Whittaker modules for the derivation Lie algebra of torus with two variables

Haifeng Lian, Xiufu Zhang

Published 2014-09-18Version 1

Let $\mathcal{L}$ be the derivation Lie algebra of ${\mathbb C}[t_1^{\pm 1},t_2^{\pm 1}]$. Given a triangle decomposition $\mathcal{L} =\mathcal{L}^{+}\oplus\mathfrak{h}\oplus\mathcal{L}^{-}$, we define a nonsingular Lie algebra homomorphism $\psi:\mathcal{L}^{+}\rightarrow\mathbb{C}$ and the universal Whittaker $\mathcal{L}$-module $W_{\psi}$ of type $\psi$. We obtain all Whittaker vectors and submodules of $W_{\psi}$, and all simple Whittaker $\mathcal{L}$-modules of type $\psi$.