Chain tensor products and interval effect algebras

Weak and strongn-doublings (n∈N) are defined for an effect algebraP and the concept of a normal interval algebra is introduced. It is shown that the following statements are equivalent: (1) There is a morphism fromP into an interval algebra. (2)P admits a tensor product with every finite chain. (3)P has a weakn-doubling for everyn∈N. Moreover, the following are equivalent: (4)P is a normal interval algebra. (5)P admits a strong tensor product with every chain of length 2 ⁿ ,n∈N. (6)P has a strongn-doubling for everyn∈N. Finally, it is shown that ifP possesses an order-determining set of states, thenP is a normal interval algebra.     

Quotients of interval effect algebras

Nearly every orthostructure that has been proposed as a model for a logic of propositions affiliated with a physical system can be represented as an interval effect algebra; that is, as the partial algebra under addition of an interval from zero to an order unit in a partially ordered Abelian group. If the system is in a state that precludes certain elements of such an interval, an appropriate quotient interval algebra can be constructed by factoring out the order-convex subgroup generated by the precluded elements. In this paper we launch a study of the resulting quotient effect algebras.     

Effect algebras and tensor products of S-sets

An S-set is an algebraic structure that generalizes an effect algebra. Unlike effect algebras, the tensor product of two S-sets always exists and this tensor product can be concretely represented. Morphisms are used to study relationships between S-sets and effect algebras. The S-set tensor product is employed to obtain information about effect algebra tensor products.     

Sums of products of Coulomb wave function over degenerate states

The sums of products of Coulomb wave function over degenerate states are expressed in terms of quadratic forms that depend on the wave function of only one state with zero orbital angular momentum l = m = 0. These sums are encountered in many fields in the physics of atoms and molecules, for example, in investigations of the perturbation of degenerate atomic energy levels of a small potential well, a delta-function potential. The sums were found in an investigation of the limit of the Coulomb Green’s function G(r, r′, E), where the energy parameter E approaches an atomic energy level: E → E _n , E _n = ?Z ²/2n ². The Green’s function found by L. Hostler and R. Pratt in 1963 was used. The result obtained is a consequence of the degeneracy of the Coulomb energy levels, which in turn is due to the four-dimensional symmetry of the Coulomb problem.     

Tensor products of Hilbert space effect algebras

A definition of a tensor product in the category of Hilbert space effect algebras is introduced such that the tensor product reflects as much as possible of the physically important properties of the components. It is shown that in the complex case, there are two candidates to the tensor product, which are not equivalent. The situation is similar to the tensor product in the category of projection lattices, but also the two dimensional case is included. The case of tensor product of two classical systems is also investigated.     

Complex quantum enveloping algebras as twisted tensor products

We introduce a *-structure on the quantum double and its dual in order to make contact with various approaches to the enveloping algebras of complex quantum groups. Furthermore, we introduce a canonical basis in the quantum double, its universalR-matrices and give its relation to subgroups in the dual Hopf algebra.     

Covering and gluing of algebras and differential algebras

Extending work of Budzyński and Kondracki, we investigate coverings and gluings of algebras and differential algebras. We describe in detail the gluing of two quantum discs along their classical subspace, giving a C^*-algebra isomorphic to a certain Podleś sphere, as well as the gluing of U_q^1/2(sl₂)-covariant differential calculi on the discs.     

Bicovariant quantum algebras and quantum Lie algebras

A bicovariant calculus of differential operators on a quantum group is constructed in a natural way, using invariant maps from Fun toU _q g, given by elements of the pure braid group. These operators—the reflection matrixYL ⁺ SL ^– being a special case—generate algebras that linearly close under adjoint actions, i.e. they form generalized Lie algebras. We establish the connection between the Hopf algebra formulation of the calculus and a formulation in compact matrix form which is quite powerful for actual computations and as applications we find the quantum determinant and an orthogonality relation forY inSO _q (N).This work was supported in part by the Director, Office of Energy Research, Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics, Division of High Energy Physics of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC03-76SF00098 and in part by the National Science Foundation under grant PHY90-21139     

Continuity and Stability of Partial Entropic Sums

Extensions of Fannes’ inequality with partial sums of the Tsallis entropy are obtained for both the classical and quantum cases. The definition of kth partial sum under the prescribed order of terms is given. Basic properties of introduced entropic measures and some applications are discussed. The derived estimates provide a complete characterization of the continuity and stability properties in the refined scale. The results are also reformulated in terms of Uhlmann’s partial fidelities.     

The relation between quantumW algebras and Lie algebras

By quantizing the generalized Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction scheme for arbitrarysl ₂ embeddings we show that a large set of quantumW algebras can be viewed as (BRST) cohomologies of affine Lie algebras. The set contains many knownW algebras such asW _N andW ₃ ⁽²⁾ . Our formalism yields a completely algorithmic method for calculating theW algebra generators and their operator product expansions, replacing the cumbersome construction ofW algebras as commutants of screening operators. By generalizing and quantizing the Miura transformation we show that anyW algebra in can be embedded into the universal enveloping algebra of a semisimple affine Lie algebra which is, up to shifts in level, isomorphic to a subalgebra of the original affine algebra. Thereforeany realization of this semisimple affine Lie algebra leads to a realization of theW algebra. In particular, one obtains in this way a general and explicit method for constructing the free field realizations and Fock resolusions for all algebras in. Some examples are explicitly worked out.     

Dynamical entropy ofC* algebras and von Neumann algebras

The definition of the dynamical entropy is extended for automorphism groups ofC* algebras. As an example, the dynamical entropy of the shift of a lattice algebra is studied, and it is shown that in some cases it coincides with the entropy density.     

KAC-moody algebras,Yang-Baxter-Zamolodchikov-Faddeev algebras and integrable field theories

A large class of integrable two-dimensional field theories exhibit Yang-Baxter-Zamolodchikov-Faddeev (YBZF) algebras and Kac-Moody (KM) algebras. Examples of them are chiral fermionic models, sigma models and Wess-Zumino-Witten sigma models. With their help an explicit link is found between representations of YBZF and KM algebras.     

Step algebras of semi-simple subalgebras of Lie algebras

For each pair (G,K) where G is a complex finite-dimensional Lie algebra and K a semi-simple subalgebra of G, we construct an associative algebra (step algebra) $\text{Y}$ (G,K) and a homomorphism i_*: $\text{Y}$ (G,K)→E(G) is the enveloping algebra of G. $\text{Y}$ (G,K) has the following properties: (1) If V is any G-module and x ? V a K-maximal vector, then sx = i_* (s)x is K-maximal for any s ? $\text{Y}$ (G,K); (2) If V is irreducible and a certain simple criteria is fulfilled, then any K-maximal vector can be written in the form sx_m, s ? $\text{Y}$ (G,K), where x_m is some fixed K-maximal vector. Because of these properties $\text{Y}$ (G,K) has great practical value when constructing irreducible representations of Lie algebras in a form which makes the reduction with respect to a semi-simple subalgebra explicit.     

Sums of Hermitian Squares and the BMV Conjecture

We show that all the coefficients of the polynomial

Electron Scattering without Spin Sums

Using the spacetime algebra formulation of the Dirac equation, we demonstrate how to perform cross-section calculations following a method suggested by Hestenes (1982). Instead of an S-matrix, we use an operator that rotates the initial states into the scattered states. By allowing the scattering operator to become a function of the initial spin, we can neatly handle spin-dependent calculations. When the operator is independent of spin, we can provide manifestly spin-independent results. We use neither spin basis nor spin sums, instead handling the spin orientation directly. As examples, we perform spin-dependent calculations in Coulomb scattering to second order, and briefly consider more complicated calculations in QED.     

Operadic formulation of topological vertex algebras and Gerstenhaber or Batalin-Vilkovisky algebras

We give the operadic formulation of (weak, strong) topological vertex algebras, which are variants of topological vertex operator algebras studied recently by Lian and Zuckerman. As an application, we obtain a conceptual and geometric construction of the Batalin-Vilkovisky algebraic structure (or the Gerstenhaber algebra structure) on the cohomology of a topological vertex algebra (or of a weak topological vertex algebra) by combining this operadic formulation with a theorem of Getzler (or of Cohen) which formulates Batalin-Vilkovisky algebras (or Gerstenhaber algebras) in terms of the homology of the framed little disk operad (or of the little disk operad).The author is supported in part by NSF grant DMS-9104519     

Contragradient algebras and lax operators associated with simple lie algebras

It is shown that the two-dimensional field theories connected with some representations of compact Lie groups admit the Lax pair in terms of contragradient algebras, associated with the corresponding simple Lie algebras.     

Leibniz algebras associated with representations of filiform Lie algebras

In this paper we investigate Leibniz algebras whose quotient Lie algebra is a naturally graded filiform Lie algebra $n_{n,1}$. We introduce a Fock module for the algebra $n_{n,1}$ and provide classification of Leibniz algebras $L$ whose corresponding Lie algebra $L/I$ is the algebra $n_{n,1}$ with condition that the ideal $I$ is a Fock $n_{n,1}$-module, where $I$ is the ideal generated by squares of elements from $L$.We also consider Leibniz algebras with corresponding Lie algebra $n_{n,1}$ and such that the action $I\times n_{n,1}\to I$ gives rise to a minimal faithful representation of $n_{n,1}$. The classification up to isomorphism of such Leibniz algebras is given for the case of $n=4$.     

Quantum-algebras and elliptic algebras

We define a quantum-algebra associated to as an associative algebra depending on two parameters. For special values of the parameters, this algebra becomes the ordinary-algebra of , or theq-deformed classical-algebra algebra of . We construct free field realizations of the quantum-algebra and the screening currents. We also point out some interesting elliptic structures arising in these algebras. In particular, we show that the screening currents satisfy elliptic analogues of the Drinfeld relations in.The research of the second author was partially supported by NSF grant DMS-9501414.     

algebras and field theory

We review and develop the general properties of algebras focusing on the gauge structure of the associated field theories. Motivated by the homotopy Lie algebra of closed string field theory and the work of Roytenberg and Weinstein describing the Courant bracket in this language we investigate the structure of general gauge invariant perturbative field theories. We sketch such formulations for non‐abelian gauge theories, Einstein gravity, and for double field theory. We find that there is an algebra for the gauge structure and a larger one for the full interacting field theory. Theories where the gauge structure is a strict Lie algebra often require the full algebra for the interacting theory. The analysis suggests that algebras provide a classification of perturbative gauge invariant classical field theories.