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Twisted exterior derivatives for universal enveloping algebras I

Quantum Algebra 2020-08-18 v4 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Consider any representation ϕ\phi of a finite-dimensional Lie algebra gg by derivations of the completed symmetric algebra S^(g)\hat{S}(g^*) of its dual. Consider the tensor product of S^(g)\hat{S}(g^*) and the exterior algebra Λ(g)\Lambda(g). We show that the representation ϕ\phi extends canonically to the representation ϕ~\tilde\phi of that tensor product algebra. We construct an exterior derivative on that algebra, giving rise to a twisted version of the exterior differential calculus with the enveloping algebra in the role of the coordinate algebra. In this twisted version, the commutators between the noncommutative differentials and coordinates are formal power series in partial derivatives. The square of the corresponding exterior derivative is zero like in the classical case, but the Leibniz rule is deformed.

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@article{arxiv.0806.0978,
  title  = {Twisted exterior derivatives for universal enveloping algebras I},
  author = {Zoran Škoda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.0978},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

v2, v3: radical revisions, background more detailed, expositional corrections and, in the last section some mathematical. Slightly changed title, now part I with sequel planned. v4: 2.5 corrected/expanded to take care of completions, 15 pages. To appear in Contemporary Mathematics (2020), Proceedings of the conference "Representation Theory XVI", Dubrovnik IUC, June 19-25, 2019