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A Lie algebra related to the universal Askey-Wilson algebra

Rings and Algebras 2017-03-07 v3

Abstract

Let F\mathbb{F} denote an algebraically closed field. Denote the three-element set by X={A,B,C}\mathcal{X}=\{A,B,C\}, and let F<X>\mathbb{F}\left<\mathcal{X}\right> denote the free unital associative F\mathbb{F}-algebra on X\mathcal{X}. Fix a nonzero qFq\in\mathbb{F} such that q41q^4\neq 1. The universal Askey-Wilson algebra Δ\Delta is the quotient space F<X>/I\mathbb{F}\left<\mathcal{X}\right>/\mathbb{I}, where I\mathbb{I} is the two-sided ideal of F<X>\mathbb{F}\left<\mathcal{X}\right> generated by the nine elements UVVUUV-VU, where UU is one of A,B,CA,B,C, and VV is one of \begin{equation} (q+q^{-1}) A+\frac{qBC-q^{-1}CB}{q-q^{-1}},\nonumber \end{equation} \begin{equation} (q+q^{-1}) B+\frac{qCA-q^{-1}AC}{q-q^{-1}},\nonumber \end{equation} \begin{equation} (q+q^{-1}) C+\frac{qAB-q^{-1}BA}{q-q^{-1}}.\nonumber \end{equation} Turn F<X>\mathbb{F}\left<\mathcal{X}\right> into a Lie algebra with Lie bracket [X,Y]=XYYX\left[ X,Y\right] = XY-YX for all X,YF<X>X,Y\in\mathbb{F}\left<\mathcal{X}\right>. Let L\mathcal{L} denote the Lie subalgebra of F<X>\mathbb{F}\left<\mathcal{X}\right> generated by X\mathcal{X}, which is also the free Lie algebra on X\mathcal{X}. Let LL denote the Lie subalgebra of Δ\Delta generated by A,B,CA,B,C. Since the given set of defining relations of Δ\Delta are not in L\mathcal{L}, it is natural to conjecture that LL is freely generated by A,B,CA,B,C. We give an answer in the negative by showing that the kernel of the canonical map F<X>Δ\mathbb{F}\left<\mathcal{X}\right>\rightarrow\Delta has a nonzero intersection with L\mathcal{L}. Denote the span of all Hall basis elements of L\mathcal{L} of length nn by Ln\mathcal{L}_n, and denote the image of i=1nLi\sum_{i=1}^n\mathcal{L}_i under the canonical map LL\mathcal{L}\rightarrow L by LnL_n. We study some properties of L4L_4 and L5L_5.

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@article{arxiv.1603.05377,
  title  = {A Lie algebra related to the universal Askey-Wilson algebra},
  author = {Rafael Reno S. Cantuba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.05377},
  year   = {2017}
}