The Decomposition of Lie Powers

dc.creatorBryant, R. M.
dc.creatorSchocker, M.
dc.date2005-05-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:19:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:19:55Z
dc.descriptionLet G be a group, F a field of prime characteristic p and V a finite-dimensional FG-module. Let L(V) denote the free Lie algebra on V regarded as an FG-submodule of the free associative algebra (or tensor algebra) T(V). For each positive integer r, let L^r(V) and T^r(V) be the rth homogeneous components of L(V) and T(V), respectively. Here L^r(V) is called the rth Lie power of V. Our main result is that there are submodules B_1, B_2, ... of L(V) such that, for all r, B_r is a direct summand of T^r(V) and, whenever m \geq 0 and k is not divisible by p, $$ L^{p^mk}(V) = L^{p^m}(B_k) \oplus L^{p^{m-1}}(B_{pk}) \oplus ... \oplus L^p(B_{p^{m-1}k}) \oplus L^1(B_{p^mk}). $$ Thus every Lie power is a direct sum of Lie powers of p-power degree. The approach builds on an analysis of T^r(V) as a bimodule for G and the Solomon descent algebra.
dc.description32 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0505325
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0505325
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/75205
dc.subjectRepresentation Theory
dc.subject17B01 (Primary), 20C07, 20C20 (Secondary)
dc.titleThe Decomposition of Lie Powers
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