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A diagrammatic definition of $U_q(sl_2)$

Geometric Topology 2014-08-11 v2

Abstract

We give a diagrammatic definition of Uq(sl2)U_q(sl_2) when qq is not a root of unity, including its Hopf algebra structure and its relationship with the Temperley-Lieb category.

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@article{arxiv.1308.1071,
  title  = {A diagrammatic definition of $U_q(sl_2)$},
  author = {Stephen Bigelow},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.1071},
  year   = {2014}
}