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We define and classify splints of root systems of complex semisimple Lie algebras. In a few instances, splints play a role in determining branching rules of a module over a complex semisimple Lie algebra when restricted to a subalgebra. In these particular cases, the set of submodules with respect to the subalgebra themselves may be regarded as the character of an auxiliary Lie algebra which may or may not be another Lie subalgebra.
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Richter, D.A. Splints of classical root systems. J. Geom. 103, 103–117 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-012-0109-3
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