$th distance matrix) of $Γ.$ If $θ= \infty$ then $M(θ)= C A_D$. By a {\it pseudo primitive idempotent} for $θ$ we mean a nonzero element of $M(θ)$. We use pseudo primitive idempotents to describe the irreducible modules for the Terwilliger algebra, that are thin with endpoint one.
dc.description17 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0307269
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0307269
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/68125
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.subjectRepresentation Theory
dc.subject05E30
dc.titleDistance-regular graphs, pseudo primitive idempotents, and the Terwilliger algebra
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