Quantum Groups And Their Representations

Quantum Groups and Their Representations

This book start with an introduction to quantum groups for the beginner and continues as a textbook for graduate students in physics and in mathematics. It can also be used as a reference by more advanced readers. The authors cover a large but well-chosen variety of subjects from the theory of quantum groups (quantized universal enveloping algebras, quantized algebras of functions) and q-deformed algebras (q-oscillator algebras), their representations and corepresentations, and noncommutative differential calculus. The book is written with potential applications in physics and mathematics in mind. The basic quantum groups and quantum algebras and their representations are given in detail and accompanied by explicit formulas. A number of topics and results from the more advanced general theory are developed and discussed.

Compact Quantum Groups and Their Representation Categories

The book provides an introduction to the theory of compact quantum groups, emphasizing the role of the categorical point of view in constructing and analyzing concrete examples. The general theory is developed in the first two chapters and is illustrated with a detailed analysis of free orthogonal quantum groups and the Drinfeld-Jimbo $q$-deformations of compact semisimple Lie groups. The next two chapters are more specialized and concentrate on the Drinfeld-Kohno theorem, presented from the operator algebraic point of view. This book should be accessible to students with a basic knowledge of operator algebras and semisimple Lie groups.

Example of Solvable Quantum Groups and Their Representations