 Injectivity of sl2 lowering above weight zero (source code)

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= Injectivity of sl2 lowering above weight zero
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On any finite-dimensional $\mathfrak{sl}_2$-module, the lowering operator $f$ is injective from the $m$-weight space to the $(m-2)$-weight space whenever $m>0$. This follows on each irreducible summand from its standard weight string.

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