Coorbits of Quantum Homogeneous Spaces

The notion of coorbits for spaces with quantum group actions is introduced. A space with a quantum group action is given by a pair of algebras: an associative algebra which is the analog of a classical topological space, and a Hopf algebra which is the analog of a classical topological group. The Hopf algebra acts on the associative algebra via a comodule structure mapping which is also an algebra homomorphism. For a space with a quantum group action, a coorbit is a pair of spaces given by the image and the kernel of an algebra homomorphism from the associative algebra to the Hopf algebra. The coorbits of several types of quantum homogeneous spaces are discussed. In the case when the associative algebra is the group algebra of a group and the Hopf algebra is a quotient of the group algebra, the connection between the set of coorbits and the character group is established.     

The q-Analogue of the Alternating Group and Its Representations

We define the new algebra. This algebra has a parameter q. The defining relations of this algebra at q = 1 coincide with the basic relations of the alternating group. We also give the new subalgebra of the Hecke algebra of type A which is isomorphic to this algebra. This algebra is free of rank half that of the Hecke algebra. Hence this algebra is regarded as a q-analogue of the alternating group.All the isomorphism classes of the irreducible representations of this algebra and the q-analogue of the branching rule between the symmetric group and the alternating group are obtained.     

Binary homomorphisms and natural dualities

We investigate ways in which certain binary homomorphisms of a finite algebra can guarantee its dualisability. Of particular interest are those binary homomorphisms which are lattice, flat-semilattice or group operations. We prove that a finite algebra which has a pair of lattice operations amongst its binary homomorphisms is dualisable. As an application of this result, we find that every finite unary algebra can be embedded into a dualisable algebra. We develop some general tools which we use to prove the dualisability of a large number of unary algebras. For example, we show that the endomorphisms of a finite cyclic group are the operations of a dualisable unary algebra.     

Universal deformation formulas and breaking symmetry

We show that an algebra with a non-nilpotent Lie group of automorphisms or “symmetries” (e.g., smooth functions on a manifold with such a group of diffeomorphisms) may generally be deformed (in the function case, “quantized”) in such a way that only a proper subgroup of the original group acts. This symmetry breaking is a consequence of the existence of certain “universal deformation formulas” which are elements, independent of the original algebra, in the tensor algebra of the enveloping algebra of the Lie algebra of the group.     

Lie Representations and an Algebra Containing Solomon's

We introduce and study a Hopf algebra containing the descent algebra as a sub-Hopf-algebra. It has the main algebraic properties of the descent algebra, and more: it is a sub-Hopf-algebra of the direct sum of the symmetric group algebras; it is closed under the corresponding inner product; it is cocommutative, so it is an enveloping algebra; it contains all Lie idempotents of the symmetric group algebras. Moreover, its primitive elements are exactly the Lie elements which lie in the symmetric group algebras.     

Duality for Convex Monoids

Every C*-algebra gives rise to an effect module and a convex space of states, which are connected via Kadison duality. We explore this duality in several examples, where the C*-algebra is equipped with the structure of a finite-dimensional Hopf algebra. When the Hopf algebra is the function algebra or group algebra of a finite group, the resulting state spaces form convex monoids. We will prove that both these convex monoids can be obtained from the other one by taking a coproduct of density matrices on the irreducible representations. We will also show that the same holds for a tensor product of a group and a function algebra.     

A Hilbert-Nagata theorem in noncommutative invariant theory

Nagata gave a fundamental sufficient condition on group actions on finitely generated commutative algebras for finite generation of the subalgebra of invariants. In this paper we consider groups acting on noncommutative algebras over a field of characteristic zero. We characterize all the T-ideals of the free associative algebra such that the algebra of invariants in the corresponding relatively free algebra is finitely generated for any group action from the class of Nagata. In particular, in the case of unitary algebras this condition is equivalent to the nilpotency of the algebra in Lie sense. As a consequence we extend the Hilbert-Nagata theorem on finite generation of the algebra of invariants to any finitely generated associative algebra which is Lie nilpotent. We also prove that the Hilbert series of the algebra of invariants of a group acting on a relatively free algebra with a non-matrix polynomial identity is rational, if the action satisfies the condition of Nagata.

     

Lie algebras of infinitesimal norm isometries

Given a norm on a finite dimensional vector space V, we may consider the group of all linear automorphisms which preserve it. The Lie algebra of this group is a Lie subalgebra of the endomorphism algebra of V having two properties: (1) it is the Lie algebra of a compact subgroup, and (2) it is “saturated” in a sence made precise below. We show that any Lie subalgebra satisfying these conditions is the Lie algebra of the group of linear automorphisms preserving some norm. There is an appendix on elementary Lie group theory.     

A cell filtration of mixed tensor space

We construct a cellular basis of the walled Brauer algebra which has similar properties as the Murphy basis of the group algebra of the symmetric group. In particular, the restriction of a cell module to a certain subalgebra can be easily described via this basis. Furthermore, the mixed tensor space possesses a filtration by cell modules—although not by cell modules of the walled Brauer algebra itself, but by cell modules of its image in the algebra of endomorphisms of mixed tensor space.     

The Partition Algebra as a Centralizer Algebra of the Alternating Group

ABSTRACT

In this article, we focus on the result of V.F.R. Jones which says that the partition algebra is the algebra of all transformations commuting with the action of the symmetric group on tensor products of its permutation representation. In particular, we restrict the action of the symmetric group to the action of the alternating group. In this context, we compute a basis for the centralizer algebra and show when the centralizer is isomorphic to the partition algebra.     

Spin Hecke algebras of finite and affine types

We introduce the spin Hecke algebra, which is a q-deformation of the spin symmetric group algebra, and its affine generalization. We establish an algebra isomorphism which relates our spin (affine) Hecke algebras to the (affine) Hecke-Clifford algebras of Olshanski and Jones-Nazarov. Relation between the spin (affine) Hecke algebra and a nonstandard presentation of the usual (affine) Hecke algebra is displayed, and the notion of covering (affine) Hecke algebra is introduced to provide a link between these algebras. Various algebraic structures for the spin (affine) Hecke algebra are established.     

Heisenberg-Virasoro代数的q-形变的量子群结构

构造了水平为零的扭的Heisenberg-Virasoro代数的一个q-形变Hvirq,证明它是一个quasi-hom-李代数.给出该代数的一个非平凡的量子群结构,即它是一个非交换且余交换的Hopf代数.     

Interactionist perspective on negotiation processes of students’ different understandings during small group work on linear algebra

Student group work represents a central learning setting within mathematics programs at the university level. In this study, a theoretical perspective on collaboration is adopted in which the differences between students’ interpretations of a mathematical concept are seen as an opportunity for individual restructuring processes. This so-called interactionist perspective is applied to student group work on linear algebra. The concepts of linear algebra at the university level are characterized by a versatility of different modes of expression and interpretation. For students of linear algebra, the flexible transitions between the different interpretations of linear algebra concepts usually pose a challenge. This study focuses on how students negotiate their different interpretations during group work on linear algebra and how transitions between interpretations might be stimulated or hindered. Video recordings of eight student groups working on a task that required flexible transition between interpretations of homomorphisms were sampled. The recordings were analyzed from an interactionist perspective, focusing on interaction situations in which the participating students expressed and negotiated different interpretations of homomorphisms. The analyses of students’ interactions highlight a phenomenon whereby differences in students’ interpretations remain implicit in group discussions, which constitutes an obstacle to the negotiation process.     

Non-commutative Hopf algebra of formal diffeomorphisms

This paper deals with two Hopf algebras which are the non-commutative analogues of two different groups of formal power series. The first group is the set of invertible series with the group law being multiplication of series, while the second is the set of formal diffeomorphisms with the group law being a composition of series. The motivation to introduce these Hopf algebras comes from the study of formal series with non-commutative coefficients. Invertible series with non-commutative coefficients still form a group, and we interpret the corresponding new non-commutative Hopf algebra as an alternative to the natural Hopf algebra given by the co-ordinate ring of the group, which has the advantage of being functorial in the algebra of coefficients. For the formal diffeomorphisms with non-commutative coefficients, this interpretation fails, because in this case the composition is not associative anymore. However, we show that for the dual non-commutative algebra there exists a natural co-associative co-product defining a non-commutative Hopf algebra. Moreover, we give an explicit formula for the antipode, which represents a non-commutative version of the Lagrange inversion formula, and we show that its coefficients are related to planar binary trees. Then we extend these results to the semi-direct co-product of the previous Hopf algebras, and to series in several variables. Finally, we show how the non-commutative Hopf algebras of formal series are related to some renormalization Hopf algebras, which are combinatorial Hopf algebras motivated by the renormalization procedure in quantum field theory, and to the renormalization functor given by the double-tensor algebra on a bi-algebra.     

Gorenstein代数上的Hopf代数作用

令H是有限维Hopf代数，A是左H-模代数。本文证明了A是Gorenstein代数的充分必要条件。A^H也是Gorenstein代数的条件。它是Enochs EE,GarciaJJ和del RioA关于群作用相应的理论的推广，同时给出A/A^H是Frobenius扩张的条件。     

The Elements in Crystal Bases Corresponding to Exceptional Modules

According to the Ringel-Green theorem, the generic composition algebra of the Hall algebra provides a realization of the positive part of the quantum group. Furthermore, its Drinfeld double can be identified with the whole quantum group, in which the BGP- reflection functors coincide with Lusztig＇s symmetries. It is first asserted that the elements corresponding to exceptional modules lie in the integral generic composition algebra, hence in the integral form of the quantum group. Then it is proved that these elements lie in the crystal basis up to a sign. Eventually, it is shown that the sign can be removed by the geometric method. The results hold for any type of Cartan datum.     

Deformations on the Twisted Heisenberg-Virasoro Algebra

With the cohomology results on the Virasoro algebra, the authors determine the second cohomology group on the twisted Heisenberg-Virasoro algebra, which gives all deformations on the twisted Heisenberg-Virasoro algebra.     

Simple iterative algebras

Based on the notion of an ideal of an iterative algebra, developed earlier, we introduce the concept of a simple iterative algebra of functions of a k-valued logic, that is, an algebra freed of proper ideals. It is found out that every simple algebra is contained in a maximal algebra and is naturally associated with some permutation group on a finite set. We specify a number of conditions on a permutation group under which a corresponding algebra is said to be maximal and simple. This allows us to completely list the maximal simple algebras for the case where k<-4. Translated fromAlgebra i Logika, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 460–477, July–August, 1998.     

On self-adjoint subloops of moufang loops

In this paper we give a combinatorial rule to compute the composition of two convolution products of endomorphisms of a free associative algebra and deduce the construction of a subalgebra of QB _n (the group algebra of Hyperoctahedral group) which contains the descent algebra X#?. We also deduce a proof of the multiplication rule in the algebra ∑QB _n- Finally, we generalize this construction to other wreath products of symmetric groups by abelian groups.     

Spectral properties of descent algebra elements

In this article, we determine the eigenvalues and their corresponding multiplicities of the action on the group algebra of a finite Coxeter group of an element of its descent algebra. Meanwhile, we identify a slight error in the paper of Bergeron, Bergeron, Howlett, and Taylor in a formula for certain structure coefficients in the descent algebra. We provide the correct formula, and give an example which explicitly shows the difference between both formulas.