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Lectures on Hopf Algebras, Quantum Groups and Twists

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Lead by examples we introduce the notions of Hopf algebra and quantum group. We study their geometry and in particular their Lie algebra (of left invariant vectorfields). The examples of the quantum sl(2) Lie algebra and of the quantum (twisted) Poincare Lie algebra iso_\theta(3,1) are presented.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0703013,
  title  = {Lectures on Hopf Algebras, Quantum Groups and Twists},
  author = {Paolo Aschieri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0703013},
  year   = {2007}
}

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20 pages. Lectures given at the second Modave Summer School in Mathematical Physics, August 6-12, 2006