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Intuition behind the definition of quantum groups
Being far from the field of quantum groups, I have nevertheless made in the past several (unsuccessful) attempts to understand their definition and basic properties. The goal of this post is to try to ...
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Why is there such a close resemblance between the unitary representation theory of the Virasoro algebra and that of the Temperley-Lieb algebra?
For those who aren't familiar with the Virasoro or Temperley-Lieb algebras, I include some definitions:
• The (universal envelopping algebra of the) Virasoro algebra is the $\star$-algebra $...
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Limiting representation theory of quantum groups at roots of unity and $SL(2,\mathbb{C})$
Let $V_N$ denote the $N$-dimensional representation of the quantum group $U_q(\mathfrak s\mathfrak l_2)$. I am told that in the limit $N\to\infty$ with $q=e^{2\pi i/n}$ and $N/n\to\alpha\in(0,1)$, ...
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When does Lusztig's canonical basis have non-positive structure coefficients?
I've heard asserted in talks quite a few times that Lusztig's canonical basis for irreducible representations is known to not always have positive structure coefficents for the action of $E_i$ and $...
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What are the indecomposable $U_q\mathfrak{sl}(2)$-modules?
Let $\mathfrak g=\mathfrak{sl}(2)$.
Let $\zeta$ be a primitive root of unity of even order. Say $\zeta=e^{2\pi i/6}$, for concreteness.
Let $U_q\mathfrak g$ be Lusztig's integral form of the ...
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Examples when quantum $q$ equals to arithmetic $q$
First, as a disclaimer, I should say that this post is not about any specific propositions, but is more of some philosophical flavor.
In the world of quantum mathematics, the letter $q$ is a standard ...
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$q$-(and other)-analogs for counting index-$n$ subgroups in terms of Homs to $S_n$?
The following formula of astonishing beauty and power (imho):
$$ \sum_{n \ge 0} \frac{| \mathrm{Hom}(G,S_n) | }{n! } z^n = \exp\left( \sum_{n \ge 1} \frac{|\text{Index}~n~\text{subgroups of}~ G|}nz^...
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Hopf dual of the Hopf dual
Given any Hopf algebra $A$ over a field $k$, one can also define the Hopf dual $A^*$ of as follows: Let $A^∗$ be the subspace of the full linear dual of $A$ consisting of elements that vanish on some ...
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Examples of representations of quantum groups
I am trying to learn some basic theory of quantum groups $U_q(\mathfrak{g})$, where $\mathfrak{g}$ is a simple Lie algebra, say $sl_n(\mathbb{C})$. As far as I heard the finite dimensional ...
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Capelli determinant = Duflo ( determinant) - was it known ?
Question briefly. Was this fact known: Capelli determinant = Duflo (determinant) ? (This is an equality of the two central elements in universal enveloping of Lie algebra $gl_n$).
I googled a lot ...
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When are Jones-Wenzl projectors defined?
(I am hoping that someone well-versed in the literature of Temperley-Lieb algebras or of quantum groups at roots of unity can answer my question. Fingers crossed.)
Consider the Temperley-Lieb algebra ...
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Why do sl(2) and so(3) correspond to different points on the Vogel plane?
Vogel assigns to every simple metric Lie algebra (and more generally to every simple metric Lie algebra object in a symmetric monoidal category) a point in the orbifold $\mathbb{P}^2/S_3$ (where $S_3$ ...
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Intrinsic characterization of Soergel bimodules?
A Soergel bimodule (for $S_n$) is a bimodule over $R = \mathbb{Q}[x_1,\dots,x_n]$ which appears as a summand/grading shift of tensor products of the basic bimodules
$$B_{i,i+1} = R \otimes_{i,i+1} R$$
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Is algebra: ac=ca, bd = db , ad - da = cb - bc ("Manin matrix algebra") - a Koszul algebra?
Question: Consider quadratic algebra with four generators $a,b,c,d,d$ and three relations $ac=ca,bd = db, ad-da = cb - bc$ . Is it a Koszul algebra ? (i.e. Koszul complex is resolution of ground field ...
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Representations of $U_q(\mathfrak{sl}(2))$ as differential / difference operators
$\mathfrak{sl}(2)$ (over $\mathbb{C}$) with basis $E_\pm, H$ with commutation relations
$$
[H,E_{\pm}]=\pm 2 E_\pm,\quad [E_+,E_-]=H
$$
admits the well-known representation on $\mathbb{C}[x]$ with
$$
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Is there a machinery describing all the irreducible representations ?
Suppose we have a finite dimensional Lie algebra $g$， Is there a machinery to describe all the irreducible representation of $g$.
Consider toy example: $sl_{2}$ or $sl_{3}$, how do we describe all ...
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Simple modules for $U_q(\mathfrak{sl}_n)$ at roots of unity
Can anyone point me to a classification/construction of the irreducibles for $U_q(\mathfrak{sl}_n)$, or the associated small quantum groups, when the parameter $q$ is a root of unity and $n>2$? ...
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Do Jones-Wenzl idempotents lift to anything interesting in the Hecke algebra?
Background
Inside the Temperley-Lieb algebra $TL_n$ (with loop value $\delta=-[2]$ and standard generators $e_1,\ldots,e_{n-1}$), the Jones-Wenzl idempotent is the unique non-zero element $f^{(n)}$ ...
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Comparing two similar procedures for quantizing a Casimir Lie algebra
My primary reference for this question is the very good book Quantum Groups and Knot Invariants by C. Kassel, M. Rosso, and V. Turaev. I'm also drawing from P. Etingof and O. Schiffmann, Lectures on ...
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Unitary representations of Quantum Groups
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a finite-dimensional complex simple Lie algebra and let $U_q(\mathfrak{g})$ be some incarnation of the quantized universal enveloping algebra of $\mathfrak{g}$; here I am ...
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Given an algebra, can it be realized as a block of a Hopf algebra?
During a classification problem I came across a set of algebras given as the path algebra of a quiver with relations. As an example the local ones: $k\langle x,y\rangle/x^2,y^2, xy-qyx$, where $q\in k$...
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Quantum groups and deformations of the monoidal category of $U(\frak{g})$-modules
In the first answer for this question is writen, about the braided category of representation of the enveloping algebra $U(\frak{g})$, for $\frak{g}$ a semisimple Lie algebra:
The space of ...
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What is the relation between 2-Gerstenhaber, CohFT, and Gerstenhaber geometrically?
Background. As we know from Fred Cohen's Thesis, taking homology of the little 2-discs operad $\mathcal{D}_2$ with coefficients in a field of characteristic zero produces the Gerstenhaber operad $\...
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$q$-Deformed Quillen–Suslin Theorem for the Quantum Vector Spaces?
Define n-quantum vector space to be the algebra
$$
{\mathbb C}_q^n := \mathbb{C}\left< x_i \mid i =1, \ldots, N\right>/\left<x_i x_j = q x_j x_i \mid i<j\right>.
$$
For $q=1$, we get ...
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Quantum groups at small roots of 1
I wonder if there is any literature about representations of quantum groups at a root of 1 of small order. For example, I would like to understand the case of $\mathrm{SL}(2)$ and $q=-1$ (in the ...
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Braidings on Temperley-Lieb Category
Let $k$ be a field, and let $q\in k^{\times}$. We can then consider the Temperley-Lieb category $TL(q)$. The objects of $TL(q)$ are the non-negative integers, and morphisms are roughly isotopy classes ...
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Update on list of open problems for Cherednik/Symplectic Reflection Algebras
Background:
There are two lists of open problems about Cherednik or Symplectic Reflection Algebras from 2007: Ian Gordon's Problems, Chapter 9 in Symplectic Reflection Algebras, and Ginzburg & ...
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An explicit description of $\operatorname{gr}(k \cdot G)$ for the filtration induced by the augmentation ideal?
Let $A$ be any bialgebra (associative, unital, etc.) over a ring $k$. Then among other things it has a counit $\epsilon : A \to k$, and hence an augmentation ideal $I = \ker \epsilon$, which is a ...
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Is there a good reference for the relationship between the Yangian and formal based loop group?
For every finite dimensional semi-simple Lie group $\mathfrak{g}$, we have a loop algebra $\mathfrak{g}[t,t^{-1}]$. This loop algebra has a natural invariant inner product by taking the residue at ...
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Monoidal Equivalence for Drinfeld--Jimbo Quantum Groups
For $U_q(\frak{g})$ the Drinfeld--Jimbo quantum group, its category of representations is equivalent to the category of representations of $U(\frak{g})$, or equivalently the category of Lie algebra ...
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The difference between $q$-deformations and $h$-deformations
What is the difference between $q$-deformations and $h$-deformations of universal enveloping algebras?
In chapter XVI of Quantum groups by Kassel, a very precise definition of a quantum enveloping ...
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Finite-dimensional representations of quantum $SU(2)$
The most famous of all the quantum groups is $SU_q(2)$ - the Quantum special unitary group. The irreducible comodules of this quantum group are very well understood - they are labelled by integers (or ...
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Quantum Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction for a module
There is a well-established procedure for quantizing the Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction for an affine Lie algebra. In particular, this paper of de Boer and Tjin describes an algorithm to produce the ...
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Is there an analogue Beilinson-Bernstein localization for quantized enveloping algebra
I am completely a beginner in this field. I wonder know whether there is appropriate notion for quantum flag variety of finite dimensional Lie algebra. If so, what is the correspondent notion for &...
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Classification of $\operatorname{Rep} D(G)$
Let $G$ be a finite group and $D(G)$ its quantum double. Its finite dimensional complex representations are classified in this Dijkgraaf et al. Quasi-Quantum Groups Related To Orbifold Models. However,...
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Are there interesting monoidal structures on representations of quantum affine algebras?
Is there a good monoidal structure on a category of integrable representations of a quantum affine algebra? In the ordinary affine Kac-Moody case, there is the usual tensor product (symmetric, adds ...
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Drinfeld center of a braided category
Suppose I have a braided monoidal category $\mathcal{C}$. I specifically am interested in the case where $\mathcal{C}$ is the category of finite-dimensional modules of a quantum group, say $\mathcal{U}...
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Central extensions of loop groups
Let $LG=\operatorname{Maps}(S^1,G)$ be the loop group of a compact Lie group $G$. I should add some adjectives to $G$, but for sake of simplicity let's just take $G=SU(2)$.
There is a central ...
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What is the ring structure on Lusztig's integral form of quantum $\mathfrak{sl}(2)$?
Consider the quantum group $U_q(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$, with generators $E,F,K$ such that $[E,F]=\frac{K-K^{-1}}{q-q^{-1}}$. Write $[n]=\frac{q^n-q^{-n}}{q-q^{-1}}$, and $[n]!=[n][n-1]\dotsm[1]$.
In ...
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det(A)det(B) = det(AB+correction), Capelli identities, "factorized" representation of $\mathfrak {gl}_n$
Context: Some probably know that there are Capelli identities which state
$$det(A)det(B) = det(AB+correction)$$ for some matrices with non-commuting elements, they go back to the 19-th century, but ...
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duality between universal enveloping and function algebra for GL(n)
Motivation. Few years ago I constructed a family of internal Hopf algebras in the Loday-Pirashvili tensor category of linear maps which is in a sense a generalization of the algebra of regular ...
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Hopf Subalgebras of Quantized Algebras
As is well known, quantized enveloping algebras $U_q(\frak{g})$ admit far fewer sub-Hopf algebras than classical enveloping algebras $U(\frak{g})$. As one can check directly, for appropriate subsets ...
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Bounding $p$-adic characters and Jacquet-Langlands transfert
I would like to bound uniformly in $\pi$ the $p$-adic Harisch-Chandra characters $\Theta_\pi$ for division quaternion algebras. By the Jacquet-Langlands correspondence, it is sufficient to bound it on ...
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The Irreducible Corepresentations of the eight-dimensional Kac-Paljutkin Quantum Group
I asked this question on Math.Stack but have not had any answers.
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What are the irreducible corepresentations of the eight-dimensional Kac-Paljutkin Quantum Group, $A$?
The trivial ...
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The Irreducible Representations of the Sekine Quantum Groups
Here Y. Sekine introduces a one-parameter family of finite quantum groups of dimension $2n^2$. Let $n\geq 3$ be fixed and $\zeta=e^{2\pi i/n}$. Set
$$\mathcal{B}_n=\mathbb{Z}_n\times\mathbb{Z}_n=\{(i,...
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Relationship between R-matrix and Casimir element?
Given a simple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$, is there any relation between its Casimir element and the $R$-matrix of the related Yangian $Y(\mathfrak{g})$?
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Trace on a KLR algebra
The cyclotomic KLR algebra is isomorphic to the Ariki-Koike algebra over a field and so admits a trace (this is used in Hu-Mathas' paper to define bases for the KLR algebra corresponding to Murphy and ...
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What is the endomorphism cooperad?
In Loday and Vallette's book on algebraic operads, they use the "Endomorphism cooperad $End^c_{s\mathbb{K}}$", where $s\mathbb{K}$ is the base field, shifted into (homological) degree one. This is an ...
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Are the weight spaces of indecomposable $U_q\mathfrak{sl}(2)$-modules at most 2-dimensional?
This is a follow up of this question.
Let $U_q\mathfrak{sl}(2)$ be Lusztig's integral form of the quantized enveloping algebra of $\mathfrak{sl}_2$, specialised at $q$ a root of unity. This is an ...
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Quantum Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction of a Whittaker module
Take a Whittaker module $Wh$ of a (finite or affine) semi-simple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ , and apply the quantum Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction $qDS$ with respect to an $sl(2)$ embedding $\rho:sl(2) \...
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