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In Chapter 70 of Srednicki's QFT he discusses what he calls the index of a representation T(R) defined by
Tr(TaR TbR) = T(R)δab
I think other places call this a killing form, but I may be mistaken. In any case he discusses reducible representations R = R1⊕R2. He then states (eqn 70.11) that dim R = dim R1 + dim R2 which is obvious. He then states (eqn 70.12) that T(R) = T(R1) + T(R2) which is what I want to know about. Is this (70.12) a result or an assertion? If it's a result, how do I see it? If it's an assertion, then why do we make this choice?TIA
Tr(TaR TbR) = T(R)δab
I think other places call this a killing form, but I may be mistaken. In any case he discusses reducible representations R = R1⊕R2. He then states (eqn 70.11) that dim R = dim R1 + dim R2 which is obvious. He then states (eqn 70.12) that T(R) = T(R1) + T(R2) which is what I want to know about. Is this (70.12) a result or an assertion? If it's a result, how do I see it? If it's an assertion, then why do we make this choice?TIA