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Questions about algebraic structures known as quantum groups, and their categories of representations. Quasitriangular Hopf algebras and their Drinfel'd twists, triangular Hopf algebras, $C^\star$ quantum groups, h-adic quantum groups, various semisimplified categories at roots of unity which are called "quantum groups", bicrossproduct quantum groups, and quantum groups coming from braided tensor categories.

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What's the state of affairs concerning the identification between quantum group reps at root of unity, and positive energy affine Lie algebra reps?

In his paper [1], Finkelberg used Kazhdan-Lusztig's massive work [4,5,6,7,8] to prove that $Rep^{ss}(U_q\mathfrak g)$ (the semisimplification of the category of finite dimensional reps of $U_q\...
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Cartier-Kostant-Milnor-Moore theorem

If $k$ is an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero and $H$ is a cocommutative Hopf algebra, then $$ H \cong U(P(H)) \ltimes kG(H). $$ What happens if the field is not algebraically closed? ...
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Quantized Enveloping Algebras at $q=1$

As is well-known, the quantized enveloping algebra $U_q(\frak{sl}_2)$ is not well-defined when $q=1$ because of the relation $$ [E,F] = \frac{K-K^{-1}}{q-q^{-1}}. $$ To address this problem, one has ...
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Groups, quantum groups and (fill in the blank)

In the study of special functions there are three levels of objects, classical, basic and elliptic. These correspond to classical hypergeometric functions, basic (q-) hypergeometric functions, and ...
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quantum groups... not via presentations

Given a semisimple Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$ with Cartan matrix $a_{ij}$, the quantum group $U_q(\mathfrak g)$ is usually defined as the $\mathbb Q(q)$-algebra with generators $K_i$, $E_i$, $F_i$ (the ...
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Yang–Baxter explanation

What are the most simple examples which can explain the meaning of Yang–Baxter equation? Is there any way to explain this mysterious object to a person who is not a professional in quantum groups? ...
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About the classification of commutative and of cocommutative, fin. dim. Hopf algebras

I want to prove that the cocommutative finite dimensional Hopf algebras over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero are group algebras (for some finite group) and that the commutative f....
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Why hasn't anyone proved that the two standard approaches to quantizing Chern-Simons theory are equivalent?

The two standard approaches to the quantization of Chern-Simons theory are geometric quantization of character varieties, and quantum groups plus skein theory. These two approaches were both first ...
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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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Quantum group as (relative) Drinfeld double?

The most elementary construction I know of quantum groups associated to a finite dimensional simple Hopf algebra is to construct an algebra with generators $E_i$ and $F_i$ corresponding to the simple ...
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Does the quantum subgroup of quantum su_2 called E_8 have anything at all to do with the Lie algebra E_8?

The ordinary McKay correspondence relates the subgroups of SU(2) to the affine ADE Dynkin diagrams. The correspondence is that the vertices correspond to irreducible representations of the subgroup, ...
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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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How to calculate the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants from a triangulation?

I'm interested in the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants for 3-manifolds, and in particular, how to calculate them from a triangulation of the 3-manifold (recall that as they were first introduced, ...
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Can one define quantized universal enveloping algebras in a basis-free way?

(For the background, I am learning about quantum groups — essentially in order to understand crystal/global/canonical bases in the context of this question — from the books by Jantzen and by Hong&...
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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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The Irreducible Corepresentations of the eight-dimensional Kac-Paljutkin Quantum Group

I asked this question on Math.Stack but have not had any answers. Question What are the irreducible corepresentations of the eight-dimensional Kac-Paljutkin Quantum Group, $A$? The trivial ...
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Quantum group representations from (convolution) matrix units?

Let $A=F(\mathbb{G})$ be the algebra of functions on a finite quantum group with a Haar state $$h=:\int_\mathbb{G}:F(\mathbb{G})\rightarrow \mathbb{C}.$$ There is a convolution product on $A=F(\...
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On a dual of Kaplansky's $2^{nd}$ conjecture: admissible algebras?

Kaplansky's second conjecture (on Hopf algebras) deals with "admissible" coalgebras: He calls a coalgebra admissible, if there is an algebra structure making it a Hopf algebra. The conjecture states ...
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If $\operatorname{Hom}(\delta_V, \delta_W) = 0$, then $\mathfrak{C}(\delta_V) \cap \mathfrak{C}(\delta_W) = 0.$

Let $(A, \Delta)$ be a Hopf $^*$-algebra and $\delta_V: V \to V \otimes A$ and $\delta_W: W \to W \otimes A$ be two corepresentations of $(A, \Delta).$ Assume that the space of intertwiners $\...
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A question on an argument in Woronowicz’s paper on the compact quantum group $ {\text{SU}_{q}}(2) $

Let $ q \in [0,1) $. The compact quantum group $ {\text{SU}_{q}}(2) $ is defined to be the universal unital $ C^{*} $-algebra that is generated by two elements $ \alpha $ and $ \beta $ satisfying the ...
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Peter-Weyl theorem (compact quantum groups)

I'm reading the paper Notes on compact quantum groups. In this paper, the following theorem is proven: Question: Why is the marked equality true?
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Construct super Poisson brackets on the coordinate rings of Lie super groups

On line 7 of page 61 of the book a guide to quantum groups, a Poisson bracket is defined on $\mathbb{C}[GL_n]$ for every classical $r$-matrix as follows. Let $V$ be a vector space with a basis $v_1, \...
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What is quantum algebra?

This might be a very naive question. But what is quantum algebra, really? Wikipedia defines quantum algebra as "one of the top-level mathematics categories used by the arXiv". Surely this cannot be a ...
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Why should affine lie algebras and quantum groups have equivalent representation theories?

Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a simple lie algebra over $\mathbb{C}$ and let $\hat{\mathfrak{g}}$ be the Kac-Moody algebra obtained as the canonical central extension of the algebraic loop algebra $\mathfrak{...
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Why Drinfel'd-Jimbo-type quantum groups?

Hopf algebras are pretty easy to motivate, as a not-necessarily-commutative generalization of the ring of functions on an algebraic group (and there are many other ways in which they come up). I like ...
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Which is the correct version of a quantum group at a root of unity?

By this I mean the specialisation of the quantum group Uq(g) with q a root of unity, and the 'correct' meaning of 'correct' (enclosed in quotations since there isn't necessarily a correct answer) is ...
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expository papers related to quantum groups

Hello all, I know basic representation theory(finite groups, lie groups&lie algebras) and I want to get a flavor of quantum groups (why they are useful, important results etc) and other related ...
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How many definitions are there of the Jones polynomial?

Even with the connection to quantum groups being made clearer (I believe it was not known when the Jones polynomial was first introduced), it seems to me that still we don't have the "right" ...
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Quantum mathematics?

"Quantum" as a term/prefix used to be genuinely physical: what was supposed to be physically continuous turned out to be physically quantized. What sense does this distinction make inside ...
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Why are quantum groups so called?

I've recently been to a seminar on quantum matrices. In particular the speaker introduced these objects as the coordinate ring of $2$ by $2$ matrices modulo some odd looking relations (see start of ...
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Calculating 6j-symbols (aka Racah-Wigner coefficients) for quantum groups

Which $6j$-symbols for quantised enveloping algebras are known explicitly? The quantum $6j$-symbols for $sl(2)$ are well-known. The references are Masbaum and Vogel and Frenkel and Khovanov. What ...
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Is the representation category of quantum groups at root of unity visibly unitary?

Let $\mathfrak g$ be a simple Lie algebra. By taking the specialization at $q^\ell=1$ of a certain integral version¹ of the quantum group $U_q(\mathfrak g)$, and by considering a certain quotient ...
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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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What is the relation between quantum symmetry and quantum groups?

What kind of role do quantum groups play in modern physics ? Do quantum groups naturally arise in quantum mechanics or quantum field theories? What should quantum symmetry refer to ? Can we say that ...
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Hopf algebras vs. Kac algebras

I recently came across Kac algebra. They are roughly Hopf algebras and $C^*$-algebras with compatible structures. It follows from Artin–Wedderburn theorem that every semisimple complex Hopf algebra ...
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Is there any published physics article where $q$-mathematics is applied?

Excuse me for the concern, but I want to ask you a question. In 2002 Professor John Baez had published a few articles on his page regarding the possibility of applying $q$-mathematics in the science ...
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Hopf algebras arising as Group Algebras

Every commutative $C^*$-algebra is isomorphic to the set of continuous functions, that vanish at infinity, of a locally compact Hausdorff space. Every commutative finite dimensional Hopf algebra is ...
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Is there a non-Kac complex finite dimensional semisimple Hopf algebra?

A complex (finite-dimensional) Hopf algebra is said to be a Kac algebra if it is a ${\rm C^{\star}}$-algebra in such a way that the comultiplication $\Delta$ is a $\star$-homomorphism. Obviously, a (...
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q-difference equations and quantum mechanics

I have been trying to understand why the term quantum is so easily accepted for calculus based on q-numbers $[n]_q=\frac{q^n-1}{q-1}$ and q-analogs of classical operators (derivatives, integrals,...). ...
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Does there exist any "quantum Lie algebra" embeded into the quantum enveloping algebra U_q(g)?

We have known that any finite dim Lie algebra can be embeded into it's enveloping algebra $U(\mathfrak{g})$, my question is: is there any "quantum Lie algebra" embeded into the quantum enveloping ...
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Algebra in a category

I am try to understand the concept: an algebra in a category. Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a category and $A$ an object in $\mathcal{C}$. $A$ is an algebra in $\mathcal{C}$ means the multiplication $m: A \...
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Is there a quantum Hermite reciprocity?

It is well known that there is an isomorphism of $SL_2=SL(V)$ representations $$ Sym^n(Sym^m(V))\simeq Sym^m(Sym^n(V)) $$ called Hermite reciprocity (discovered in 1854). My question is: Is there ...
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Solutions of the Quantum Yang-Baxter Equation

I am interested in finding non-constant solutions to the following Yang Baxter equation $$R_{12}(x/y) R_{13}(x/z) R_{23}(y/z) = R_{23}(y/z) R_{13}(x/z) R_{12}(x/y)$$ where $R(x)$ is an endomorphism ...
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Drinfeld's equivalence of quantized function algebras and quantized universal enveloping algebras

In his 1986 ICM address, Drinfeld discusses a way of producing a quantized function algebra (or more precisely a quantized formal series Hopf algebra) from a quantized universal enveloping algebra -- ...
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Brauer-Picard for a fusion category coming from a quantum group

In Fusion Categories and Homotopy Theory, ENO attatch a 3-groupoid to a fusion category. In the case of A graded vector spaces they further compute it's truncation as an orthogonal group $O(A \...
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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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Abelian category from the category of Hopf algebras

The kernel of a Hopf algebra map $\phi:H_1 \to H_2$ is in general not a Hopf sub-algebra of $H_1$. Is there some replacement or alteration of the notion of a kernel in the Hopf algebra setting. Same ...
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Low dimensional noncommutative non-cocommutative Hopf algebras

Sweedler's Hopf algebra (see here) is the lowest dimesnional ($4$-dimensional) Hopf algebra that is noncommutative and non-cocommutative. What are the next examples? Are there noncommutative, ...
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Compatibility conditions for Yetter-Drinfeld modules

In the paper, page 28, Definition 4.2.1, the compatibility condition for a Yetter-Drinfeld module over $H$ is $$ h_{(1)} v_{(-1)} \otimes h_{(2)}.v_{(0)} = (h_{(1)}.v)_{(-1)}h_{(2)} \otimes (h_{(1)}....
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Representations of $D(G)$ as an object in the center of $\operatorname{Rep}(G)$

Let $G$ be a finite group and $D(G)$ its quantum double. As in my previous question, a typical irreducible representation (finite dimensional over $\mathbb{C}$) is labeled by $(\theta,\pi)$, where $\...
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