A quantum Witt construction

Given a quantum double and two suitably paired modules it is possible to construct a new quantum double, in a manner analogous to Witt's construction of simple Lie algebras. This construction generalises a standard construction of quantum groups, and also supergroups, but it also provides alter...

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Autore principale: Hannabuss, K
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Elsevier 1998
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Riassunto:Given a quantum double and two suitably paired modules it is possible to construct a new quantum double, in a manner analogous to Witt's construction of simple Lie algebras. This construction generalises a standard construction of quantum groups, and also supergroups, but it also provides alternative constructions for some quantum groups, including the quantum exceptional group <em>e</em><sub>8</sub>. © 1998 Academic Press.