Harmonic Analysis on the SU(2) Dynamical Quantum Group

Dynamical quantum groups were recently introduced by Etingof and Varchenko as an algebraic framework for studying the dynamical Yang–Baxter equation, which is precisely the Yang–Baxter equation satisfied by 6j-symbols. We investigate one of the simplest examples, generalizing the standard SU(2) quantum group. The matrix elements for its corepresentations are identified with Askey–Wilson polynomials, and the Haar measure with the Askey–Wilson measure. The discrete orthogonality of the matrix elements yield the orthogonality of q-Racah polynomials (or quantum 6j-symbols). The Clebsch–Gordan coefficients for representations and corepresentations are also identified with q-Racah polynomials. This results in new algebraic proofs of the Biedenharn–Elliott identity satisfied by quantum 6j-symbols.     

A two-parameter quantum group and a gauge transformation

An algebra of functions on a quantum group and the corresponding quantum algebra are defined, using a constant solution of the Yang—Baxter equation depending on two parameters.Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Instituta im. V. A. Steklova, Akademii Nauk SSSR, Vol. 180, pp. 89–93, 1990.     

Construction of a Universal Twist Element from an R-Matrix

We propose a method for construction of a universal twist element based on a constant quasi-classical unifary matrix solution of the Yang–Baxter equation. The method is applied to few known R-matrices corresponding to Lie (super) algebras of rank one. Bibliography: 13 titles.     

On the quiver-theoretical quantum Yang–Baxter equation

Quivers over a fixed base set form a monoidal category with tensor product given by pullback. The quantum Yang–Baxter equation, or more properly the braid equation, is investigated in this setting. A solution of the braid equation in this category is called a “solution” for short. Results of Etingof–Schedler–Soloviev, Lu–Yan–Zhu and Takeuchi on the set-theoretical quantum Yang–Baxter equation are generalized to the context of quivers, with groupoids playing the role of groups. The notion of “braided groupoid” is introduced. Braided groupoids are solutions and are characterized in terms of bijective 1-cocycles. The structure groupoid of a non-degenerate solution is defined; it is shown that it is a braided groupoid. The reduced structure groupoid of a non-degenerate solution is also defined. Non-degenerate solutions are classified in terms of representations of matched pairs of groupoids. By linearization we construct star-triangular face models and realize them as modules over quasitriangular quantum groupoids introduced in papers by M. Aguiar, S. Natale and the author.     

Yang–Mills Theory over Compact Symplectic Manifolds

In this paper, Yang–Mills theory over a compactKähler manifold is naturally extended to a compactsymplectic manifold. The relation betweenthe Yang–Mills equation and symplecticstructure is explicitly clarified, and the moduli spaceof Yang–Mills connections over a compactsymplectic manifold is constructed. Furthermore, theabsolute minima of the Yang–Mills functional arecharacterized, and finite dimensionality ofthe moduli space of the minimizers of the Yang–Millsfunctional is shown.     

Finite quotients of groups of I-type

To every group of I-type, we associate a finite quotient group that plays the role that Coxeter groups play for Artin–Tits groups. Since groups of I-type are examples of Garside groups, this answers a question of D. Bessis in the particular case of groups of I-type. Groups of I-type are related to finite set-theoretical solutions of the Yang–Baxter equation. So, our result provides a new tool to attack the problem of the classification of finite set-theoretical solutions of the Yang–Baxter equation.     

Quasidiagonal Solutions of the Yang–Baxter Equation, Quantum Groups and Quantum Super Groups

This paper answers a few questions about algebraic aspects of bialgebras, associated with the family of solutions of the quantum Yang–Baxter equation in Acta Appl. Math. 41 (1995), pp. 57–98. We describe the relations of the bialgebras associated with these solutions and the standard deformations of GL_n and of the supergroup GL(m|n). We also show how the existence of zero divisors in some of these algebras are related to the combinatorics of their related matrix, providing a necessary and sufficient condition for the bialgebras to be a domain. We consider their Poincaré series, and we provide a Hopf algebra structure to quotients of these bialgebras in an explicit way. We discuss the problems involved with the lift of the Hopf algebra structure, working only by localization.     

Duality and Self-Duality for Dynamical Quantum Groups

We define a natural concept of duality for the -Hopf algebroids introduced by Etingof and Varchenko. We prove that the special case of the trigonometric SL(2) dynamical quantum group is self-dual, and may therefore be viewed as a deformation both of the function algebra F(SL(2)) and of the enveloping algebra U(sl(2)). Matrix elements of the self-duality in the Peter–Weyl basis are 6j-symbols; this leads to a new algebraic interpretation of the hexagon identity or quantum dynamical Yang–Baxter equation for quantum and classical 6j-symbols.     

The uniqueness of tangent cones for Yang–Mills connections with isolated singularities

We proved a uniqueness theorem of tangent connections for a Yang–Mills connection with an isolated singularity with a quadratic growth of the curvature at the singularity. We also obtained control over the rate of the asymptotic convergence of the connection to the tangent connection if furthermore the connection is stationary or the tangent connection is integrable, with a stronger result in the latter case. There are parallel results for the cones at infinity of a Yang–Mills connection on an asymptotically flat manifold. We also gave an application of our methods to the Yang–Mills flow and proved that the Yang–Mills flow exists for all time and has asymptotic limit if the initial value is close to a smooth local minimizer of the Yang–Mills functional.     

Quasicrystals—The impact of N.G. de Bruijn

In this paper we put the work of Professor N.G. de Bruijn on quasicrystals in historical context. After briefly discussing what went before, we shall review de Bruijn’s work together with recent related theoretical and experimental developments. We conclude with a discussion of Yang–Baxter integrable models on Penrose tilings, for which essential use of de Bruijn’s work has been made.     

Exotic Bialgebra S03: Representations, Baxterisation and Applications

The exotic bialgebra S03, defined by a solution of the Yang–Baxter equation, which is not a deformation of the trivial, is considered. Its FRT dual algebra s03_F is studied. The Baxterisation of the dual algebra is given in two different parametrizations. The finite-dimensional representations of s03_F are considered. Diagonalizations of the braid matrices are used to yield remarkable insights concerning representations of the L-algebra and to formulate the fusion of finite-dimensional representations. Possible applications are considered, in particular, an exotic eight-vertex model and an integrable spin-chain model. Communicated by Petr Kulish Dedicated to our friend Daniel Arnaudon Submitted: January 30, 2006 Accepted: April 3, 2006     

The three-magnon problem and integrability of rung-dimerized spin ladders

We study the integrability problem for rung-dimerized spin ladder by the Bethe ansatz in three-magnon sector. It is shown that solvability of the three-magnon problem takes place for the same values of coupling constants in the Hamiltonian which guarantee solvability of the Yang–Baxter equation for the corresponding R-matrix. Bibliography: 15 titles.     

Vertex Algebras and Combinatorial Identities

In the 1980's, J. Lepowsky and R. Wilson gave a Lie-theoretic interpretation of Rogers–Ramanujan identities in terms of level 3 representations of affine Lie algebra sl(2,C)~. When applied to other representations and affine Lie algebras, Lepowsky and Wilson's approach yielded a series of other combinatorial identities of the Rogers–Ramanujan type. At about the same time, R. Baxter rediscovered Rogers–Ramanujan identities within the context of statistical mechanics. The work of R. Baxter initiated another line of research which yielded numerous combinatorial and analytic generalizations of Rogers–Ramanujan identities. In this note, we describe some ideas and results related to Lepowsky and Wilson's approach and indicate the connections with some results in combinatorics and statistical physics.     

On constant <Emphasis Type="Italic">Uq</Emphasis>(<Emphasis Type="Italic">sl</Emphasis><Subscript>2</Subscript>)-invariant <Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>-matrices

We consider the spectral resolution of a Uq (sl ₂)-invariant solution R of the constant Yang–Baxter equation in the braid group form. It is shown that if the two highest coefficients in this resolution are not equal, then R is either the Drinfeld R-matrix or its inverse. Bibliography: 13 titles.     

Belavin Elliptic R-Matrices and Exchange Algebras

We study Zamolodchikov algebras whose commutation relations are described by Belavin matrices defining a solution of the Yang–Baxter equation (Belavin -matrices). Homomorphisms of Zamolodchikov algebras into dynamical algebras with exchange relations and also of algebras with exchange relations into Zamolodchikov algebras are constructed. It turns out that the structure of these algebras with exchange relations depends substantially on the primitive th root of unity entering the definition of Belavin -matrices.     

Yang-Baxter Bases for Coxeter Groups

The concept of Yang–Baxter bases is useful in interpretingYoung's constructions for the symmetric group. This conceptis extended first to any Weyl group, and then to any Coxetergroup.     

Lax Operator for the Quantised Orthosymplectic Superalgebra Uq[osp(m|n)]

Representations of quantum superalgebras provide a natural framework in which to model supersymmetric quantum systems. Each quantum superalgebra, belonging to the class of quasi-triangular Hopf superalgebras, contains a universal R-matrix which automatically satisfies the Yang–Baxter equation. Applying the vector representation π, which acts on the vector module V, to the left-hand side of a universal R-matrix gives a Lax operator. In this article a Lax operator is constructed for the quantised orthosymplectic superalgebras U _q [osp(m|n)] for all m > 2, n ≥ 0 where n is even. This can then be used to find a solution to the Yang–Baxter equation acting on V ⊗ V ⊗ W, where W is an arbitrary U _q [osp(m|n)] module. The case W = V is studied as an example. Presented by A. Verschoren.     

On a class of Lie groups with a left invariant flat pseudo-metric

The study of the Lie groups with a left invariant flat pseudo-metric is equivalent to the study of the left-symmetric algebras with a nondegenerate left invariant bilinear form. In this paper, we consider such a structure satisfying an additional condition that there is a decomposition into a direct sum of the underlying vector spaces of two isotropic subalgebras. Moreover, there is a new underlying algebraic structure, namely, a special L-dendriform algebra and then there is a bialgebra structure which is equivalent to the above structure. The study of coboundary cases leads to a construction from an analogue of the classical Yang–Baxter equation.     

Fusion Formulas and Fusion Procedure for the Yang-Baxter Equation

We use the fusion formulas of the symmetric group and of the Hecke algebra to construct solutions of the Yang–Baxter equation on irreducible representations of \(\mathfrak {gl}_{N}\), \(\mathfrak {gl}_{N|M}\), \(U_{q}(\mathfrak {gl}_{N})\) and \(U_{q}(\mathfrak {gl}_{N|M})\). The solutions are obtained via the fusion procedure for the Yang–Baxter equation, which is reviewed in a general setting. Distinguished invariant subspaces on which the fused solutions act are also studied in the general setting, and expressed, in general, with the help of a fusion function. Only then, the general construction is specialised to the four situations mentioned above. In each of these four cases, we show how the distinguished invariant subspaces are identified as irreducible representations, using the relevant fusion formula combined with the relevant Schur–Weyl duality.     

Nontrivial Soliton Scattering in 2+1 Anti-de Sitter Space

Using analytic methods, we present integrable solutions of the Bogomolny Yang–Mills–Higgs equations in 2+1 anti-de Sitter space. In particular, families of soliton solutions are constructed explicitly and their dynamics is investigated in some detail.