A PBW basis of U_q(sl₂) #
For a nonzero parameter q, the monomials
F ^ a * K ^ b * E ^ c, with a c : ℕ and b : ℤ,
form a complex basis of UqSl2 q. The construction transports the nested left-monomial bases
of the iterated Ore presentation. Those bases initially put the Laurent monomial first, in the
order K ^ b * F ^ a * E ^ c; commuting F ^ a past K ^ b gives the displayed normalization.
Thus the coordinates supplied by pbwBasis.repr are the unique PBW coefficients of an element.
The second half of the file reads off how the generators act on PBW coordinates, which is the input to leading-coefficient arguments such as the computation of the center.
TauCeti.UqSl2.pbwBasis_repr_eq_zero_of_commute_k: at a generic parameter, an element commuting withKhas no PBW monomialF ^ a * K ^ b * E ^ cwitha ≠ c.TauCeti.UqSl2.e_mul_pbwBasis_sub_mem: left multiplication byEraises theE-exponent of a PBW monomial by one, with leading coefficientq ^ (-2b), up to monomials with the sameE-exponent.TauCeti.UqSl2.pbwBasis_repr_of_raise: for a linear map with this raising behaviour, the coordinates of the image with the new largestE-exponent are read off from the old ones.TauCeti.UqSl2.pbwBasis_repr_eq_zero_of_commute_e: at a generic parameter, an element commuting withEhas no monomialF ^ a * K ^ b * E ^ nwithb ≠ 0andnits largestE-exponent.
The basis and its normalization follow C. Kassel, Quantum Groups, Graduate Texts in Mathematics 155, Section VI.1.
Commuting with K #
Weight-zero reduction. At a generic parameter, an element commuting with K has no PBW
monomial F ^ a * K ^ b * E ^ c with a ≠ c.
Raising the E-exponent #
Let ψ be a linear endomorphism sending each PBW monomial F ^ a * K ^ b * E ^ c to
s b • F ^ (a + d) * K ^ b * E ^ (c + 1) modulo monomials with E-exponent c. If the
E-exponents of x are at most n, then those of ψ x are at most n + 1, and the
coordinates of ψ x with E-exponent n + 1 are read off from those of x with E-exponent
n.
Commuting with E #
At a generic parameter, an element commuting with E whose PBW monomials all have
E-exponent at most n has no monomial F ^ a * K ^ b * E ^ n with b ≠ 0.