The Gelfand-Tsetlin basis for irreducible representations of an infinite-dimensional general linear group

Abstract

We consider the problem of constructing a Gelfand--Tsetlin basis in irreducible representations of an infinite-dimensional general linear group. For a finite-dimensional irreducible representation of a general linear group, all elements of the Gelfand--Tsetlin basis are parameterized by Gelfand--Tsetlin schemes. We extend this definition to infinite Gelfand--Tsetlin schemes, which in turn parameterize elements of the Gelfand--Tsetlin basis of an irreducible representation of an infinite-dimensional complete linear group. Using the properties of colimits of representations with the highest weight, we present an explicit form of the Gelfand--Tsetlin basis.