 Symmetric square of a direct sum (source code)

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= Symmetric square of a direct sum
{title2=$S^2(V\oplus W)$}

Over every <field>, including <characteristic two>, there is a natural isomorphism
$$
S^2(V\oplus W)\cong S^2V\oplus(V\otimes W)\oplus S^2W.
$$
The middle summand maps $v\otimes w$ to the mixed product $vw$. Monomial <bases> prove bijectivity, and the <Leibniz rule> makes the map equivariant for <Lie algebra representations>.

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