23.07.2013 Views

Degree of Parabolic Quantum Groups - Dipartimento di Matematica ...

Degree of Parabolic Quantum Groups - Dipartimento di Matematica ...

Degree of Parabolic Quantum Groups - Dipartimento di Matematica ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

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.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!