u q(2,1) noncompact quantum algebra: Intermediate discrete series of unitary irreducible representations

The unitary irreducible representations of the u _q(2,1) quantum algebra that belong to the intermediate discrete series are considered. The q analog of the Mickelsson-Zhelobenko algebra is developed. Use is made of the U basis corresponding to the reduction u _q(2,1) ? u _q(2). Explicit formulas for the matrix elements of the generators are obtained in this basis. The projection operator that projects an arbitrary vector onto the extremal vector of the intermediate-series representation is found.     

The spectrum of the algebra of skew differential operators and the irreducible representations of the quantum Heisenberg algebra

The left spectrum of a wide class of the algebras of skew differential operators is described. As a sequence, we determine and classify all the algebraically irreducible representations of the quantum Heisenberg algebra over an arbitrary field.     

On the representations of quantum oscillator algebra

It is shown that for q<1, the quantum oscillator algebra has a supplementary family of representations inequivalent to the usual q-Fock representation, with no counterpart at the limit q=1. They are used to build representations of SU _q (1,1) and E(2) in Schwinger's way.     

Irreducible unitary representations of quantum Lorentz group

A complete classification of irreducible unitary representations of a one parameter deformationS _q L(2,C) (0<q<1) ofSL(2,C) is given. It shows that in spite of a popular belief the representation theory forS _q L(2,C) is not a smooth deformation of the one forSL(2,C).     

Spectra of generators in irreducible unitary representations of non-compact semi-simple groups

Several theorems concerning the spectra of elements of the complexified Lie algebra in unitary representations of non-compact semi-simple groups are proved. The principal theorem gives purely Lie algebraic sufficient conditions for the type of spectrum (point or continuous) of any element of the real Lie algebra. For elements of special self adjoint Cartan subalgebras these conditions are rephrased in terms of the basis-dependent information most readily available to the physicist, namely their hermiticity properties and the values of the structure constants: roots, etc.International Atomic Energy Agency International Center for Theoretical PhysicsOn leave of absence from New Mexico State University, NM, USA.     

Induced representations of the two-parameter Jordanian quantum algebra

We construct induced infinite-dimensional representations of the two-parameter quantum algebraUg,h(gl(2)) which is in duality with the deformationGLg,h(2). The representations depend on two representation parameters, but split into one-parameter representations of a one-generator central subalgebra and the three-generator Jordanian quantum subalgebraU (sl(2)), =g + h. The representations of the latter can be mapped to representations in one complex variable, which give anew deformation of the standard one-parameter vector-field realization ofsl(2). These infinite-dimensional representations are reducible for some values of the representation parameters, and then we obtain canonically the finite-dimensional representations ofU (sl(2)). Presented at the 10th International Colloquium on Quantum Groups: “Quantum Groups and Integrable Systems”, Prague, 21–23 June 2001. Permanent address of V.K.D.     

A classification of the unitary irreducible representations ofSU(N, 1)

All inequivalent continuous unitary irreducible representations ofS U(N, 1) (N2) have been determined and classified. The matrix elements of the infinitesimal generators realized on a certain Hilbert space have been derived. Representations of the groups ,S U(N, 1)/Z _N+1, andU(N, 1) are classified in a similar manner.     

On the skew representations of the quantum affine algebra

An explicit realization of the skew representations of the quantum affine algebra U _q (gl _n ) is given. It is used to identify these representations in a simple way by calculating their highest weight, Drinfeld polynomials and the Gelfand-Tsetlin character (orq-character).     

All linear unitary irreducible representations of De Sitter supersymmetry with positive energy

All linear unitary irreducible representations of the graded Lie algebra osp (4.1) with positive energy are calculated by acting with the odd elements on a vacuum state. With the exception of the Dirac supermultiplet, the result corresponds to the representations of Poincaré supersymmetry.     

A series of irreducible unitary representations of a group of diffeomorphisms of the half-line

We present a family of unitary representations of a group of diffeomorphisms of a finite-dimensional real Euclidean space using a family of quasi-invariant measures. In the one-dimensional case, for a special kind of group diffeomorphisms of the halfline, we prove the irreducibility of the representations thus obtained.     

The unitary irreducible representations of\overline {SO} _0 (4,2)

An exhaustive classification of all irreducible Harish-Chandra \(\mathfrak{s}\mathfrak{o}\) (4,2)-modules, integrable to unitarizable projective representations of the conformal group, is established by infinitesimal methods: the classification is based

1. on the reduction upon the maximal compact subalgebra, associated with a lattice of points in ?³, and
2. on a set of additional parameters upon which the eigenvalues of central elements of the enveloping algebra depend polynomially.

     

A classification of the unitary irreducible representations ofSO 0(N, 1)

All inequivalent continuous unitary irreducible representations of the groupSO ₀(N, 1),N3, and its universal covering group are classified.     

Propagation of a relativistic particle in terms of the unitary irreducible representations of the Lorentz group

In a generalized Heisenberg/Schr?dinger picture we use an invariant space-time transformation to describe the motion of a relativistic particle. We discuss the relation with the relativistic mechanics and find that the propagation of the particle may be defined as space-time transition between states with equal eigenvalues of the first and second Casimir operators of the Lorentz algebra. In addition we use a vector on the light-cone. A massive relativistic particle with spin 0 is considered. We also consider the nonrelativistic limit. Received: 20 September 2001 / Published online: 23 November 2001     

Real forms of the oscillator quantum algebra and its representations

We consider the conditions under which the q-oscillator algebra becomes a Hopf *-algebra. In particular, we show that there are at least two real forms associated with the algebra. Furthermore, through the representations, it is shown that they are related to su _q1/2(2) with different conjugations.     

Finite dimensional representations of the quantum analog of the enveloping algebra of a complex simple Lie algebra

Let be a complex simple Lie algebra. We show that whent is not a root of 1 all finite dimensional representations of the quantum analogU _t are completely reducible, and we classify the irreducible ones in terms of highest weights. In particular, they can be seen as deformations of the representations of the (classical)U .     

Singular vectors of quantum group representations for straight Lie algebra roots

We give explicit formulae for singular vectors of Verma modules over U_q(G), where G is any complex simple Lie algebra. The vectors we present correspond exhaustively to a class of positive roots of G which we call straight roots. In some special cases, we give singular vectors corresponding to arbitrary positive roots. For our vectors we use a special basis of U_q(G ^-), where G ^- is the negative roots subalgebra of G, which was introducted in our earlier work in the case q=1. This basis seems more economical than the Poincaré-Birkhoff-Witt type of basis used by Malikov, Feigin, and Fuchs for the construction of singular vectors of Verma modules in the case q=1. Furthermore, this basis turns out to be part of a general basis recently introduced for other reasons by Lusztig for U_q(^-), where ^- is a Borel subalgebra of G.A. v. Humboldt-Stiftung fellow, permanent address and after 22 September 1991: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.     

Finite-dimensional irreducible representations of the quantum superalgebraU q [gl(n/1)]

It is shown that every finite-dimensional irreducible module over the general linear Lie superalgebragl(n/1) can be deformed to an irreducible module ofU _q [gl(n/1)], aq-analogue of the universal enveloping algebra ofgl(n/1). The results are extended also to all Kac modules, which in the atypical cases remain indecomposible. Within each module expressions for the transformations of the Gel'fand-Zetlin basis under the action of the algebra generators are written down. An analogoue of the Poincaré-Birkhoff-Witt theorem is formulated.     

On the study of unitary representations of the twisted Heisenberg-Virasoro algebra via highest weight modules over affine Lie algebras

In this paper, we first construct an analogue of the Sugawara operators for the twisted Heisenberg-Virasoro algebra. By using these operators, we show that every integrable highest weight module over an affine Lie algebra can be viewed as a unitary representation of the twisted Heisenberg-Virasoro algebra. As a by-product of our constructions, we give the unitary representations of the twisted Heisenberg-Virasoro algebra which have the central charges appearing in [1]. Our approach to obtain these central charges is different with that of [1].