Finite-dimensional irreducible representations of twisted Yangians

We study quantized enveloping algebras called twisted Yangians. They are analogs of the Yangian Y(gl(N)) for the classical Lie algebras of B, C, and D series. The twisted Yangians are subalgebras in Y(gl(N)) and coideals with respect to the coproduct in Y(gl(N)). We give a complete description of their finite-dimensional irreducible representations. Every such representation is highest weight and we give necessary and sufficient conditions for an irreducible highest weight representation to be finite dimensional. The result is analogous to Drinfeld’s theorem for the ordinary Yangians. Its detailed proof for the A series is also reproduced. For the simplest twisted Yangians we construct an explicit realization for each finite-dimensional irreducible representation in tensor products of representations of the corresponding Lie algebras.