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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 102 5 a ii Solution by
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For , the Verma module has basisby the Poincare-Birkhoff-Witt theorem. If , thenFor with , the coefficient isfor every . Thus no with is a singular vector.
Any nonzero submodule contains a weight vector because the -weights are distinct. Applying gives a nonzero multiple of , after which applying powers of generates all of . HenceThis is also the negative-highest-weight case of Reducibility of an sl2 Verma module.
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