Representation theory of the reflection equation algebra I: A quantization of Sylvester's law of inertia

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Autores principales: De Commer, Kenny, Moore, Stephen T.
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Publicado: 2024
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Moore, Stephen T.
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Moore, Stephen T.
contents We prove a version of Sylvester's law of inertia for the Reflection Equation Algebra (=REA). We will only be concerned with the REA constructed from the $R$-matrix associated to the standard $q$-deformation of $GL(N,\mathbb{C})$. For $q$ positive, this particular REA comes equipped with a natural $*$-structure, by which it can be viewed as a $q$-deformation of the $*$-algebra of polynomial functions on the space of self-adjoint $N$-by-$N$-matrices. We will show that this REA satisfies a type $I$-condition, so that its irreducible representations can in principle be classified. Moreover, we will show that, up to the adjoint action of quantum $GL(N,\mathbb{C})$, any irreducible representation of the REA is determined by its \emph{extended signature}, which is a classical signature vector extended by a parameter in $\mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z}$. It is this latter result that we see as a quantized version of Sylvester's law of inertia.
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spellingShingle Representation theory of the reflection equation algebra I: A quantization of Sylvester's law of inertia
De Commer, Kenny
Moore, Stephen T.
Representation Theory
Operator Algebras
Quantum Algebra
We prove a version of Sylvester's law of inertia for the Reflection Equation Algebra (=REA). We will only be concerned with the REA constructed from the $R$-matrix associated to the standard $q$-deformation of $GL(N,\mathbb{C})$. For $q$ positive, this particular REA comes equipped with a natural $*$-structure, by which it can be viewed as a $q$-deformation of the $*$-algebra of polynomial functions on the space of self-adjoint $N$-by-$N$-matrices. We will show that this REA satisfies a type $I$-condition, so that its irreducible representations can in principle be classified. Moreover, we will show that, up to the adjoint action of quantum $GL(N,\mathbb{C})$, any irreducible representation of the REA is determined by its \emph{extended signature}, which is a classical signature vector extended by a parameter in $\mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z}$. It is this latter result that we see as a quantized version of Sylvester's law of inertia.
title Representation theory of the reflection equation algebra I: A quantization of Sylvester's law of inertia
topic Representation Theory
Operator Algebras
Quantum Algebra
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03640