Left-covariant first order differential calculus on quantum Hopf supersymmetry algebra

Abstract

We introduce a Hopf algebra structure on the N = 2 quantum supersymmetry algebra and formulate a first order quantum differential calculus on it. Then, it is enhanced to three *-calculi by defining three appropriate involution maps on the quantum super-algebra. Two of the *-structures correspond to quantum complex super-algebra and the other correspond to a quantum real one. An appropriate quantum super-Hopf algebra including two even and two odd generators and also its corresponding quantum super-group are introduced. Compared to the quantum super-algebra, the quantum super-group also has three different *-structures. It is shown that the differential calculus over the quantum super-algebra is left-covariant with respect to the quantum super-group. Besides, it is shown that the graded differential algebra for the case q = 1 is a bicovariant bimodule over the undeformed Hopf supersymmetry algebra.