Derived-tame Tree Algebras

In this note we classify the derived-tame tree algebras up to derived equivalence. A tree algebra is a basic algebra A = kQ/I whose quiver Q is a tree. The algebra A is said to be derived-tame when the repetitive category  of A is tame. We show that the tree algebra A is derived-tame precisely when its Euler form _A is non-negative. Moreover, in this case, the derived equivalence class of A is determined by the following discrete invariants: The number of vertices, the corank and the Dynkin type of _A . Representatives of these derived equivalence classes of algebras are given by the following algebras: the hereditary algebras of finite or tame type, the tubular algebras and a certain class of poset algebras, the so-called semichain-algebras which we introduce below.     

Knots,groups, subfactors and physics

Groups have played a big role in knot theory. We show how subfactors (subalgebras of certain von Neumann algebras) lead to unitary representations of the braid groups and Thompson’s groups \({F}\) and \({T}\). All knots and links may be obtained from geometric constructions from these groups. And invariants of knots may be obtained as coefficients of these representations. We include an extended introduction to von Neumann algebras and subfactors.     

Comparing Invariants of SK1

In this text, we compare an invariant of the reduced Whitehead group SK ₁ of a central simple algebra recently introduced by Kahn (2010) to other invariants of SK ₁. Doing so, we prove the non-triviality of Kahn’s invariant using the non-triviality of an invariant introduced by Suslin (1991) which is non-trivial for Platonov’s examples of non-trivial SK ₁ (Platonov, Math USSR Izv 10(2):211–243, 1976). We also give a formula for the value on the centre of the tensor product of two symbol algebras which generalises a formula of Merkurjev for biquaternion algebras (Merkurjev 1995).     

Defining Relations for the Algebra of Invariants of 2×2 Matrices

We obtain defining relations of the algebra of invariants of the classical subgroups of GL ₂(C) acting by simultaneous conjugation on m-tuples of 2×2 complex matrices. The sets of defining relations look uniformly for all m2 and are derived by translation of classical results on invariant theory of orthogonal groups in the language of 2×2 matrix invariants, combined with arguments of representation theory of the general linear group GL _m (C) and ideas coming from the theory of algebras with polynomial identities.     

Galois ring extensions and localized modular rings of invariants of p-groups

We apply recent results on Galois-ring extensions and trace surjective algebras to analyze dehomogenized modular invariant rings of finite p-groups, as well as related localizations. We describe criteria for the dehomogenized invariant ring to be polynomial or at least regular and we show that for regular affine algebras with possibly non-linear action by a p-group, the singular locus of the invariant ring is contained in the variety of the transfer ideal. If V is the regular module of an arbitrary finite p-group, or V is any faithful representation of a cyclic p-group, we show that there is a suitable invariant linear form, inverting which renders the ring of invariants into a “localized polynomial ring” with dehomogenization being a polynomial ring. This is in surprising contrast to the fact that for a faithful representation of a cyclic group of order larger than p, the ring of invariants itself cannot be a polynomial ring by a result of Serre. Our results here generalize observations made by Richman [R] and by Campbell and Chuai [CCH].     

K-theory for finite covariant systems

LetA be a real or complex Banach algebra and assume that is an action of a finite groupG onA by means of continuous automorphisms. To such a finite covariant system (A, G, ), we associate an Abelian groupK(A, G, ). We obtain some classical exact sequences for an algebraA and a closed invariant idealI. We also compute the group in a few important special cases. Doing so, we relate our new invariant to the classicalK ₀ andK ₁ of a Banach algebra and to theK-theory of ₂-graded Banach algebras. Finally, we obtain a result that gives a close relationship of our groupK(A, G, ) with theK-theory of the crossed productA G. In particular, we prove a six-term exact sequence involving our groupK(A, G, ) and theK-groups ofA G. In this way, we hope to contribute to the well-known problem of finding theK-theory of the crossed productA G in the case of an action of a finite group.     

BRST Operator for Quantum Lie Algebras: Relation to the Bar Complex

Quantum Lie algebras (an important class of quadratic algebras arising in the Woronowicz calculus on quantum groups) are generalizations of Lie (super)algebras. Many notions from the theory of Lie (super)algebras admit quantum generalizations. In particular, there is a BRST operator Q (Q ²=0) that generates the differential in the Woronowicz theory and gives information about (co)homologies of quantum Lie algebras. In our previous papers, we gave and solved a recursive relation for the operator Q for quantum Lie algebras. Here, we consider the bar complex for q-Lie algebras and its subcomplex of q-antisymmetric chains. We establish a chain map (which is an isomorphism) of the standard complex for a q-Lie algebra to the subcomplex of the antisymmetric chains. The construction requires a set of nontrivial identities in the group algebra of the braid group. We also discuss a generalization of the standard complex to the case where a q-Lie algebra is equipped with a grading operator.     

On Whittaker modules over a class of algebras similar to U(sl 2)

Motivated by the study of invariant rings of finite groups on the first Weyl algebras A ₁ and finding interesting families of new noetherian rings, a class of algebras similar to U(sl ₂) was introduced and studied by Smith. Since the introduction of these algebras, research efforts have been focused on understanding their weight modules, and many important results were already obtained. But it seems that not much has been done on the part of nonweight modules. In this paper, we generalize Kostant’s results on the Whittaker model for the universal enveloping algebras U(g) of finite dimensional semisimple Lie algebras g to Smith’s algebras. As a result, a complete classification of irreducible Whittaker modules (which are definitely infinite dimensional) for Smith’s algebras is obtained, and the submodule structure of any Whittaker module is also explicitly described.      

On Isomorphisms Between Integral Table Algebras and Applications to Finite Groups and Association Schemes

A problem that has been open for a long time is whether an automorphism of the center of the integral group ring of a finite group permutes the class sums. As a generalization, the similar problem for integral table algebras has also been studied in a few papers. In this paper we further the investigation of the problem for integral C-algebras and table algebras. We will first present some necessary and sufficient conditions under which an algebra isomorphism between integral C-algebras is monomial, and as an application, obtain a conceptual proof of the class sum correspondence theorem of group rings of finite groups. Then we prove that an algebra isomorphism compatible with degree maps between standard integral nilpotent table algebras over the ring of algebraic integers is exact. As a direct consequence, we get Hertweck's result [6 Hertweck , M. ( 2008 ). On isomorphisms between centers of integral group rings of finite groups . Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 136 : 1539 – 1547 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]] for finite nilpotent groups. An application to association schemes is also presented.     

On Generalized CB-Degenerations of Algebras

We introduce a concept generalizing classical degenerations of algebras (defined by structure constants) and Crawley-Boevey degenerations introduced in [3 Crawley-Boevey , W. W. ( 1995 ). Tameness of biserial algebras . Arch. Math. 65 : 399 – 407 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. We prove that if A ₀ is such a generalized degeneration of A ₁ and the algebras have equal dimensions, then A ₀ is a degeneration of A ₁ in the classical sense.     

Noncommutative classical invariant theory

In this thesis, we consider some aspects ofnoncommutative classical invariant theory, i.e., noncommutative invariants ofthe classical group SL(2, k). We develop asymbolic method for invariants and covariants, and we use the method to compute some invariant algebras. The subspace? _d ^m of the noncommutative invariant algebra? _d consisting of homogeneous elements of degreem has the structure of a module over thesymmetric group S _m . We find the explicit decomposition into irreducible modules. As a consequence, we obtain theHilbert series of the commutative classical invariant algebras. TheCayley—Sylvester theorem and theHermite reciprocity law are studied in some detail. We consider a new power series H(? _d,t) whose coefficients are the number of irreducibleS _m -modules in the decomposition of? _d ^m , and show that it is rational. Finally, we develop some analogues of all this for covariants.     

Nil Lie p-algebras of slow growth

The Grigorchuk and Gupta-Sidki groups play fundamental role in modern group theory. They are natural examples of self-similar finitely generated periodic groups. The author constructed their analogue in case of restricted Lie algebras of characteristic 2 [27 Petrogradsky, V. M. (2006). Examples of self-iterating Lie algebras. J. Algebra 302(2):881–886.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]], Shestakov and Zelmanov extended this construction to an arbitrary positive characteristic [39 Shestakov, I. P., Zelmanov, E. (2008). Some examples of nil Lie algebras. J. Eur. Math. Soc. (JEMS) 10(2):391–398.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. There are a few more examples of self-similar finitely generated restricted Lie algebras with a nil p-mapping, but, as a rule, that algebras have no clear basis and require technical computations. Now we construct a family L(Ξ) of 2-generated restricted Lie algebras of slow polynomial growth with a nil p-mapping, where a field of positive characteristic is arbitrary and Ξ an infinite tuple of positive integers. Namely, GKdimL(Ξ)≤2 for all such algebras. The algebras are constructed in terms of derivations of infinite divided power algebra Ω. We also study their associative hulls A?End(Ω). Algebras L and A are ?²-graded by a multidegree in the generators. If Ξ is periodic then L(Ξ) is self-similar. As a particular case, we construct a continuum subfamily of non-isomorphic nil restricted Lie algebras L(Ξ_α), α∈?⁺, with extremely slow growth. Namely, they have Gelfand-Kirillov dimension one but the growth is not linear. For this subfamily, the associative hulls A have Gelfand-Kirillov dimension two but the growth is not quadratic. The virtue of the present examples is that they have clear monomial bases.     

Some Boolean Algebras with Finitely Many Distinguished Ideals I

We consider the theory Th_prin of Boolean algebras with a principal ideal, the theory Th_max of Boolean algebras with a maximal ideal, the theory Th_ac of atomic Boolean algebras with an ideal where the supremum of the ideal exists, and the theory Th_sa of atomless Boolean algebras with an ideal where the supremum of the ideal exists. First, we find elementary invariants for Th_prin and Th_sa. If T is a theory in a first order language and α is a linear order with least element, then we let Sentalg(T) be the Lindenbaum-Tarski algebra with respect to T, and we let intalg(α) be the interval algebra of α. Using rank diagrams, we show that Sentalg(Th_prin) ? intalg(ω⁴), Sentalg(Th_max) ? intalg(ω³) ? Sentalg(Th_ac), and Sentalg(Th_sa) ? intalg(ω² + ω²). For Th_max and Th_ac we use Ershov's elementary invariants of these theories. We also show that the algebra of formulas of the theory Tx of Boolean algebras with finitely many ideals is atomic.