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On a homotopy version of the Duflo isomorphism

Quantum Algebra 2017-12-20 v1

Abstract

For a finite dimensional Lie algebra g\mathfrak{g}, the Duflo map SgUgS\mathfrak{g}\rightarrow U\mathfrak{g} defines an isomorphism of g\mathfrak{g}-modules. On g\mathfrak{g}-invariant elements it gives an isomorphism of algebras. Moreover, it induces an isomorphism of algebras on the level of Lie algebra cohomology H(g,Sg)H(g,Ug)H(\mathfrak{g},S\mathfrak{g})\rightarrow H(\mathfrak{g}, U\mathfrak{g}). However, as shown by J. Alm and S. Merkulov, it cannot be extended in a universal way to an AA_\infty-isomorphism between the corresponding Chevalley-Eilenberg complexes. In this paper, we give an elementary and self-contained proof of this fact using a version of M. Kontsevich's graph complex.

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@article{arxiv.1712.06977,
  title  = {On a homotopy version of the Duflo isomorphism},
  author = {Matteo Felder},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.06977},
  year   = {2017}
}

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15 pages