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4. General Theory 43<br />
For α ∈ R + , β ∈ Q, set eα = El α, fα = F l α and kβ = Kl β ; we shall<br />
be the<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten write ei and fi for eαi and fαi . Let Z0 (resp. Z + 0 , Z− 0 , and Z0 0<br />
subalgebra <strong>of</strong> Zǫ generated by the eα, fα and k ± i (resp.eα, fα and k ± i ).<br />
Proposition 4.2.10. (i) We have Z ± 0 ⊂ U ± ǫ .<br />
(ii) Multiplication defines an isomorphism <strong>of</strong> algebras<br />
Z − 0 ⊗ Z0 0 ⊗ Z + 0<br />
↦→ Z0.<br />
(iii) Z0 0 is the algebra <strong>of</strong> Laurent polynomial in the ki, and Z ± 0 is the polynomial<br />
algebra with generators the eα and fα respectively.<br />
(iv) We have Z ± 0 = U ± ǫ ∩ Zǫ<br />
(v) The subalgebra Z0 <strong>of</strong> Zǫ is preserved by the braid group algebra automorphism<br />
Ti.<br />
(vi) Uǫ is a free Z0 module with basis the set <strong>of</strong> monomial<br />
E k1 · · ·EkN β1 βN Ks1 1 . . .Ksn n F tN t1 · · ·F βN β1<br />
for which 0 ≤ tj, si, kj < l, for i = 1, . . .,n and j = 1, . . .,N.<br />
Pro<strong>of</strong>. See [DCP93], §21.<br />
Therefore, we can completely describe the center <strong>of</strong> Uǫ.<br />
Theorem 4.2.11. Zǫ is generated by Z1 and Z0.<br />
Pro<strong>of</strong>. See [DCP93], §21.<br />
The prece<strong>di</strong>ng proposition shows that Uǫ is a finite Z0 module. It follows<br />
that Zǫ ⊂ Uǫ is finite over Z0, and hence integral over Z0. By the Hilbert<br />
basis theorem, Zǫ is a finitely generated algebra. Thus, the affine schemes<br />
Spec(Zǫ) and Spec(Z0), namely the sets <strong>of</strong> algebra homomorphism from Zǫ<br />
and Z0 to C, are algebraic varieties. In fact, it is obvious that Spec(Z0)<br />
is isomorphic to C 2N × (C ∗ ) n . Moreover the inclusion Z0 ֒→ Zǫ induces a<br />
projection τ : Spec(Zǫ) ↦→ Spec(Z0), and we have<br />
Proposition 4.2.12. Spec(Zǫ) is a normal affine variety and τ is a finite<br />
(surjective) map <strong>of</strong> degree l n .<br />
Pro<strong>of</strong>. See [CP95] or [DCP93] §21.<br />
We conclude this section by <strong>di</strong>scussing the relation between the center<br />
and the Hopf algebra structure <strong>of</strong> Uǫ.