Double affine Hecke algebras,conformal coinvariants and Kostka polynomials

We study a class of representations called ‘calibrated representations’ of the rational and trigonometric double affine Hecke algebras of type ${\mathit{GL}}_n$. We give a realization of calibrated irreducible modules as spaces of coinvariants constructed from integrable modules over the affine Lie algebra ${\stackrel{?}{\mathfrak{gl}}}_m$. We also give a character formula of these irreducible modules in terms of a generalization of Kostka polynomials. These results are conjectured by Arakawa, Suzuki and Tsuchiya based on the conformal field theory. The proofs using recent results on the representation theory of the double affine Hecke algebras will be presented in the forthcoming papers. To cite this article: T. Suzuki, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 343 (2006).     

Deformation of central charges,vertex operator algebras whose Griess algebras are Jordan algebras

If a vertex operator algebra $V={\oplus }_{n=0}^{\infty }{V}_n$ satisfies $\dim V_0=1$, $V_1=0$, then $V_2$ has a commutative (nonassociative) algebra structure called Griess algebra. One of the typical examples of commutative (nonassociative) algebras is a Jordan algebra. For example, the set ${\mathrm{Sym}}_d(\mathbb{C})$ of symmetric matrices of degree d becomes a Jordan algebra. On the other hand, in the theory of vertex operator algebras, central charges influence the properties of vertex operator algebras. In this paper, we construct vertex operator algebras with central charge c and its Griess algebra is isomorphic to ${\mathrm{Sym}}_d(\mathbb{C})$ for any complex number c and a positive integer d.     

Baer and Baer *-ring characterizations of Leavitt path algebras

We characterize Leavitt path algebras which are Rickart, Baer, and Baer ?-rings in terms of the properties of the underlying graph. In order to treat non-unital Leavitt path algebras as well, we generalize these annihilator-related properties to locally unital rings and provide a more general characterizations of Leavitt path algebras which are locally Rickart, locally Baer, and locally Baer ?-rings. Leavitt path algebras are also graded rings and we formulate the graded versions of these annihilator-related properties and characterize Leavitt path algebras having those properties as well.Our characterizations provide a quick way to generate a wide variety of examples of rings. For example, creating a Baer and not a Baer ?-ring, a Rickart ?-ring which is not Baer, or a Baer and not a Rickart ?-ring, is straightforward using the graph-theoretic properties from our results. In addition, our characterizations showcase more properties which distinguish behavior of Leavitt path algebras from their $C^{?}$-algebra counterparts. For example, while a graph $C^{?}$-algebra is Baer (and a Baer ?-ring) if and only if the underlying graph is finite and acyclic, a Leavitt path algebra is Baer if and only if the graph is finite and no cycle has an exit, and it is a Baer ?-ring if and only if the graph is a finite disjoint union of graphs which are finite and acyclic or loops.     

Sur l'algèbre enveloppante d'une algèbre pré-Lie

We construct an associative product on the symmetric module $S(L)$ of any pre-Lie algebra L. It turns $S(L)$ into a Hopf algebra which is isomorphic to the envelopping algebra of $L_{\mathrm{Lie}}$. Then we prove that in the case of rooted trees our construction is dual to that of Connes and Kreimer. We also show that symmetric brace algebras and pre-Lie algebras are the same. Finally, we give a similar interpretation of the Hopf algebra of planar rooted trees. To cite this article: J.-M. Oudom, D. Guin, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 340 (2005).     

Rationality of the vertex algebra VL+ when L is a non-degenerate even lattice of arbitrary rank

In this paper we prove that the vertex algebra $V_L^{+}$ is rational if L is a negative definite even lattice of finite rank, or if L is a non-degenerate even lattice of a finite rank that is neither positive definite nor negative definite. In particular, for such even lattices L, we show that the Zhu algebras of the vertex algebras $V_L^{+}$ are semisimple. This extends the result of Abe from [T. Abe, Rationality of the vertex operator algebra $V_L^{+}$ for a positive definite even lattice L, Math. Z. 249 (2) (2005) 455–484] which establishes the rationality of $V_L^{+}$ when L is a positive definite even lattice of finite rank.     

Brauer groups for commutative S-algebras

We investigate a notion of Azumaya algebras in the context of structured ring spectra and give a definition of Brauer groups. We investigate their Galois theoretic properties, and discuss examples of Azumaya algebras arising from Galois descent and cyclic algebras. We construct examples that are related to topological Hochschild cohomology of group ring spectra and we present a $K\left(n\right)$-local variant of the notion of Brauer groups.     

What does a group algebra of a free group “know” about the group?

We describe solutions to the problem of elementary classification in the class of group algebras of free groups. We will show that unlike free groups, two group algebras of free groups over infinite fields are elementarily equivalent if and only if the groups are isomorphic and the fields are equivalent in the weak second order logic. We will show that the set of all free bases of a free group F is 0-definable in the group algebra $K(F)$ when K is an infinite field, the set of geodesics is definable, and many geometric properties of F are definable in $K(F)$. Therefore $K(F)$ “knows” some very important information about F. We will show that similar results hold for group algebras of limit groups.     

Two-sided ideals in q-deformed Heisenberg algebras

In this article, the structure of two-sided ideals in the $q$-deformed Heisenberg algebras defined by the $q$-deformed Heisenberg canonical commutation relation$\mathit{AB}-\mathit{qBA}=I$is investigated. We show that these algebras are simple if and only if $q=1$. For $q\ne 1,0$ we present an infinite descending chain of non-trivial two-sided ideals, thus deducing by explicit construction that the $q$-deformed Heisenberg algebras are not just non-simple but also non-artinian for $q\ne 1,0$. We establish a connection between the quotients of the $q$-deformed Heisenberg algebras by these ideals and the quotients of the quantum plane. We also present a number of reordering formulae in $q$-deformed Heisenberg algebras, investigate properties of deformed commutator mappings, show their fundamental importance for investigation of ideals in $q$-deformed Heisenberg algebras, and demonstrate how to apply these results to the investigation of faithfulness of representations of $q$-deformed Heisenberg algebras.     

Toll convexity

A walk $W$ between two non-adjacent vertices in a graph $G$ is called tolled if the first vertex of $W$ is among vertices from $W$ adjacent only to the second vertex of $W$, and the last vertex of $W$ is among vertices from $W$ adjacent only to the second-last vertex of $W$. In the resulting interval convexity, a set $S\subset V\left(G\right)$ is toll convex if for any two non-adjacent vertices $x,y\in S$ any vertex in a tolled walk between $x$ and $y$ is also in $S$. The main result of the paper is that a graph is a convex geometry (i.e. satisfies the Minkowski–Krein–Milman property stating that any convex subset is the convex hull of its extreme vertices) with respect to toll convexity if and only if it is an interval graph. Furthermore, some well-known types of invariants are studied with respect to toll convexity, and toll convex sets in three standard graph products are completely described.