Dr. B. S. Verma

Verma modules , Harish - Chandra ’ s homomorphism

The Harish-Chandra homomorphism is due to [Harish-Chandra 1951]. Attention to universal modules with highest weights is in ]Harish-Chandra 1951], [Cartier 1955], as well as [Verma 1968], [BernsteinGelfand-Gelfand 1971a], [Bernstein-Gelfand-Gelfand 1971b], [Bernstein-Gelfand-Gelfand 1975]. See also [Jantzen 1979]. [1℄ We treat sl(2) in as simple a style as possible, to highlight ideas. Then sl(3...

Dr. K. S. Ray

Dr H. S. Davidson

interests of this ancient Society; we recall the occasions on which, by means of papers and discussion, he contributed so profitably to our deliberations out of his large experience; but we remember, perhaps, more even than these, the appeal of a personality that charmed us alike by its simplicity, its sympathy and its sincerity. The loss the Society has sustained in the death of Davidson is a ...

Dr. H. B. Kidd

Dr. R. I. S. Gordon