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In this chapter, \(\mathfrak{g}\) denotes a complex semisimple Lie algebra, \(\mathfrak{h}\) a Cartan subalgebra of \(\mathfrak{g}\) and R the corresponding root system. We choose a base S = α1,…, αn of R, and we denote by R+ the set of positive roots (with respect to S).
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Serre, JP. (2001). Linear Representations of Semisimple Lie Algebras. In: Complex Semisimple Lie Algebras. Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56884-8_7
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