Clifford algebra analogue of Cartan's theorem for symmetric pairs

Calvert, Kieran and Grizelj, Karmen and Krutov, Andrey and Pandžić, Pavle (2025) Clifford algebra analogue of Cartan's theorem for symmetric pairs. Other. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

We extend Kostant's results about $\mathfrak{g}$-invariants in the Clifford algebra $Cl(\mathfrak{g})$ of a complex semisimple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ to the relative case of $\mathfrak{k}$-invariants in the Clifford algebra $Cl(\mathfrak{p})$, where $(\mathfrak{g},\mathfrak{k})$ is a classical symmetric pair and $\mathfrak{p}$ is the $(-1)$-eigenspace of the corresponding involution. In this setup we prove the Cartan theorem for Clifford algebras, a relative transgression theorem, the Harish--Chandra isomorphism for $Cl(\mathfrak{p})$, and a relative version of Kostant's Clifford algebra conjecture.