The Structure of Weak Hopf Algebras Corresponding to U q (sl 2)

The structure of weak Hopf algebras corresponding to U _q (sl ₂) are classified by their algebra structure and coalgebra structure. The algebra structure of weak Hopf algebras corresponding to U _q (sl ₂) can be written as the direct sum of U _q (sl ₂) and an algebra of polynomials. The coalgebra structure of weak Hopf algebras corresponding to U _q (sl ₂) are classified by their Ext quiver. There are four types of such structures.     

Leonard Pairs and Leonard Triples of q-Racah Type from the Quantum Algebra U q (sl 2)

In this article, we describe the construction of Leonard pairs and Leonard triples that have q-Racah type from U _q (sl ₂)-modules by using equitable generators of U _q (sl ₂). Our result solves an open problem proposed by Terwilliger.     

Decomposition ofq-deformed Fock spaces

A decomposition of the level-oneq-deformed Fock space representations ofU _q(sl _n ) is given. It is found that the action ofU _q(sl _n ) on these Fock spaces is centralized by a Heisenberg algebra, which arises from the center of the affine Hecke algebra _N in the limitN . Theq-deformed Fock space is shown to be isomorphic as aU _q(sl _n )-Heisenberg-bimodule to the tensor product of a level-one irreducible highest weight representation ofU _q(sl _n ) and the Fock representation of the Heisenberg algebra. The isomorphism is used to decompose theq-wedging operators, which are intertwiners between theq-deformed Fock spaces, into constituents coming fromU _q(sl _n ) and from the Heisenberg algebra.     

LatticeW algebras and quantum groups

We present Feigin's construction [Lectures given in Landau Institute] of latticeW algebras and give some simple results: lattice Virasoro andW ₃ algebras. For the simplest caseg=sl(2), we introduce the wholeU _q(2)) quantum group on this lattice. We find the simplest two-dimensional module as well as the exchange relations and define the lattice Virasoro algebra as the algebra of invariants ofU _q(sl(2)). Another generalization is connected with the lattice integrals of motion as the invariants of the quantum affine groupU _q(ñ₊). We show that Volkov's scheme leads to a system of difference equations for a function of non-commutative variables.Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, 142432, Chernogolovka, Russia. Published in Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 100, No. 1, pp. 132–147, July, 1994.     

A Class of Finite-Dimensional Representations of U_q（sl_2）

In order to study a class of finite-dimensional representations of Uq（sl2）, we deal with the quotient algebra Uq （m, n, b） of quantum group Uq（sl2） with relations Kr=1, Emr=b, Fnr=0 in this paper, where q is a root of unity. The algebra Uq（m, n, b） is decomposed into a direct sum of indecomposable （left） ideals. The structures of indecomposable projective representations and their blocks are determined.     

Categorical geometric skew Howe duality

We categorify the R-matrix isomorphism between tensor products of minuscule representations of U_q(\mathfraksl_n)U_{q}({\mathfrak{sl}}_{n}) by constructing an equivalence between the derived categories of coherent sheaves on the corresponding convolution products in the affine Grassmannian. The main step in the construction is a categorification of representations of U_q(\mathfraksl₂)U_{q}({\mathfrak{sl}}_{2}) which are related to representations of U_q(\mathfraksl_n)U_{q}({\mathfrak{sl}}_{n}) by quantum skew Howe duality. The resulting equivalence is part of the program of algebro-geometric categorification of Reshitikhin-Turaev tangle invariants developed by the first two authors.     

Quantum anchor:U q (sl(2)) case

We introduce the tangent spaceT(H _q ) on the quantum hyperboloid (A _0,q ^c ) and equip it with an action onA _0,q ^c being a deformation of the action of vectors fields on functions. An embeddingsl(2) _q →T(H _q ) ofq-deformed Lie algebrasl(2) being an analogue of the anchorsl(2)→Vect (H) is called “quantum anchor”.     

Matching Realization of Uq（sln＋1） of Higher Rank in the Quantum Weyl Algebra Wq（2n）

In the paper, we further realize the higher rank quantized universal enveloping algebra Uq（sln＋1） as certain quantum differential operators in the quantum Weyl algebra Wq （2n） defined over the quantum divided power algebra Sq（n） of rank n. We give the quantum differential operators realization for both the simple root vectors and the non-simple root vectors of Uq（sln＋1）. The nice behavior of the quantum root vectors formulas under the action of the Lusztig symmetries once again indicates that our realization model is naturally matched.     

The embedding ofU q(sl (2)) and sine algebras in generalized Clifford algebras

In this note, we establish the connection between certain quantum algebras and generalized Clifford algebras (GCA). Precisely, we embed the quantum tori Lie algebra andU _q(sl (2)) in GCA.     

WEIGHT PROPERTY FOR IDEALS OF U q (sl(2))

Let k be an arbitrary field of characteristic zero, and U be the quantized enveloping algebra U _q (sl(2)) over k. The aim of this present paper is to study the ideals of U at q not a root of unity. It turns out that every non-zero ideal of U can be generated by at most two highest weight vectors under the adjoint action, and by a sum of two highest weight vectors. This weight property make it possible to give a complete list of all prime (primitive, maximal) ideals of U according to their generators.     

Reflection equation algebras, coideal subalgebras, and their centres

Reflection equation algebras and related U_q(\mathfrak g){U{_q}(\mathfrak g)} -comodule algebras appear in various constructions of quantum homogeneous spaces and can be obtained via transmutation or equivalently via twisting by a cocycle. In this paper we investigate algebraic and representation theoretic properties of such so called ‘covariantized’ algebras, in particular concerning their centres, invariants, and characters. The locally finite part F_l(U_q (\mathfrak g)){F_l(U{_q} (\mathfrak g))} of U_q(\mathfrak g){U{_q}(\mathfrak g)} with respect to the left adjoint action is a special example of a covariantized algebra. Generalising Noumi’s construction of quantum symmetric pairs we define a coideal subalgebra B _f of U_q(\mathfrak g){U{_q}(\mathfrak g)} for each character f of a covariantized algebra. We show that for any character f of F_l(U_q(\mathfrak g)){F_l(U{_q}(\mathfrak g))} the centre Z(B _f ) canonically contains the representation ring Rep(\mathfrak g){{\rm Rep}(\mathfrak g)} of the semisimple Lie algebra \mathfrak g{\mathfrak g} . We show moreover that for \mathfrak g = \mathfrak sl_n(\mathbb C){\mathfrak g = {\mathfrak sl}_n(\mathbb C)} such characters can be constructed from any invertible solution of the reflection equation and hence we obtain many new explicit realisations of Rep(\mathfrak sl_n(\mathbb C)){{\rm Rep}({\mathfrak sl}_n(\mathbb C))} inside U_q(\mathfrak sl_n(\mathbb C)){U_q({\mathfrak sl}_n(\mathbb C))} . As an example we discuss the solutions of the reflection equation corresponding to the Grassmannian manifold Gr(m,2m) of m-dimensional subspaces in \mathbb C^2m{{\mathbb C}^{2m}}.     

The representations ofU q(SO4) andU q(SO3,1)

Summary We have considered here the (unitary) irreducible representations of theq-deformed algebraU _q(SO₄) and of theq-deformed Lorentz algebraU _q(SO_3,1). Both of them contain, as subalgebra, the algebraU _q(SO₃) which is shown to be isomorphic to the Fairlie-Odesskii algebra. As the list of pairwise nonequivalent irreps of theU _q(SO_3,1) demonstrates, the set of the parameters, which characterize such irreps is somewhat reduced (due to periodicity properties of the function w(z)=[z]_q) in comparison with that of theq=1 (classical) case. From another side, the list of unitary irreps of theU _q(SO_3,1) contains the strange series which has no classical counterpart (disappears at q=1).Published in Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika. Vol. 95, No. 2, pp. 251–257, May, 1993.     

A Sufficient Condition for a Smash Product as a Transfinite Left Free Normalizing Extension and Its Application

In this paper, a sufficient condition is given under which the smash product A#H is a transfinite left free normalizing extension of an algebra A. Moreover, the result is applied to a skew semigroup ring, a skew group ring and the quantum group U _q (sl(2)) such that some properties are shown. Received April 14, 1997, Accepted August 10, 1998     

Quantum groups and quantum shuffles

Let U _q ⁺ be the “upper triangular part” of the quantized enveloping algebra associated with a symetrizable Cartan matrix. We show that U _q ⁺ is isomorphic (as a Hopf algebra) to the subalgebra generated by elements of degree 0 and 1 of the cotensor Hopf algebra associated with a suitable Hopf bimodule on the group algebra of Z ⁿ . This method gives supersymetric as well as multiparametric versions of U _q ⁺ in a uniform way (for a suitable choice of the Hopf bimodule). We give a classification result about the Hopf algebras which can be obtained in this way, under a reasonable growth condition. We also show how the general formalism allows to reconstruct higher rank quantized enveloping algebras from U _q sl(2) and a suitable irreducible finite dimensional representation. Oblatum 21-III-1997 & 12-IX-1997     

Representations of the Quantum Algebra Uq(un, 1)

The main aim of the paper is to study infinite-dimensional representations of the real form U _q (u _{n, 1}) of the quantized universal enveloping algebra U _q (gl _{n + 1}). We investigate the principal series of representations of U _q (u _{n, 1}) and calculate the intertwining operators for pairs of these representations. Some of the principal series representations are reducible. The structure of these representations is determined. Then we classify irreducible representations of U _q (u _{n, 1}) obtained from irreducible and reducible principal series representations. All *-representations in this set of irreducible representations are separated. Unlike the classical case, the algebra U _q (u _{n, 1}) has finite-dimensional irreducible *-representations.     

Strip Bundles and the Highest Weight Crystals Over Quantum Infinite Rank Affine Algebras

We give new realizations of the highest weight crystals B(λ) over the quantum infinite rank affine algebras U _q (A _∞), U _q (B _∞), U _q (C _∞), and U _q (D _∞) using strip bundles, which are related with Nakajima monomials.     

Quantum octonions

This paper constructs a quantum deformation of the complex Cayley dgebra. The method uses the representation theory of U _q(sl(2)), the quantized enveloping algebra of the simple complex Lie algebra s/(2). The paper begins by constructing a quantum deforma-tion of the complex quaternion algebra, since this simpler case illustrates all of the necessary steps. As intermediate results, deformations are constructed of sl(2) and the 7-dimensional simple Malcev algebra.     

Quantum Dynamical coBoundary Equation for finite dimensional simple Lie algebras

For a finite dimensional simple Lie algebra g, the standard universal solution R(x)∈Uq(g)^⊗2 of the Quantum Dynamical Yang-Baxter Equation quantizes the standard trigonometric solution of the Classical Dynamical Yang-Baxter Equation. It can be built from the standard R-matrix and from the solution F(x)∈Uq(g)^⊗2 of the Quantum Dynamical coCycle Equation as . F(x) can be computed explicitly as an infinite product through the use of an auxiliary linear equation, the ABRR equation.Inspired by explicit results in the fundamental representation, it has been conjectured that, in the case where g=sl(n+1)(n?1) only, there could exist an element M(x)∈Uq(sl(n+1)) such that the dynamical gauge transform RJ of R(x) by M(x),

RJ=M₁⁻¹(x)M₂(xqh₁⁾⁻¹R(x)M₁(xqh₂)M₂(x),     

Distance-Regular Graphs Related to the Quantum Enveloping Algebra of sl(2)

We investigate a connection between distance-regular graphs and U _q(sl(2)), the quantum universal enveloping algebra of the Lie algebra sl(2). Let be a distance-regular graph with diameter d 3 and valency k 3, and assume is not isomorphic to the d-cube. Fix a vertex x of , and let (x) denote the Terwilliger algebra of with respect to x. Fix any complex number q {0, 1, –1}. Then is generated by certain matrices satisfying the defining relations of U _q(sl(2)) if and only if is bipartite and 2-homogeneous.     

Algebraic aspects of the Hofstadter problem in graphene

We consider the Hofstadter problem on a honeycomb lattice. ita relevance to the quantum group U _q (sl ₂) is explicitly shown. We point out the reducibility of the corresponding characteristic polynomials and conjecture its relation to supersymmetric quantum mechanics.