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Pairwise Casimirs satisfy infinitesimal braid relations
Statement
Let be finite-dimensional with a nondegenerate invariant symmetric form , let be finite-dimensional -modules, and define for -dual bases. These endomorphisms of the ordinary finite tensor product satisfy for disjoint pairs and for distinct .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: , finite-dimensional modules and the pairwise operators above.
For the WZW specialization only, Integrable WZW insertions on a punctured sphere supplies the normalized form and finite-dimensional top representations; neither is a premise of the general relation proved here.
The affine-extension convention Untwisted affine central extension is cited only to record the WZW normalization context. The proof uses the nondegenerate invariant symmetric form already assumed in the Statement.
Proof
If , every summand of acts on tensor factors disjoint from every summand of . Operators on distinct factors commute, so their finite sums commute.
For , contraction of against is by invariance and symmetry of the form in the Statement. Nondegeneracy of makes this tensor zero. Its specialization is Multiply the first tensor factor on slot , the second on slot , and sum against acting on slot . Since different slots commute, the first resulting sum is and the second is . Their sum is zero. The inverse Gram tensor is symmetric, so ; the relation follows for every ordering of distinct indices. All operators act on finite-dimensional tensor products; no completion is involved.