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A representation of a group (algebra, ring, semi-group) on a (topological) vector space such that any (continuous) linear operator on commuting with every operator , , is a scalar multiple of the identity operator on . If is a completely-irreducible representation (in particular, if is a finite-dimensional irreducible representation), then is an operator-irreducible representation; the converse is not always true. If is a unitary representation of a group or a symmetric representation of a symmetric algebra, then is an operator-irreducible representation if and only if is an irreducible representation.


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[a1] I.M. Gel'fand, M.I. Graev, N.Ya. Vilenkin, "Generalized functions" , 5. Integral geometry and representation theory , Acad. Press (1966) pp. 149 ff (Translated from Russian)
[a2] A.A. Kirillov, "Elements of the theory of representations" , Springer (1976) pp. 114 (Translated from Russian)
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Operator-irreducible representation. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Operator-irreducible_representation&oldid=13751
This article was adapted from an original article by A.I. Shtern (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article