Group actions on algebras and the graded Lie structure of Hochschild cohomology

Hochschild cohomology governs deformations of algebras, and its graded Lie structure plays a vital role. We study this structure for the Hochschild cohomology of the skew group algebra formed by a finite group acting on an algebra by automorphisms. We examine the Gerstenhaber bracket with a view toward deformations and developing bracket formulas. We then focus on the linear group actions and polynomial algebras that arise in orbifold theory and representation theory; deformations in this context include graded Hecke algebras and symplectic reflection algebras. We give some general results describing when brackets are zero for polynomial skew group algebras, which allow us in particular to find noncommutative Poisson structures. For abelian groups, we express the bracket using inner products of group characters. Lastly, we interpret results for graded Hecke algebras.     

截面箭图代数的Gerstenhaber括号积

本文基于截面箭图代数Λ的极小投射双模分解,利用平行路的语言清晰地刻画了截面箭图代数的Hochschild上同调空间的Gerstenhaber括号积,并由此得到了截面基本圈代数Λ的二阶上同调群中的每个元素都定义了Λ的一个非交换Poisson结构,进而定义了Λ的一个单参数形变的一阶乘法映射.     

Hochschild Cohomology of <Emphasis Type="Italic">q</Emphasis>-Schur Algebras

We compute the Hochschild cohomology of any block of q-Schur algebras. We focus on the even part of this Hochschild cohomology ring. To compute the Hochschild cohomology of q-Schur algebras, we prove the following two results: first, we construct two graded algebra surjections between the Hochschild cohomologies of quasi-hereditary algebras because all q-Schur algebras over a field are quasi-hereditary. Second, we give the graded algebra isomorphism of Hochschild cohomologies by using a certain derive equivalence.     

Quotient-bounded elements in locally convex algebras. II

Consideration of quotient-bounded elements in a locally convexGB ^*-algebra leads to the study of properGB ^*-algebras viz those that admit nontrivial quotient-bounded elements. The construction and structure of such algebras are discussed. A representation theorem for a properGB ^*-algebra representing it as an algebra of unbounded Hilbert space operators is obtained in a form that unifies the well-known Gelfand-Naimark representation theorem forC ^*-algebra and two other representation theorems forb ^*-algebras (also calledlmc ^*-algebras), one representinga b ^*-algebra as an algebra of quotient bounded operators and the other as a weakly unbounded operator algebra. A number of examples are discussed to illustrate quotient-bounded operators. An algebra of unbounded operators constructed out of noncommutativeL ^p-spaces on a regular probability gauge space and the convolution algebra of periodic distributions are analyzed in detail; whereas unbounded Hilbert algebras andL ^w-integral of a measurable field ofC ^*-algebras are discussed briefly.     

POISSON ALGEBRA STRUCTURES ON sp2l(～CQ) WITH NULLITY m

Noncommutative Poisson algebras are the algebras having both an associative algebra structure and a Lie algebra structure together with the Leibniz law. In this article, the noncommutative Poisson algebra structures on sp2e(～CQ) are determined.     

On a Plus-Construction for Algebras over an Operad

We prove a analogous to Quillen's plus-construction in the category of algebras over an operad. For that purpose we prove that this category is a closed model category and prove the existence of an obstruction theory. We apply further this plus-construction for the specific cases of Lie algebras and Leibniz algebras which are a noncommutative version of Lie algebras: let sl(A) be the kernel of the trace map gl(A)A/[A,A], where A is an associative algebra with unit and gl(A) is the Lie algebra of matrices over A. Then the homotopy of slA)⁺ in the category of Lie algebras is the cyclic homology of A whereas it is the Hochschild homology of A in the category of Leibniz algebras.     

On Solvability and Nilpotency of Leibniz n-Algebras

The concepts of solvable and nilpotent Leibniz n-algebra are introduced, and classical results of solvable and nilpotent Lie algebras theory are extended to Leibniz n-algebras category. A homological criterion similar to Stallings Theorem for Lie algebras is obtained in Leibniz n-algebras category by means of the homology with trivial coefficients of Leibniz n-algebras.     

POISSON ALGEBRA STRUCTURES ON sp2l（^～CQ） WITH NULLITY m

Noncommutative Poisson algebras are the algebras having both an associative algebra structure and a Lie algebra structure together with the Leibniz law. In this article,the noncommutative Poisson algebra structures on sp2l（^～CQ） are determined.     

Realizations of AF-algebras as graph algebras, Exel-Laca algebras, and ultragraph algebras

We give various necessary and sufficient conditions for an AF-algebra to be isomorphic to a graph C^∗-algebra, an Exel-Laca algebra, and an ultragraph C^∗-algebra. We also explore consequences of these results. In particular, we show that all stable AF-algebras are both graph C^∗-algebras and Exel-Laca algebras, and that all simple AF-algebras are either graph C^∗-algebras or Exel-Laca algebras. In addition, we obtain a characterization of AF-algebras that are isomorphic to the C^∗-algebra of a row-finite graph with no sinks.     

Restricted Lie 2-algebras

In this article, we introduce the notions of restricted Lie 2-algebras and crossed modules of restricted Lie algebras, and give a series of examples of restricted Lie 2-algebras. We also construct restricted Lie 2-algebras from A(m)-algebras, restricted Leibniz algebras, restricted right-symmetric algebras. Finally, we prove that there is a one-to-one correspondence between strict restricted Lie 2-algebras and crossed modules of restricted Lie algebras.     

On normed Jordan algebras which are Banach dual spaces

Alfsen, Shultz, and Størmer have defined a class of normed Jordan algebras called JB-algebras, which are closely related to Jordan algebras of self-adjoint operators. We show that the enveloping algebra of a JB-algebra can be identified with its bidual. This is used to show that a JB-algebra is a dual space iff it is monotone complete and admits a separating set of normal states; in this case the predual is unique and consists of all normal linear functionals. Such JB-algebras (“JBW-algebras”) admit a unique decomposition into special and purely exceptional summands. The special part is isomorphic to a weakly closed Jordan algebra of self-adjoint operators. The purely exceptional part is isomorphic to C(X, M₃⁸) (the continuous functions from X into M₃⁸).     

Calabi–Yau Algebras Viewed as Deformations of Poisson Algebras

From any algebra A defined by a single non-degenerate homogeneous quadratic relation f, we prove that the quadratic algebra B defined by the potential w?=?fz is 3-Calabi–Yau. The algebra B can be viewed as a 3-Calabi–Yau completion of Keller. The algebras A and B are both Koszul. The classification of the algebras B in three generators, i.e., when A has two generators, leads to three types of algebras. The second type (the most interesting one) is viewed as a deformation of a Poisson algebra S whose Poisson bracket is non-diagonalizable quadratic. Although the potential of S has non-isolated singularities, the homology of S is computed. Next the Hochschild homology of B is obtained.     

On a class of smooth Frechet subalgebras of C * -algebras

The paper contributes to understanding the differential structure in a C ^*-algebra. Refining the Banach $(D_p^*)$ -algebras investigated by Kissin and Shulman as noncommutative analogues of the algebra C ^p [a,b] of p-times continuously differentiable functions, we investigate a Frechet $(D_\infty^*)$ -subalgebra $\ensuremath{{\mathcal B}}$ of a C ^*-algebra as a noncommutative analogue of the algebra C ^?∞?[a,b] of smooth functions. Regularity properties like spectral invariance, closure under functional calculi and domain invariance of homomorphisms are derived expressing $\ensuremath{{\mathcal B}}$ as an inverse limit over n of Banach $(D^*_n)$ -algebras. Several examples of such smooth algebras are exhibited.     

On non-Abelian Leibniz cohomology

In this note, by using a generalized notion of the Leibniz algebra of derivations, we present the constructions of the zero, first, and second non-Abelian Leibniz cohomologies with coefficients in crossed modules, which generalize the classical zero, first, and second Leibniz cohomology. For Lie algebras we compare the non-Abelian Leibniz and Lie cohomologies. We describe the second non-Abelian Leibniz cohomology via extensions of Leibniz algebras by crossed modules.     

Prime Radicals of Lattice κ-Ordered Algebras

The Kopytov order for any algebra over a field is considered. Necessary and sufficient conditions for an algebra to be a linearly ordered algebra are presented. Some results concerning the properties of ideals of linearly ordered algebras are obtained. Some examples of algebras with the Kopytov order are described. The Kopytov order for these examples induces the order on other algebraic objects. The purpose of this paper is to investigate a generalization of the concept of prime radical to lattice-ordered algebras over partially ordered fields. Prime radicals of l-algebras over partially ordered and directed fields are described. Some results concerning the properties of the lower weakly solvable l-radical of l-algebras are obtained. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the l-prime radical of an l-algebra to be equal to the lower weakly solvable l-radical of the l-algebra are presented.     

Gerstenhaber Algebra Structure on the Hochschild Cohomology of Quadratic String Algebras

We describe the Gerstenhaber algebra structure on the Hochschild cohomology HH^?(A) when A is a quadratic string algebra. First we compute the Hochschild cohomology groups using Barzdell’s resolution and we describe generators of these groups. Then we construct comparison morphisms between the bar resolution and Bardzell’s resolution in order to get formulae for the cup product and the Lie bracket. We find conditions on the bound quiver associated to string algebras in order to get non-trivial structures.     

A cohomological characterization of Leibniz central extensions of Lie algebras

Mainly motivated by Pirashvili's spectral sequences on a Leibniz algebra, a cohomological characterization of Leibniz central extensions of Lie algebras is given. In particular, as applications, we obtain the cohomological version of Gao's main theorem for Kac-Moody algebras and answer a question in an earlier paper by Liu and Hu (2004).