Let and be clones on sets and , respectively. A set of functions of several arguments from to is called a -clonoid if and . Sparks classified the clones on according to the cardinality of the lattice of -clonoids (here denotes the clone of projections on a finite set ): is finite if and only if contains a near-unanimity operation; is countably infinite if and only if contains a Mal'cev operation but no majority operation; has the cardinality of the continuum if and only if contains neither a near-unanimity operation nor a Mal'cev operation.
We sharpen Sparks's result by completely describing the lattices and the -clonoids when and contains a near-unanimity operation or a Mal'cev operation, i.e., when is finite or countably infinite.
On clonoids of Boolean functions
Oct. 17, 2023 2:30pm (MATH 3…
Lie Theory
Justine Fasquel (University of Melbourne)
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W-algebras are a large family of vertex algebras associated to nilpotent elements of simple Lie algebras. They are usually constructed from affine Lie algebras by applying a quantum Hamiltonian reduction. In this talk, we will discuss the possibility to invert this process in order to reconstruct the representation theory of initial Lie algebras. We will illustrate the abstract theory with examples in small ranks.
Inverse Hamiltonian Reduction : a tool for the representation theory of affine Lie algebras Sponsored by the Meyer Fund
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