Stacks of Algebras and Their Homology

For any increasing function which takes only finitely many distinct values, a connected finite dimensional algebra is constructed, with the property that for all ; here is the -generated finitistic dimension of . The stacking technique developed for this construction of homological examples permits strong control over the higher syzygies of -modules in terms of the algebras serving as layers. The first author was supported in part by a fellowship stipend from the National Physical Science Consortium and the National Security Agency. The second author was partially supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.     

Generic Extensions of Prinjective Modules

Let be an algebraically closed field and let be a finite partially ordered set of finite prinjective type. We study generic extensions of prinjective modules over the incidence -algebra of . We prove that there exist generic extensions of prinjective -modules and describe properties of the monoid of generic extensions.Partially supported by Polish KBN Grant 5 P0 3A 015 21.     

Almost-triangular Hopf Algebras

In this paper, we consider a finite dimensional semisimple cosemisimple quasitriangular Hopf algebra with (we call this type of Hopf algebras almost-quasitriangular) over an algebraically closed field . We denote by the vector space generated by the left tensorand of . Then is a sub-Hopf algebra of . We proved that when is odd, has a triangular structure and can be obtained from a group algebra by twisting its usual comultiplication [14]; when is even, is an extension of an abelian group algebra and a triangular Hopf algebra, and may not be triangular. In general, an almost-triangular Hopf algebra can be viewed as a cocycle bicrossproduct.      

On Auslander–Reiten Components and Heller Lattices for Integral Group Rings

Let be a finite group, a complete discrete valuation ring of characteristic zero with residue class field of characteristic , and a block of the group ring . Suppose that is of infinite representation type and is sufficiently large to satisfy certain conditions. Let be the Auslander–Reiten quiver of and a connected component of . In this paper, we show that if contains some Heller lattices then the tree class of the stable part of is . Also, we show that has infinitely many components of type if a defect group of is neither cyclic nor a Klein four group.Presented by Jon Carlson.     

Branching Rules, Kostka–Foulkes Polynomials and q-multiplicities in Tensor Product for the Root Systems B n , C n and D n

The Kostka–Foulkes polynomials related to a root system can be defined as alternating sums running over the Weyl group associated to . By restricting these sums over the elements of the symmetric group when is of type or , we obtain again a class of Kostka–Foulkes polynomials. When is of type or there exists a duality between these polynomials and some natural -multiplicities and in tensor products [11]. In this paper we first establish identities for the which implies in particular that they can be decomposed as sums of Kostka–Foulkes polynomials with nonnegative integer coefficients. Moreover these coefficients are branching coefficients This allows us to clarify the connection between the -multiplicities and the polynomials defined by Shimozono and Zabrocki. Finally we show that and coincide up to a power of with the one dimension sum introduced by Hatayama and co-workers when all the parts of are equal to , which partially proves some conjectures of Lecouvey and Shimozono and Zabrocki.Presented by P. Littelmann.     

Primitive Ideals and Automorphisms of Quantum Matrices

Let be a field and q be a nonzero element of that is not a root of unity. We give a criterion for 〈0〉 to be a primitive ideal of the algebra of quantum matrices. Next, we describe all height one primes of ; these two problems are actually interlinked since it turns out that 〈0〉 is a primitive ideal of whenever has only finitely many height one primes. Finally, we compute the automorphism group of in the case where m ≠ n. In order to do this, we first study the action of this group on the prime spectrum of . Then, by using the preferred basis of and PBW bases, we prove that the automorphism group of is isomorphic to the torus when m ≠ n and (m,n) ≠ (1, 3),(3, 1). This research was supported by a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship within the 6th European Community Framework Programme and by Leverhulme Research Interchange Grant F/00158/X.     

Rigids as Iterated Skew Commutators of Simples

Let be a finite-dimensional hereditary algebra of finite or tame representation type over a finite field, and let be a rigid -module. Then the element in the Ringel–Hall algebra is an iterated skew commutator of the isoclasses of simple -modules. This gives a new characterization of the rigidness of an indecomposable module over a tame hereditary algebra.The first author was partially supported by a grant from the NSF; and the second author was supported by the Doctorial Foundation of the Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China, and the NSFC (Grant No. 10271113 and 10301033).     

On the Existence of Trace for Elements of \mathbb{C}_p

Let T be a transcendental element of and the orbit of T. On we have a Haar measure . The goal of this paper is to characterize all the elements of for which the integral , called the trace of T, is well defined.Presented by A. Verschoren     

Deep Matrix Algebras of Finite Type

Deep matrix algebras based on a set over a ring are introduced and studied by McCrimmon when has infinite cardinality. Here, we construct a new -module that is faithful for of any cardinality. For a field of arbitrary characteristic and , is studied in depth. The algebra is shown to possess a unique proper non-zero ideal, isomorphic to . This leads to a new and interesting simple algebra, , the quotient of by its unique ideal. Both and the quotient algebra are shown to have centers isomorphic to . Via the new faithful representation, all automorphisms of are shown to be inner in the sense of Definition 18.Presented by D. Passman.     

Modular Group Algebras with Almost Maximal Lie Nilpotency Indices

Let be a field of positive characteristic and the group algebra of a group . It is known that, if is Lie nilpotent, then its upper (and lower) Lie nilpotency index is at most , where is the order of the commutator subgroup. The authors previously determined those groups for which this index is maximal and here they determine the groups for which it is `almost maximal', that is, it takes the next highest possible value, namely .Presented by V. Dl a b.Dedicated to Professor Vjacheslav Rudko on his 65th birthday.The research was supported by OTKA No. T 037202, No. T 038059 and Italian National Research Project “Group Theory and Application.”     

Schur–Weyl Reciprocity between the Quantum Superalgebra and the Iwahori–Hecke Algebra

In this paper, we establish Schur–Weyl reciprocity between the quantum general super Lie algebra and the Iwahori–Hecke algebra . We introduce the sign -permutation representation of on the tensor space of dimensional -graded -vector space . This action commutes with that of derived from the vector representation on . Those two subalgebras of satisfy Schur–Weyl reciprocity. As special cases, we obtain the super case (), and the quantum case (). Hence this result includes both the super case and the quantum case, and unifies those two important cases.Presented by A. Verschoren.     

Higher Level Affine Crystals and Young Walls

Using combinatorics of Young walls, we give a new realization of arbitrary level irreducible highest weight crystals for quantum affine algebras of type , , , , , and . The irreducible highest weight crystals are realized as the affine crystals consisting of reduced proper Young walls. The notion of slices and splitting of blocks plays a crucial role in the construction of crystals.Presented by Peter Littelman.     

Time-Frequency Mean and Variance Sequences of Orthonormal Bases

We show that there exists an orthonormal basis for such that and are bounded sequences. We also show that there does not exist any orthonormal basis for , and being bounded sequences. This is motivated by a question posed by H.S. Shapiro on the mean and variance sequences associated to orthonormal bases.     

Compactifications of Discrete Quantum Groups

Given a discrete quantum group we construct a Hopf -algebra which is a unital -subalgebra of the multiplier algebra of . The structure maps for are inherited from and thus the construction yields a compactification of which is analogous to the Bohr compactification of a locally compact group. This algebra has the expected universal property with respect to homomorphisms from multiplier Hopf algebras of compact type (and is therefore unique). This provides an easy proof of the fact that for a discrete quantum group with an infinite dimensional algebra the multiplier algebra is never a Hopf algebra.Partially supported by Komitet Badań Naukowych grants 2P03A04022 & 2P03A01324, the Foundation for Polish Science and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.     

Hall Numbers and the Composition Algebra of the Kronecker Algebra

We present formulas for the structure constants (Hall numbers) of the Hall algebra associated to the Kronecker algebra. The formulas which in some cases involve the classical Hall polynomials enable us to determine every Hall number. Using again these formulas we construct new PBW-bases with simple structure constants for the composition algebra , making possible the definition of the generic composition algebra via Hall polynomials.Presented by C. Ringel.     

Algebraic cycles on products of elliptic curves over <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-adic fields

We show that for any odd prime p there is a smooth projective threefold W defined over a p-adic field such that the Chow group CH²(W)/ and the Griffiths group Griff²(W)/ are infinite for suitable primes . We further give examples of smooth projective fourfolds over these p-adic fields for which the -torsion subgroup CH³ is infinite.     

Crystal Base Elements of an Extremal Weight Module Fixed by a Diagram Automorphism

In our previous work, we introduced a bijection between the elements of the crystal base of the negative (resp. positive) part of the quantized universal enveloping algebra of a Kac–Moody algebra that are fixed by a diagram automorphism and the elements of the crystal base of the negative (resp. positive) part of the quantized universal enveloping algebra of the orbit Lie algebra of . In this paper, we prove that this bijection commutes with the *-operation. As an application of this result we show that there exists a canonical bijection between the elements ℬ⁰(λ) of the crystal base ℬ(λ) of an extremal weight module of extremal weight λ over that are fixed by a diagram automorphism and the elements of the crystal base of an extremal weight module of extremal weight over , if the crystal graph of is connected. Presented by P. Littelmann Mathematics Subject Classifications (2000) Primary: 17B37, 17B10; secondary: 81R50.     

Counting Ancestral Reconstructions in a Fixed Phylogeny

We give formulas for calculating in polynomial time the number of ancestral reconstructions for a tree with binary leaf- and root labels for each number of 0 1 and 1 0 arcs. For trees of fixed degree, the corresponding numbers of 0 0 and 1 1 arcs can be deduced. We calculate intervals for the relative cost of 0 1 and 1 0 transitions over which the same labelings remain the cheapest. Received July 27, 2005     

On the Affine Schur Algebra of Type A II

By studying certain centralizer subalgebras of the affine Schur algebra we show that is Noetherian and we determine its center. Assuming n ≥ r, we show that is Morita equivalent to , and the Schur functor is an equivalence under certain conditions. The author acknowledges support by National Natural Science Foundation of China No.10131010.