Rescaling automorphisms of U_q(sl₂) #
The assignments E ↦ t E, F ↦ t⁻¹ F, K ↦ K, K⁻¹ ↦ K⁻¹ preserve the
rank-one presentation. They give a multiplicative family of algebra automorphisms
UqSl2.rescale, parametrized by complex units. No restriction on q is needed.
These automorphisms record the freedom to normalize raising and lowering operators
without changing the weight operator. On an ordered monomial F^a K^b E^c, the
rescaling factor is t⁻ᵃ tᶜ; the integer power of K is unchanged.
For nonzero q, conjugation by K is the rescaling automorphism with parameter q², so
conjugation by K ^ b multiplies E by q ^ (2b).
theorem
TauCeti.UqSl2.toAlgEquiv_conjAct_kUnit
{q : ℂ}
[Fact (q ≠ 0)]
:
MulSemiringAction.toAlgEquiv ℂ (UqSl2 q) (ConjAct.toConjAct (kUnit q)) = (rescale q) (Units.mk0 q ⋯ ^ 2)
Conjugation by K is the rescaling automorphism with parameter q².