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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2008 iii Paper 3 1 a i Solution by
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Take a basis of the defining representation of the sl2 Lie algebra, with , , , , and . A monomial basis of the symmetric power isFor the exterior power , put for . These ten elements form a basis, and their weights of a representation add:Thus the complete weight-space decomposition, with explicit bases, isThe weight diagram therefore has multiplicities at weights , respectively.
Weights and multiplicities of the exterior square of Sym4 C2
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