Tower Of Algebras Research Articles

Virtual and arrow Temperley–Lieb algebras, Markov traces, and virtual link invariants

Let [Formula: see text] be the algebra of Laurent polynomials in the variable [Formula: see text] and let [Formula: see text] be the algebra of Laurent polynomials in the variable [Formula: see text] and standard polynomials in the variables [Formula: see text] For [Formula: see text] we denote by [Formula: see text] the virtual braid group on [Formula: see text] strands. We define two towers of algebras [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] in terms of diagrams. For each [Formula: see text] we determine presentations for both, [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. We determine sequences of homomorphisms [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], we determine Markov traces [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], and we show that the invariants for virtual links obtained from these Markov traces are the [Formula: see text]-polynomial for the first trace and the arrow polynomial for the second trace. We show that, for each [Formula: see text] the standard Temperley–Lieb algebra [Formula: see text] embeds into both, [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], and that the restrictions to [Formula: see text] of the two Markov traces coincide.

Inductions and restrictions on towers of cellularly stratified diagram algebras

Hartmann et al. defined the concept of cellularly stratified algebras that combine the features of both cellular algebras and stratified algebras. Many important diagram algebras in mathematics and physics, such as some Brauer, partition and BMW algebras, are cellularly stratified algebras, and each of these forms a tower of algebras. This article gives the concept of towers of cellularly stratified algebras in an axiomatic manner, and studies it in terms of induction and restriction functors. In particular, for certain towers of cellularly stratified algebras, we provide a criterion for semi-simplicity by using the cohomology groups of cell modules.

Categorification and Heisenberg doubles arising from towers of algebras

The Grothendieck groups of the categories of finitely generated modules and finitely generated projective modules over a tower of algebras can be endowed with (co)algebra structures that, in many cases of interest, give rise to a dual pair of Hopf algebras. Moreover, given a dual pair of Hopf algebras, one can construct an algebra called the Heisenberg double, which is a generalization of the classical Heisenberg algebra. The aim of this paper is to study Heisenberg doubles arising from towers of algebras in this manner. First, we develop the basic representation theory of such Heisenberg doubles and show that if induction and restriction satisfy Mackey-like isomorphisms then the Fock space representation of the Heisenberg double has a natural categorification. This unifies the existing categorifications of the polynomial representation of the Weyl algebra and the Fock space representation of the Heisenberg algebra. Second, we develop in detail the theory applied to the tower of 0-Hecke algebras, obtaining new Heisenberg-like algebras that we call quasi-Heisenberg algebras. As an application of a generalized Stone–von Neumann Theorem, we give a new proof of the fact that the ring of quasisymmetric functions is free over the ring of symmetric functions.

The Hecke group algebra of a Coxeter group and its representation theory

Let W be a finite Coxeter group. We define its Hecke-group algebra by gluing together appropriately its group algebra and its 0-Hecke algebra. We describe in detail this algebra (dimension, several bases, conjectural presentation, combinatorial construction of simple and indecomposable projective modules, Cartan map) and give several alternative equivalent definitions (as symmetry preserving operator algebra, as poset algebra, as commutant algebra, …). In type A, the Hecke-group algebra can be described as the algebra generated simultaneously by the elementary transpositions and the elementary sorting operators acting on permutations. It turns out to be closely related to the monoid algebras of respectively nondecreasing functions and nondecreasing parking functions, the representation theory of which we describe as well. This defines three towers of algebras, and we give explicitly the Grothendieck algebras and coalgebras given respectively by their induction products and their restriction coproducts. This yields some new interpretations of the classical bases of quasi-symmetric and noncommutative symmetric functions as well as some new bases.

Deformation of Towers of Algebras and Quantized Intersection Cardinality Functions

The inductive limit of a tower of separable algebras is unchanged, up to isomorphism, by consistent deformations but the inductive limit of a corresponding tower of modules may be nontrivially deformed, thereby ‘quantizing’ the limit module. In the case of the inductive limit of the complex group algebras of the symmetric groups and their deformations, the Hecke algebras, this quantization preserves properties of the finite case which disappear in the absence of quantization.

Book Review: Coxeter graphs and towers of algebras

Book Review: Coxeter graphs and towers of algebras

Coxeter graphs and towers of algebras, by F. M. Goodman, P. de la Harpe and V. F. R. Jones Pp 290. DM68. 1989. ISBN 3-540-96979-9 (Springer)

Coxeter graphs and towers of algebras, by F. M. Goodman, P. de la Harpe and V. F. R. Jones Pp 290. DM68. 1989. ISBN 3-540-96979-9 (Springer)