Quantum Group

Kac-Moody Lie Algebra

Note 2

Quantum Group

TANAKA Akio

1 <Cartan matrix>

Base field     K

Finite index set     I

Square matrix that has elements by integer     A = ( a_ij )_{i, j ∈ I}

Matrix that satisfies the next is called Cartan matrix.

i, j ∈ I

(1) a_ii = 2

(2) a_ij ≤ 0  ( i ≠j )

(3) a_ij = 0 ⇔ a_ji = 0

2 <Symmetrizable>

Cartan matrix     A = (a_ij)_i, j ∈I

Family of positive rational number    {d_i}_i∈I

Arbitrary i, j∈I    d_ia_ij = d_ja_ji

A is called symmetrizable.

3 <Fundamental root data>

Finite dimension vector space     h

Linearly independent subset of h     {h_i}_i∈I

Dual space of h     h*= Hom_K (h, K )

Linearly independent subset of h*     {α_i} _i∈I

Φ = {h, {h_i}_i∈I, {α_i} _i∈I }

Cartan matrix A = {α_i(h_i)} _{I, j∈I}

Φis called fundamental root data of A that is Cartan matrix.

4 <Standard form>

Symmetrizable Cartan matrix    A = (a_ij)_i, j ∈I

Fundamental root data     {h, {h_i}_i∈I, {α_i} _i∈I }

E = α_i ⊂h*

Family of positive rational number     {d_i}_i∈I

d_ia_ij = d_ja_ji

Symmetry bilinear form over E     ( , ) : E×E → K     ( (α_i ,α_j ) = d_ia_ij )

The form is called standard form.

5 <Lattice>

n-dimensional Euclid space    Rⁿ

Linear independent vector     v₁, …, v_n

Lattice of Rⁿ     m₁v₁+ … +m_nv_n     ( m₁, …, m_n ∈ Z )

Lattice of h     h_Z

6 <Integer fundamental root data>

From the upperv3, 4 and 5, the next three components are defined.

(Φ, ( , ), h_Z )

When the components satisfy the next, they are called integer fundamental root data.

 i ∈ I

(1)  ∈ Z

(2) α_i ( h_z ) ⊂ Z

(3) t_i :=  h_i ∈ h_z

7 <Associative algebra>

Vector space over K     A

Bilinear product over K     A×A → A

When A is ring, it is called associative algebra.

8 <Similarity>

Integer     m

t similarity of m    [m]_t

[m]_t = t^m-t^-m / t- t^-1

Integer   m, n   m≧n≧0

Binomial coefficient     (^m_n)

t similarity of m!     [m]_t! = [m]_t! [m-1]_t!...[1]_t

t similarity of (^m_n)    [^m_n]_t = [m]_t! / [n]_t! [m-n]_t!

[^m₀] = [^m_m]_t = 1

8 <Quantum group>

Integer fundamental root data that has Cartan matrix A = ( a_ij )_{i, j ∈ I}

      Ψ = ((h, {h_i}_i∈I, {α_i} _i∈I ), ( , ), h_z )

Generating set     {K^h}_h∈hz ∪{E_i, F_i}_i∈I

Associative algebra U over K (q), that is defined the next relations, is called quantum group associated with Ψ.

(1) k^hk^h’ = k^h+h’     ( h, h’∈h_Z )

(2) k⁰ = 1

(3) K^hE_iK^-h = q^αi(h)E_i    ( h∈h_Z , i∈I )

(4) K^hF_iK^-h = q^αi(h)F_i   ( h∈h_Z , i∈I )

(5) E_i F_j – F_jE_i = _ij  K_i - K_i^-1 / q_i – q_i^-1     ( i , j∈I )

(6) ^p [^1-aij_p]_qiE_i^1-aij-pE_jE_i^p = 0     ( i , j∈I , i ≠j )

(7) ^p [^1-aij_p]_qiF_i^1-aij-pF_jF_i^p = 0     ( i , j∈I , i ≠j )

[Note]

Parameter q in K is thinkable in connection with the concept of <jump> at the paper Place where Quantum of Language exists / 27 /.

Refer to the next.

Place where Quantum of Language exists / Tokyo July 18, 2004

Tokyo February 9, 2008

Sekinan Research Field of Language

www.sekinan.org