Questions tagged [qa.quantum-algebra]
Quantum groups, skein theories, operadic and diagrammatic algebra, quantum field theory
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How many set partitions on a big cube’s boundary arise from cubomino decompositions of the solid cube?
Introduction. This is a counting question about configurations that can appear on the outside of assembled Soma cube-like puzzles. More specifically, it’s about the ways in which the pieces of an ...
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Embedding Quantum SL(2) into the Quantum Matrices
Let $M_q[2]$ be the algebra of quantum matrices over the complex
numbers with the usual generators $a,b,c,d$ and the relations $ab
= qba$, ... etc. Moreover, let $SL_q(2)$ be the quotient of
$M_q(2)$ ...
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A question about q-binomials at roots of unity
I have a question about a lemma $9.3.6$ in the book A Guide to Quantum Groups written by Vyjayanthi Chari and Andrew Pressley. This question comes from page 301, "The restricted specialization&...
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Hall algebra of constructible functions of affine quiver?
I have read in "Quiver Representations and Quiver Varieties" by Kirillov that Hall algebra of constructible functions are defined only for Dynkin quivers because they are of finite type. So ...
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Proof of redundancy for defining relation in current algebra $J$ presentation
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a simple Lie algebra over $\mathbb{C}$. The $\mathfrak{g}$-current (Lie) algebra is $\mathfrak{g} \otimes \mathbb{C}[t]$, with Lie bracket given by $[a \otimes t^m, b \otimes t^n]...
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Is there an explicit description of a gauge transformation $F$ such that $U_{\hbar}(\mathfrak{g})$ and $(U(\mathfrak{g})[[\hbar]])_F$ are isomorphic?
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a semisimple Lie algebra, let $t$ be its canonical 2-tensor, and let $\Phi_{KZ}$ be a Drinfeld associator.When $R_{KZ}=e^{\hbar t/2}$, $(U(\mathfrak{g})[[\hbar]],\Phi_{KZ},R_{KZ})...
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Examples of (weak-)bialgebras/Hopf algebras with a finite dimensional unitary representation and corepresentation and polynomial growth rate
I need examples (the more the better, even better if there is a systematic way of construction) of (weak-)bialgebras or (weak-)Hopf algebras $H$ with a finite dimensional representation $\rho$ and a ...
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Questions about proof that all indecomposable module categories over $\operatorname{Rep}(G)$ are equivalent to $\operatorname{Rep}^1(H,\omega)$
$\DeclareMathOperator\Rep{Rep}\DeclareMathOperator\Hom{Hom}\DeclareMathOperator\Ind{Ind}\DeclareMathOperator\End{End}$In Ostrik - Module categories, weak Hopf algebras and modular invariants, it is ...
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Morphism of discrete quantum groups
In the paper Kazhdan's Property T for Discrete Quantum Groups
, we read the following fragment:
First, note that I think there is a typo and that codomain and domain of the dual maps have to be ...
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The dual of elements $E$, $F$, and $H$ of $U_h(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$ corresponds to which element of $F_h(\mathrm{SL}_2)$ by isomorphism?
$\newcommand{\sl}{\mathfrak{sl}}\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}$Let $U_h(\sl_2)$ be the quantized universal enveloping algebra of $\sl_2(\mathbb{C})$ and $F_h(\SL_2)$ be the quantized function algebra of $...
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Automorphism group of the quantum Weyl field
Let $\mathsf{k}$ be a field with zero characteristic, and $q \in \mathsf{k}$ a non-zero elemento which is not a root of unit. The quantum plane $\mathsf{k}_q[x,y]$ is the algebra given by generators $...
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DHR superselection and DR reconstruction in low spacetime dimensions
Given a completely rational net on $\mathbb{R}$, the Doplicher-Haag-Roberts (DHR) category is a modular fusion category (MFC) identical to that associated with the corresponding vertex operator ...
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Dimensions of centralizers in quantum Lie algebras associated to $\mathfrak{sl}_n$
Following ideas of Woronowicz, Lyubaschenko and Sudbery defined in Quantum Lie algebras of type $A_n$ the notion of a quantum Lie algebra $\mathfrak{sl}_n$. Let me focus on the case where $q$ is not a ...
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Categorical dimension and formal codegrees
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a complex fusion category. If it admits a pivotal structure $a$ then by [1, Proposition 4.7.12], $\dim_a$ induces a character $\chi$ on the Grothendieck ring $Gr(\mathcal{C})$, of ...
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Superfluous axioms for ribbon Hopf algebra
In his book Foundations of quantum group theory, Majid defines (2.1.10) a ribbon Hopf algebra as a quasi-triangular Hopf algebra $(H, R)$ with a special central element $v \in H$ satisfying
(1) $v^2 ...
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The simple unitary fusion categories of multiplicity one
Here are two families of simple unitary fusion categories of multiplicity one:
$Vec(C_p)$ with $C_p$ the cyclic group of order $p$ (one or prime),
The even part of Temperley-Lieb $A_{2n}$ with $n \...
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Existence of a unitary fusion category with this relation ruled out on finite groups
In this answer, Geoff ruled out the existence of a finite group $G$ such that the fusion category $\mathrm{Rep}(G)$ has simple objects $5_1$ and $7_1$ of FPdim $5$ and $7$ resp., with (for some object ...
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Embedding problems on quantum groups？
We work over the field of complex numbers.
We have known that Lie algebra of type $A_2 $is a subalgebra of type $G_2$. However, when we consider their quantum groups, is this true i.e. does there ...
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Tracking down an elusive book
A few weeks ago I had a very engaging talk with a faculty member, where he told me lots of interesting things about quantum algebras, know theory and Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants (this field is not ...
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Why are the quantum Fock spaces in FLOTW the same as Uglov's?
Theorem 2.5 in the well-known FLOTW paper [1] and Theorem 2.1 in Uglov's paper [2] both refer to the original JMMO paper [3]
to define quantum Fock spaces, i.e. Fock spaces for $U_q(\widehat{\...
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On the set of indices of irreducible depth 3 subfactors
Let $I_n$ be the set of indices of (finite index) irreducible depth $n$ subfactors. Then $I_2 = \mathbb{Z}_{>0}$.
Question 1: Is it true that $I_3$ has no accumulation point?
If so:
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Quantum Lie algebra formalism that doesn't violate P symmetry
begin tl;dr: I just read this paper which gives the equations for the structure constants, braiding operators etc. for a generic quantum Lie algebra. I always found it very annoying that in the ...
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Module algebras and comodule algebras
Let $H$ be a Hopf algebra and $A$ an algebra. Let $H^*$ be the dual Hopf algebra of $H$. Then by Proposition 1.6.11 in the book Foundations of Quantum Group Theory by Shahn Majid, $A$ is a right $H$-...
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Modules over quantum complete intersections
Let $a_i \geq 2$ be natural numbers and $q_{ij}$ field elements of the field $k$ for $i>j$.
A quantum complete intersection is the algebra $A:=k<x_1,...,x_n>/(x_i^{a_i},x_i x_j - q_{ij} x_j ...
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Comodule structure on finite dimensional Hopf algebra
Actually I am trying to establish that the following are equivalent for $f\in H^*$:
(i) $f\in \pi(H^*)$. where $\pi(H^*)$ is the vector subspace of $H^*$ (the subspace of coinvariants).
(ii) $f:H \...
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CP maps or states on the matrix quantum group $C_q[SU_2]$
This question is about the states on the matrix quantum group $C_q[SU_2]$ (generators $a,b,c,d$ with relations...), or possibly about the representations of the $C^*$ algebra $C_q[SU_2]$ - not about ...
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Comodules of the $B,C$ and $D$ series quantum groups
In Section 11.5 of Klimyk and Schmudgen's book on quantum groups, explicit presentations of the isomorphism classes of comodules of ${\cal O}(GL_q(N))$ are given in terms of its "quantum minors". In ...
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How to value $\Omega$ in T-system for twisted quantum affine algebras?
Let us proceed to the unrestricted T-systems. Choose $h\in {\mathbb{C}\backslash 2\pi \sqrt{-1} \mathbb{Q}}$ arbitrarily.
The unrestricted T-system for $U_{q}(X_{N}^{(\mathfrak{k})})$ is the following ...
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The role of the Vandermonde determinant in representations of affine Lie algebras
I am reading a paper 'Yangians and R-matrices' by Chari & Pressley (1990) and to classify representations for particular quantum groups, they define a "quantum Vandermonde determinant". They also ...
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Changing the sign in the definition of the cocommutator of a coboundary Lie bialgebra
A Lie bialgebra is a Lie algebra additionally equipped with a 1-cocycle $\delta: {\mathfrak g}\to \Lambda^2 {\mathfrak g}$ that satisfies the co-Jacobi identity. Non-trivial Lie bialgebras can be ...
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How to write BRST-BV for dg-Lie?
The usual BRST-BV implements a Lie algebra and its module in terms of ghosts, etc.
Where is there written a corresponding formula incorporating the differential of
a dg Lie algebra and module?
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Isomorphism Between $U_{h}(\frak{sl}_3)$ and $U({\frak sl}_3)[[h]]$
I take the following from Klimyk and Schmudgen's book Quantum Groups Page 167:
Proposition For $\frak{g}$ a complex semi-simple Lie algebra, there is an isomorphism $\phi$ of the $h$-adic algebra $...
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Fusion categories with permutation "associativity matrices"
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a fusion category and let $(H_1,...,H_r)$ be its simple objects.
$\mathcal{C}$ is non-pointed if at least one of its simple object has Perron-Frobenius dimension $ \neq 1$.
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About the Lie algebra of polyvector fields
I would like to know if someone already did some computations of the group of Lie algebra automorphisms of the algebra of polyvector fields on $\mathbb{R}^n$ equiped with the Schouten bracket (or ...
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Quantum Algebras -- Crystal Basis/Graph
Suppose I have a finite-dimensional irreducible $U_q(sl_2)$-module say $V$, and (L,B) is its crystal basis.
How do you find the crystal basis of the evaluation $U'$-module $V_{x=1}$? And is there a ...
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How simplify the pentagonal equation from two fusion rings?
A semi-simple finite dimensional Hopf algebra $\mathbb{A}$, and its dual $\mathbb{A}^{*}$ produce two fusion categories $\mathcal{C}$ and $\mathcal{C}^{*}$ and then two fusion rings $\mathcal{R}_{1}$ ...
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About the classification of infinite depth irreducible finite index maximal subfactors
The Temperley Lieb subfactors $A_{\infty}$ are the first examples of infinite depth irreducible finite index maximal subfactors. We can see these subfactors as coming from the simple Lie group $SU(2)$....
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2-cocycles/Bigalois-objects over nontrivial liftings
It is easy to extend group-2-cocycles to smash-products with Nichols algebras over the group (just trivially). The same certainly doesn't work for nontrivial liftings.
As I would like to check a ...
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quantization of Poisson manifolds/ bialgebras
Can we apply the theorem of quantization of Lie bialgebras of Etingof-Kazdhan http://www.springerlink.com/content/h285401597138rg7/ to a Poisson manifold $\textbf{R}^{n}?$
Does it give something in ...
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Outer automorphism for $U_q(\mathfrak{su}(2|2))$
It is known that Lie superalgebra $\mathfrak{su}(2|2)$ (and only this one, not arbitrary $\mathfrak{su}(n|n)$) has the nontrivial central extension which forms an $\mathfrak{sl}_2$ triplet, let's call ...
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Tangle hypothesis and ribbon category
The tangle hypothesis, when specialized to ordinary framed tangles, says that the framed tangles form the free braided category with all duals (i.e. considered as a 3-category, all the 1- and 2-...
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Coproduct on $U_q(sl_2)$
Recall that $U_q(sl_2)$ is the quotient of the free associative $\mathbb{Q}(q)$-algebra on generators $E$, $F$, $K^{\pm 1}$ such that $KE = q^2 EK$, $KF = q^{-2} FK$, and $[E,F] = \frac{K - K^{-1}}{q -...
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Affiliating the whole algebra of 'coordinates' with a locally compact quantum group
When constructing a quantum deformation of a classical (matrix) locally compact group, we usually start with the *-Hopf algebra $A$ of matrix entries/coordinates. We then deform this algebra ($A_q$) ...
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Simple highest weight modules of quantum affine algebras
Let $U_q(\hat{\mathfrak g})$ be a quantum affine algebra, and let $L$ be an integrable simple highest weight module of $U_q(\hat{\mathfrak g})$. In [Lu], Lusztig proved that the limit of $L$ when $q\...
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Is anything known about the derivative of the quantum dilogarithm?
Faddeev's noncompact quantum dilogarithm is the function defined by
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\Phi_{\mathsf b}(z) =
\exp
\int_{\mathbb{R} + i\varepsilon}
\frac{
e^{-2i zw}
}{
4 \sinh(w \mathsf b ) \sinh(w/\...
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Root systems of Weyl groupoids
I am working with the notion of Weyl Groupoids as introduced in "A generalization of Coxeter groups, root systems, and Matsumoto’s theorem" by Heckenberger and Yamane.
The authors generalize ...
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How to make sense of $\mathrm{Mat}_q(n \times n)$? Are there notions of quantum vector space, quantum linear algebra, etc?
Given some algebra $\mathcal{A}$ and $q \in \mathbb{C}$, we say that a matrix $M \in \mathrm{Mat}(n \times n ; \mathcal{A})$ is a quantum matrix in $\mathrm{Mat}_q(n \times n)$ iff the following ...
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Points and algebraic geometry on the quantum plane
The "quantum plane" is the "space" of the algebra $A=\Bbbk\langle X,Y\rangle/(YX-qXY)$, for a scalar $q$ (e.g. $\Bbbk=\mathbb C(q)$). I would like to know how much algebraic ...
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Different modular data with same T-matrix
Modular data (MD) is an invariant of a modular fusion category $\mathcal{C}$. It is a couple of symmetric matrices $S, T \in M_r(\mathbb{C})$ with:
$r$ the rank of $\mathcal{C}$,
$S$ invertible,
$T$ ...
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How to understand a definition in KLR algebra in the setting of quantum affine algebras?
I am trying to figure out what should the following definition correspond to in the setting of quantum affine algebra:
$$
X \circ Y = Ind_{\beta, \gamma}^{\beta+\gamma} X \boxtimes Y \quad (1)
$$
This ...
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