Past exam of the groups and representations course of the University of Oxford / 2022 / 2 / c

The Weyl dimension formula is increasing in each nonnegative Dynkin label. If $a\ge 3$ or $b\ge 3$, the dimension is at least $d(3,0)=10$. Among $0\le a,b\le 2$, the cases with both labels nonzero, other than $(1,1)$, have dimension at least $d(2,1)=15$. Thus the following is the complete list of irreducible representations of dimension strictly less than $10$:Here $6={\mathrm{Sym}}^{2}3$ is the two-index symmetric representation and $8$ is the Adjoint representation. Interchanging $a$ and $b$ gives the conjugate representation, explaining equal dimensions, Casimir eigenvalues and Dynkin indices in each conjugate pair. In the alternative convention of solution, divide the $C$ and $c$ columns by two.