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Lie Groups and Lie Algebras, chapter VIII, § 7. Finite dimensional modules over a split semi-simple Lie algebra

Retain the notations of Prop. 9. Let C be the isotypical component of E⊗FE\otimes F of highest weight λ+μ\lambda +\mu. Then C depends only on E and F and not on the choice of h\mathfrak{h} and the basis B. In other words, let h′\mathfrak{h}' be a splitting Cartan subalgebra of g,R′\mathfrak{g}, R' the root system of (g,h′)(\mathfrak{g},\mathfrak{h}'), and B′B' a basis of R′R'; let λ′,μ′\lambda ', \mu' be the highest weights of E,FE,F relative to h′\mathfrak{h}' and B′B'; let C′C' be the isotypical component of E⊗FE\otimes F of highest weight λ′+μ′\lambda '+\mu'; then C′=CC'= C. Indeed, to prove this we can assume, by extension of the base field, that kk is algebraically closed. Then there exists s∈s\in Aute(g)_e(\mathfrak{g}) that takes h\mathfrak{h} to h′,R\mathfrak{h}', R to R′,BR', B to B′B'. Let S∈SL(E⊗F)S\in \mathbf{S}\mathbf{L}(E\otimes F) have the properties in Prop. 2 of no. 1. Then S((E⊗F)λ+μ)=(E⊗F)λ′+μ′S((E\otimes F)^{\lambda+\mu}) = (E\otimes F)^{\lambda'+\mu'} and S(C) = C. Hence (E⊗F)λ′+μ′⊂C′∩S(C)=C′∩C(E\otimes F)^{\lambda'+\mu'}\subset C'\cap S(C) = C'\cap C, so C′=CC'= C. Thus, to 2 classes of finite dimensional simple g\mathfrak{g}-modules we can associate canonically a third; in other words, we have defined on the set Sg\mathfrak{S}_{\mathfrak{g}} of classes of finite dimensional simple g\mathfrak{g}-modules a composition law. With this structure, Sg\mathfrak{S}_{\mathfrak{g}} is canonically isomorphic to the additive monoid P++P_{++}.

Bourbaki sets the proof directly after the statement, and the corpus does not separate them, so what is above is the statement and its proof together.

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