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In this note we give an explicit closed formula for the weight multiplicities of any complex finite dimensional irreducible representation of the simple Lie group

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    Leandro Cagliero & Paulo Tirao

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Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): Primary: 17B10; Secondary: 22E46

Partially supported by CONICET, Secyk-UNC and Instituto Universitario Aeronáutico.

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Cagliero, L., Tirao, P. A closed formula for weight multiplicities of representations of . manuscripta math. 115, 417–426 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-004-0499-0

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