Quantum Group Research Articles

Guarantees on the structure of experimental quantum networks

AbstractQuantum networks connect and supply a large number of nodes with multi-party quantum resources for secure communication, networked quantum computing and distributed sensing. As these networks grow in size, certification tools will be required to answer questions regarding their properties. In this work we demonstrate a general method to guarantee that certain correlations cannot be generated in a given quantum network. We apply quantum inflation methods to data obtained in quantum group encryption experiments, guaranteeing the impossibility of producing the observed results in networks with fewer optical elements. Our results pave the way for scalable methods of obtaining device-independent guarantees on the network structure underlying multipartite quantum protocols.

Isomorphism Between Twisted q-Yangians and Affine ι Quantum Groups: Type AI

Abstract By employing Gauss decomposition, we establish a direct and explicit isomorphism between the twisted $q$-Yangians (in R-matrix presentation) and affine $\imath $quantum groups (in current presentation) associated to symmetric pair of type AI introduced by Molev–Ragoucy–Sorba and Lu–Wang, respectively. As a corollary, we obtain a PBW-type basis for affine $\imath $quantum groups of type AI.

A quantum group signature scheme with reusable keys based on four-particle Cluster states

Abstract With the continuous development of quantum technology, researchers are constantly improving the research on quantum signatures. In the public-key cryptosystem, a quantum group signature scheme based on four-particle Cluster states is proposed. In this scheme, the four-particle Cluster states are used as quantum channels. The signer randomly generates his private key according to the public key generated by the group manager, and uses the private key to sign. The verifier uses the public key to verify the signature. The features of the scheme are as follows: the public key and private key can be reused, thus reducing the number of keys that need to be saved by the communication parties; The length of the message to be signed does not need to be the same as the length of the public and private keys, which increases the flexibility of the signature; The random sequence is used in the signature process to ensure the unpredictability of the key, thus improving the security of the scheme; The scheme has unforgeability and non-repudiation.

On the category 𝒪 of a hybrid quantum group

We study the representation theory of a hybrid quantum group at root of unity ζ \zeta introduced by Gaitsgory. After discussing some basic properties of its category O \mathcal {O} , we study deformations of the category O \mathcal {O} . For subgeneric deformations, we construct the endomorphism algebra of big projective object and compute it explicitly. Our main result is an algebra isomorphism between the center of deformed category O \mathcal {O} and the equivariant cohomology of ζ \zeta -fixed locus on the affine Grassmannian attached to the Langlands dual group.

Pointwise Convergence of Noncommutative Fourier Series

This paper is devoted to the study of pointwise convergence of Fourier series for group von Neumann algebras and quantum groups. It is well-known that a number of approximation properties of groups can be interpreted as summation methods and mean convergence of the associated noncommutative Fourier series. Based on this framework, this paper studies the refined counterpart of pointwise convergence of these Fourier series. As a key ingredient, we develop a noncommutative bootstrap method and establish a general criterion of maximal inequalities for approximate identities of noncommutative Fourier multipliers. Based on this criterion, we prove that for any countable discrete amenable group, there exists a sequence of finitely supported positive definite functions tending to 1 1 pointwise, so that the associated Fourier multipliers on noncommutative L p L_p -spaces satisfy the pointwise convergence for all p > 1 p>1 . In a similar fashion, we also obtain results for a large subclass of groups (as well as quantum groups) with the Haagerup property and the weak amenability. We also consider the analogues of Fejér and Bochner-Riesz means in the noncommutative setting. Our approach heavily relies on the noncommutative ergodic theory in conjunction with abstract constructions of Markov semigroups, inspired by quantum probability and geometric group theory. Finally, we also obtain as a byproduct the dimension free bounds of the noncommutative Hardy-Littlewood maximal inequalities associated with convex bodies.

Braided Zestings of Verlinde Modular Categories and Their Modular Data

Zesting of braided fusion categories is a procedure that can be used to obtain new modular categories from a modular category with non-trivial invertible objects. In this paper, we classify and construct all possible braided zesting data for modular categories associated with quantum groups at roots of unity. We produce closed formulas, based on the root system of the associated Lie algebra, for the modular data of these new modular categories.

Mini-Workshop: Bridging Number Theory and Nichols Algebras via Deformations

Nichols algebras are graded Hopf algebra objects in braided tensor categories. They appeared first in a paper by Nichols in 1978 in the search for new examples of Hopf algebras. Rediscovered later several times, they also provide a conceptual explanation of the construction of quantum groups. The aim of the workshop is to review recent developments in the field, initiate collaborations, and discuss new approaches to open problems.

Linkage and translation for tensor products of representations of simple algebraic groups and quantum groups

AbstractLet be either a simple linear algebraic group over an algebraically closed field of characteristic or a quantum group at an ‐th root of unity. We define a tensor ideal of singular ‐modules in the category of finite‐dimensional ‐modules and study the associated quotient category , called the regular quotient. For , the Coxeter number of , we establish a ‘linkage principle’ and a ‘translation principle’ for tensor products: Let be the essential image in of the principal block of . We first show that is closed under tensor products in . Then we prove that the monoidal structure of is governed to a large extent by the monoidal structure of . These results can be combined to give an external tensor product decomposition , where denotes the Verlinde category of .

Shuffle algebras for quivers as quantum groups

Shuffle algebras for quivers as quantum groups

On the polynomiality conjecture of cluster realization of quantum groups

In this paper, we give a sufficient and necessary condition for a regular element of a quantum cluster algebra Oq(X) to be universally polynomial. This resolves several conjectures by the first author on the polynomiality of the cluster realization of quantum group generators in different families of positive representations.

Cluster realisations of ıquantum$\imath {\rm quantum}$ groups of type AI

AbstractThe group of type is a coideal subalgebra of the quantum group , associated with the symmetric pair . In this paper, we give a cluster realisation of the algebra . Under such a realisation, we give cluster interpretations of some fundamental constructions of , including braid group symmetries, the coideal structure and the action of a Coxeter element. Along the way, we study a (rescaled) integral form of , which is compatible with our cluster realisation. We show that this integral form is invariant under braid group symmetries, and construct the Poincare‐Birkhoff‐Witt (PBW)‐bases for the integral form.

Eigenbasis for a weighted adjacency matrix associated with the projective geometry Bq(n)

In a recent article Projective geometries, Q-polynomial structures, and quantum groups Terwilliger (arXiv:2407.14964) defined a certain weighted adjacency matrix, depending on a free (positive real) parameter, associated with the projective geometry, and showed (among many other results) that it is diagonalizable, with the eigenvalues and their multiplicities explicitly written down, and that it satisfies the Q-polynomial property (with respect to the zero subspace).In this note we•Write down an explicit eigenbasis for this matrix.•Evaluate the adjacency matrix-eigenvector products, yielding a new proof for the eigenvalues and their multiplicities.•Evaluate the dual adjacency matrix-eigenvector products and directly show that the action of the dual adjacency matrix on the eigenspaces of the adjacency matrix is block-tridiagonal, yielding a new proof of the Q-polynomial property.

Modular tensor categories arising from central extensions and related applications

A modular tensor category is a non-degenerate ribbon finite tensor category and a ribbon factorizable Hopf algebra is a Hopf algebra whose finite-dimensional representations form a modular tensor category. In this paper, we provide a method of constructing ribbon factorizable Hopf algebras using central extensions. We then apply this method to n-rank Taft algebras, which are considered finite-dimensional quantum groups associated with abelian Lie algebras (see Section 2 for the definition), and obtain a family of non-semisimple ribbon factorizable Hopf algebras Eq, thus producing non-semisimple modular tensor categories using their representation categories. And we provide a prime decomposition of Rep(Eq) (the representation category of Eq). By further studying the simplicity of Eq (whether it is a simple Hopf algebra or not), we conclude that(1)there exists a twist J of uq(sl2⊕3) such that uq(sl2⊕3)J is a simple Hopf algebra,(2)there is no relation between the simplicity of a Hopf algebra H and the primality of Rep(H),(3)there are many ribbon factorizable Hopf algebras that are distinct from some known ones, i.e., not isomorphic to any tensor products of trivial Hopf algebras (group algebras or their dual), Drinfeld doubles, and small quantum groups.

SAT actions of discrete quantum groups and minimal injective extensions of their von Neumann algebras

We introduce a natural generalization of the notion of strongly approximately transitive (SAT) states for actions of locally compact quantum groups. In the case of discrete quantum groups of Kac type, we show that the existence of unique stationary SAT states entails rigidity results concerning injective extensions of quantum group von Neumann algebras.

Stated SL(n$n$)‐skein modules and algebras

AbstractWe develop a theory of stated SL()‐skein modules, , of 3‐manifolds marked with intervals in their boundaries. These skein modules, generalizing stated SL(2)‐modules of the first author, stated SL(3)‐modules of Higgins', and SU(n)‐skein modules of the second author, consist of linear combinations of framed, oriented graphs, called ‐webs, with ends in , considered up to skein relations of the ‐Reshetikhin–Turaev functor on tangles, involving coupons representing the anti‐symmetrizer and its dual. We prove the Splitting Theorem asserting that cutting of a marked 3‐manifold along a disk resulting in a 3‐manifold yields a homomorphism for all . That result allows to analyze the skein modules of 3‐manifolds through the skein modules of their pieces. The theory of stated skein modules is particularly rich for thickened surfaces , in whose case, is an algebra, denoted by . One of the main results of this paper asserts that the skein algebra of the ideal bigon is isomorphic with and it provides simple geometric interpretations of the product, coproduct, counit, the antipode, and the cobraided structure on . (In particular, the coproduct is given by a splitting homomorphism.) We show that for surfaces with boundary every splitting homomorphism is injective and that is a free module with a basis induced from the Kashiwara–Lusztig canonical bases. Additionally, we show that a splitting of a thickened bigon near a marking defines a right ‐comodule structure on , or dually, a left ‐module structure. Furthermore, we show that the skein algebra of surfaces glued along two sides of a triangle is isomorphic with the braided tensor product of Majid. These results allow for geometric interpretation of further concepts in the theory of quantum groups, for example, of the braided products and of Majid's transmutation operation. Building upon the above results, we prove that the factorization homology with coefficients in the category of representations of is equivalent to the category of left modules over for surfaces with . We also establish isomorphisms of our skein algebras with the quantum moduli spaces of Alekseev–Schomerus and with the internal algebras of the skein categories for these surfaces and .

The Connection between Der(Uq+(g)) and Der(Ur,s+(g))

To facilitate the parallel development of the structures and properties of two-parameter quantum groups with those of one-parameter quantum groups, this paper primarily elucidates the interrelations and distinctions between the derivation algebras of these two types of quantum groups. Additionally, we also proposed a method for deriving the derivation algebra of one-parameter quantum groups from known two-parameter quantum group derivations, and vice versa.

Metric compatibility and Levi-Civita connections on quantum groups

Arbitrary connections on a generic Hopf algebra H are studied and shown to extend to connections on tensor fields. On this ground a general definition of metric compatible connection is proposed. This leads to a sufficient criterion for the existence and uniqueness of the Levi-Civita connection, that of invertibility of an H-valued matrix. Provided invertibility for one metric, existence and uniqueness of the Levi-Civita connection for all metrics conformal to the initial one is proven. This class consists of metrics which are neither central (bimodule maps) nor equivariant, in general. For central and bicoinvariant metrics the invertibility condition is further simplified to a metric independent one. Examples include metrics on SLq(2).

Artificial Graphene Nanoribbons with Tailored Topological States

Low-dimensional materials functioning at the nanoscale are a critical component for a variety of current and future technologies. From the optimization of light harvesting solar technologies to novel electronic and magnetic device architectures, key physical phenomena are occurring at the nanometer and atomic length-scales and predominately at interfaces. In this presentation, I will discuss low-dimensional material research occurring in the Quantum and Energy Materials (QEM) group at the Center for Nanoscale Materials. Specifically, the synthesis of artificial graphene nanoribbons by positioning carbon monoxide molecules on a copper surface to confine its surface state electrons into artificial atoms positioned to emulate the low-energy electronic structure of graphene derivatives. We demonstrate that the dimensionality of artificial graphene can be reduced to one dimension with proper “edge” passivation, with the emergence of an effectively-gapped one-dimensional nanoribbon structure. Remarkably, these one-dimensional structures show evidence of topological effects analogous to graphene nanoribbons. Guided by first-principles calculations, we spatially explore robust, zero-dimensional topological states by altering the topological invariants of quasi-one-dimensional artificial graphene nanostructures. The robustness and flexibility of our platform allows us to toggle the topological invariants between trivial and non-trivial on the same nanostructure. Our atomic synthesis gives access to nanoribbon geometries beyond the current reach of synthetic chemistry, and thus provides an ideal platform for the design and study of novel topological and quantum states of matter. Figure 1

Braided quantum symmetries of graph C∗-algebras

We prove the existence of a universal braided compact quantum group acting on a graph [Formula: see text]-algebra in the category of [Formula: see text]-[Formula: see text]-algebras with a twisted monoidal structure, in the spirit of the seminal work of Wang. To achieve this, we construct a braided analogue of the free unitary quantum group and study its bosonization. As a concrete example, we compute this universal braided compact quantum group for the Cuntz algebra.

Rigidity on quantum symmetry for a certain class of graph C*-algebras

Quantum symmetry of graph C*-algebras has been studied, under the consideration of different formulations, in the past few years. It is already known that the compact quantum group (C(S1)∗C(S1)∗⋯∗C(S1)︸|E(Γ)|−times,Δ) [in short, *|E(Γ)|C(S1),Δ] always acts on a graph C*-algebra for a finite, connected, directed graph Γ in the category introduced by Joardar and Mandal, where |E(Γ)| ≔ number of edges in Γ. In this article, we show that for a certain class of graphs including Toeplitz algebra, quantum odd sphere, matrix algebra etc. the quantum symmetry of their associated graph C*-algebras remains *|E(Γ)|C(S1),Δ in the category as mentioned before. More precisely, if a finite, connected, directed graph Γ satisfies the following graph theoretic properties: (i) there does not exist any cycle of length ≥2 (ii) there exists a path of length (|V(Γ)| − 1) which consists all the vertices, where |V(Γ)| ≔ number of vertices in Γ (iii) given any two vertices (may not be distinct) there exists at most one edge joining them, then the universal object coincides with *|E(Γ)|C(S1),Δ. Furthermore, we have pointed out a few counter examples whenever the above assumptions are violated.