W-algebras with involution: polynomial identities and asymptotic growth
Abstract
Let W be an algebra with involution over a field of characteristic zero. We develop a theory of W-polynomial identities with involution for finite-dimensional (W,*)-algebras A, using the multiplier algebra with involution of A. We prove that the (W,*)-exponent of A exists and coincides with the ordinary *-exponent. We then consider a four-dimensional subalgebra M of the algebra of 4×4 upper triangular matrices, endowed with the reflection involution, and study two non-equivalent (W,*)-algebra structures on it. For both structures, we determine the corresponding TW*-ideals of W-polynomial identities with involution and compute the (W,*)-codimension sequences explicitly; for one of them, we also determine the complete (W,*)-cocharacter sequence. Finally, we prove that these two W-algebras with involution generate distinct varieties of almost polynomial growth.
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BibTeX
@misc{giordani2026walgebras,
title = {{$W$-algebras with involution: polynomial identities and asymptotic growth}},
author = {Ginevra Giordani and Antonio Ioppolo and Carla Rizzo},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.10406},
eprint = {2610.10406},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.10406},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - W-algebras with involution: polynomial identities and asymptotic growth
AU - Ginevra Giordani
AU - Antonio Ioppolo
AU - Carla Rizzo
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/07
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.10406
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.10406
AB - Let W be an algebra with involution over a field of characteristic zero. We develop a theory of W-polynomial identities with involution for finite-dimensional (W,*)-algebras A, using the multiplier algebra with involution of A. We prove that the (W,*)-exponent of A exists and coincides with the ordinary *-exponent. We then consider a four-dimensional subalgebra M of the algebra of 4×4 upper triangular matrices, endowed with the reflection involution, and study two non-equivalent (W,*)-algebra structures on it. For both structures, we determine the corresponding T_W^*-ideals of W-polynomial identities with involution and compute the (W,*)-codimension sequences explicitly; for one of them, we also determine the complete (W,*)-cocharacter sequence. Finally, we prove that these two W-algebras with involution generate distinct varieties of almost polynomial growth.
ER -