Nonstandard GLh(n) quantum groups and contraction of covariant q-bosonic algebras

GL_h(n) × GL_h(m)-covariant h-bosonic algebras are built by contracting the GL_q(n) × GL_q(m)-covariant q-bosonic algebras considered by the present author some years ago. Their defining relations are written in terms of the corresponding R _h-matrices. Whenever n = 2, and m = 1 or 2, it is proved by using U_h(sl(2)) Clebsch-Gordan coefficients that they can also be expressed in terms of coupled commutators in a way entirely similar to the classical case. Some U_h(sl(2)) rank-(1/2) irreducible tensor operators, recently constructed by Aizawa in terms of standard bosonic operators, are shown to provide a realization of the h-bosonic algebra corresponding to n = 2 and m = 1.     

The q-boson realizations of the quantum groups U q(B n)

We give explicit realization for the quantum enveloping algebras U _q(B _n). In these formulae the generators of the algebra are expressed by means of 2n–1 canonical q-boson pairs and one auxiliary representation of U _q(B _n–1)     

Discrete series of unitary irreducible representations of the Uq(u(3, 1)) and Uq(u(n, 1)) noncompact quantum algebras

The structure of all discrete series of unitary irreducible representations of the U _q (u(3, 1)) and U _q (u(n, 1)) noncompact quantum algebras are investigated with the aid of extremal projection operators and the q-analog of the Mickelsson-Zhelobenko algebra Z(g, g′) _q . The orthonormal basis constructed in the infinite-dimensional space of irreducible representations of the U _q (u(n, 1)) ⊇ U _q (u(n)) algebra is the q-analog of the Gelfand-Graev basis in the space of the corresponding irreducible representations of the u(n, 1) ⊇ u(n) classical algebra.     

Nonstandard q-deformation of the Euclidean Lie algebra and its representations

A nonstandard q-deformed Euclidean algebra U _q(iso _n ), based on the definition of the twisted q-deformed algebra U _qso_n) (different from the Drinfeld–Jimbo algebra U _q(so _n )), is defined. Infinite dimensional representations R of U _q(iso _n ) are described. Explicit formulas for operators of these representations in the orthonormal basis are given. The spectra of the operators R(T _n) corresponding to a q-analogue of the infinitesimal operator of shifts along the n-th axis are described. Contrary to the case of the classical Euclidean Lie algebra iso _n , these spectra are discrete and spectral points have one point of accumulation.     

Crystal base and a generalization of the Littlewood-Richardson rule for the classical Lie algebras

We shall give a generalization of the Littlewood-Richardson rule forU _q (g) associated with, the classical Lie algebras by use of crystal base. This rule describes explicitly the decomposition of tensor products of given representations.     

Free fermions and the Alexander-Conway polynomial

We show how the Conway Alexander polynomial arises from theq deformation of (Z ₂ graded)sl(n, n) algebras. In the simplestsl(1, 1) case we then establish connection between classical knot theory and its modern versions based on quantum groups. We first shown how the crystal and the fundamental group of the complement of a knot give rise naturally to the Burau representation of the braid group. The Burau matrix is then transformed into theU _q sl(1, 1) R matrix by going to the exterior power algebra. Using a det=str identity, this allows us to recover the state model of [K2, 89] as well. We also show how theU _q> sl(1, 1) algebra describes free fermions propagating on the knot diagram. We rewrite the Conway Alexander polynomial as a Berezin integral, and thus as an apparently new determinant.Work supported in part by NSF grant no. DMS-8822602Work supported in part by the NSF: grant nos. PYI PHY 86-57788 and PHY 90-00386 and by CNRS, France     

q-deformed conformal and Poincaré algebras on quantum 4-spinors

We investigate quantum deformation of conformal algebras by constructing the quantum space forsl _q (4). The differential calculus on the quantum space and the action of the quantum generators are studied. We derive deformedsu(2,2) algebra from the deformedsl(4) algebra using the quantum 4-spinor and its conjugate spinor. The quantum 6-vector inso _q (4,2) is constructed as a tensor product of two sets of 4-spinors. We obtain theq-deformed conformal algebra with the suitable assignment of the generators which satisfy the reality condition. The deformed Poincaré algebra is derived through a contraction procedure.Work partially supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (#030083)     

Real complexified quantum groups,their vector fields and quantum enveloping algebras

We construct complex quantum groups associated with the Lie algebras of typeA _n–1 ,B _n ,C _n andD _n which are considered as real algebras. Following the ideas of Faddeev, Reshetikhin and Takhtayan, we obtain the Hopf algebras of regular functionalsU _R , on these real complexified quantum groups. Theq-analogues of the left invariant vector fields of the quantum enveloping algebras are defined. These quantum vector fields are functionals over the corresponding real formA of the complex quantum groupA. The equivalence of the Hopf algebra of regular functionals and the algebra of complex quantum vector fields is shown by factorizing the vector fields uniquely into a triangular and a unitary part and identifying them with the corresponding elements of the algebra of regular functionals. In the special exampleA ₁ , we derive theq-deformed real complexified enveloping algebraU _q sl(2, ) with six generators.Presented at the Colloquium on the Quantum Groups, Prague, 18–20 June, 1992.Based on the papers: [i]Drabant B., Schlieker M., Weich W., and Zumino B.: PreprintLMU-TPW 1991-5 (to appear in Commun. Math. Phys.) [ii]Chryssomalakos C., Drabant B., Schlieker M., Weich W., and Zumino B.: Preprint UCB 92/03 (to appear in Commun. Math. Phys.) [iii]Drabant B., Juro B., Schlieker M., Weich W., and Zumino B.: Preprint MPI-Ph/92-39 (submitted to Lett. Math. Phys.)     

A superalgebra morphism of U q [osp(1/2N)] onto the deformed oscillator superalgebra W q (N)

We prove that the deformed oscillator superalgebra W _q (n) (which in the Fock representation is generated essentially byn pairs ofq-bosons) is a factor algebra of the quantized universal enveloping algebra U _q [osp(1/2n)]. We write down aq-analog of the Cartan-Weyl basis for the deformed osp(1/2n) and also give an oscillator realization of all Cartan-Weyl generators.     

On a general analytic formula for U q(su(3)) Clebsch-Gordan coefficients

We present the projection operator method in combination with the Wigner-Racah calculus of the subalgebra U _q(su(2)) for calculation of Clebsch-Gordan coefficients (CGCs) of the quantum algebra U _q(su(3)). The key formulas of the method are couplings of the tensor and projection operators and also a tensor form for the projection operator of U _q(su(3)). We obtain a very compact general analytic formula for the U _q(su(3)) CGCs in terms of the U _q(su(2)) Wigner 3nj symbols.     

Schur duality in the toroidal setting

The classical Frobenius-Schur duality gives a correspondence between finite dimensional representations of the symmetric and the linear groups. The goal of the present paper is to extend this construction to the quantum toroidal setup with only elementary (algebraic) methods. This work can be seen as a continuation of [J, D1 and C2] (see also [C-P and G-R-V]) where the cases of the quantum groups U _q (sl(n)), Y(sl(n)) (the Yangian) and U _q (sl(n)) are given. In the toroidal setting the two algebras involved are deformations of Cherednik's double affine Hecke algebra introduced in [C1] and of the quantum toroidal group as given in [G-K-V]. Indeed, one should keep in mind the geometrical construction in [G-R-V] and [G-K-V] in terms of equivariant K-theory of some flag manifolds. A similar K-theoretic construction of Cherednik's algebra has motivated the present work. At last, we would like to lay emphasis on the fact that, contrary to [J, D1 and C2], the representations involved in our duality are infinite dimensional. Of course, in the classical case, i.e.,q=1, a similar duality holds between the toroidal Lie algebra and the toroidal version of the symmetric group. The authors would like to thank V. Ginzburg for a useful remark on a preceding version of this paper. Communicated by M. Jimbo     

Models of Q algebra representations

This article gives a review of various straightforward models ofQ algebra representations. This is done using one and two variable function space models of theq-analogues of Lie enveloping algebras. The algebras considered are the quantum algebraU _q (su ₂ ) and aq analogue of the oscillator algebra. We present only the general framework and refer the reader to references of the joint work of the author and Willard Miller, Jr.Presented at the Colloquium on the Quantum Groups, Prague, 18–20 June 1992.     

Construction of cyclic representations of quantum algebras at q p =1 from their regular representations

Cyclic representations of maximal dimension of the quantum algebra U _q L associated with any finite-dimensional simple Lie algebra L are studied from its regular representation at q ^p =1, which is proved to be a quotient module of itself as a left module with respect to some submodules. The general theory is given after an instructive example U _q sl(2) is studied. Another explicit example U _q sl(3) is also presented.This work is supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Author Fu is also supported by the Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Foundation of China     

Heisenberg realization for U q (sl n ) on the flag manifold

We give the Heisenberg realization for the quantum algebra U _q (sl _n ), which is written by theq-difference operator on the flag manifold. We construct it from the action of U _q (sl _n ) on theq-symmetric algebraA _q (Mat _n ) by the Borel-Weil-like approach. Our realization is applicable to the construction of the free field realization for U _q [2].     

Spin physics with internal targets and the blast detector

The aim of this paper is to give a set of central elements of the algebras U_q(so_m) and U _q(iso _m ) when q is a root of unity. They are surprisingly arise from a single polynomial Casimir element of the algebra U_q(so₃). It is conjectured that the Casimir elements of these algebras under any values of q (not only for q a root of unity) and the central elements for q a root of unity derived in this paper generate the centers of U_q(so_m) and U _q(iso _m ) when q is a root of unity.     

Quantum affine algebras and universalR-matrix with spectral parameter

Using the previously obtained universalR-matrix for the quantized nontwisted affine Lie algebras U _q (A ₁ ⁽¹⁾ ) and U _q (A ₂ ⁽¹⁾ ), we determine the explicitly spectral dependent universalR-matrix for the corresponding quantum Lie algebras U _q (A ₁) and U _q (A ₂). As applications, we reproduce the well known results in the fundamental representations and we also derive an extremely explicit formula of the spectral-dependentR-matrix for the adjoint representation of U _q (A ₂), the simplest nontrivial case when the tensor product decomposition of the representation with itself has nontrivial multiplicity.     

A New Current Algebra and the Reflection Equation

We establish an explicit algebra isomorphism between the quantum reflection algebra for the U_q([^(sl₂)]) R{U_q(\widehat{sl_2}) R}-matrix and a new type of current algebra. These two algebras are shown to be two realizations of a special case of tridiagonal algebras (q-Onsager).     

A two-parameter deformation of the universal enveloping algebra ofsl(3, C)

Starting from a certain multi-parameter matrix that satisfies the quantum Yang-Baxter equation, a two-parameter deformation of the universal enveloping algebra of the simple Lie algebrasl(3, C) is derived. It is shown that this has same product relations and antipode as the standard one-parameter deformationU _q(sl(3, C)) but has a different coproduct. It is also shown that there exists a Hopf algebra whose product relations are merely the commutation relations ofsl(3, C) itself, but whose coproduct is different from the usual one for the universal enveloping algebra ofsl(3, C).     

New approach in theory of Clebsch-Gordan coefficients foru(n) andU q(u(n))

A new method for calculation of Clebsch-Gordan coefficients (CGCs) of the Lie algebrau(n) and its quantum analogU _q(u(n)) is developed. The method is based on the projection operator method in combination with the Wigner-Racah calculus for the subalgebrau(n−1) (U _q(u(n−1))). The key formulas of the method are couplings of the tensor and projection operators and also a tensor form of the projection operator ofu(n) andU _q(u(n)). It is shown that theU _q(u(n)) CGCs can be presented in terms of theU _q(u)(n−1)) q−9j-symbols. Presented at the 9th International Colloquium: “Quantum Groups and Integrable Systems”, Prague, 22–24 June 2000. Supported by Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research, grant 99-01-01163. Supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant PHY-9970769 and Cooperative Agreement EPS-9720652 that includes matching from the Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund.