Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications (SIGMA)

SIGMA 19 (2023), 017, 19 pages      arXiv:2106.06857      https://doi.org/10.3842/SIGMA.2023.017

The Clebsch-Gordan Rule for $U(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$, the Krawtchouk Algebras and the Hamming Graphs

Hau-Wen Huang
Department of Mathematics, National Central University, Chung-Li 32001, Taiwan

Received October 03, 2022, in final form March 22, 2023; Published online April 04, 2023

Abstract
Let $D\geq 1$ and $q\geq 3$ be two integers. Let $H(D)=H(D,q)$ denote the $D$-dimensional Hamming graph over a $q$-element set. Let ${\mathcal T}(D)$ denote the Terwilliger algebra of $H(D)$. Let $V(D)$ denote the standard ${\mathcal T}(D)$-module. Let $\omega$ denote a complex scalar. We consider a unital associative algebra $\mathfrak K_\omega$ defined by generators and relations. The generators are $A$ and $B$. The relations are $A^2 B-2 ABA +B A^2 =B+\omega A$, $B^2A-2 BAB+AB^2=A+\omega B$. The algebra $\mathfrak K_\omega$ is the case of the Askey-Wilson algebras corresponding to the Krawtchouk polynomials. The algebra $\mathfrak K_\omega$ is isomorphic to ${\rm U}(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$ when $\omega^2\not=1$. We view $V(D)$ as a $\mathfrak{K}_{1-\frac{2}{q}}$-module. We apply the Clebsch-Gordan rule for ${\rm U}(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$ to decompose $V(D)$ into a direct sum of irreducible ${\mathcal T}(D)$-modules.

Key words: Clebsch-Gordan rule; Hamming graph; Krawtchouk algebra; Terwilliger algebra.

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