Virtual crystals and Kleber's algorithm (Q1416897)

Let \(\mathfrak g\) be a Kac-Moody Lie algebra and let \(U_q\) be the corresponding Drinfel'd-Jimbo quantized enveloping algebra. If \(\mathfrak g\) is an affine Lie algebra then \(U_q\) is known as a quantum affine algebra. \textit{A. N. Kirillov} and \textit{N. Yu. Reshetikhin} [Zap. Nauchn. Semin. Leningr. Otd. Mat. Inst. Steklova 160, 211--221 (1987; Zbl 0900.16047)] have conjectured a formula for the decomposition of tensor products of certain finite dimensional modules over quantum affine algebras. This conjecture was motivated by the study of the Bethe Ansatz. There is also a q-deformation of this formula, conjectured by \textit{G. Hatayama} et al [Contemp. Math. 248, 243--291 (1999; Zbl 1032.81015), Prog. Math. Phys. 23, 205--272 (2002; Zbl 1016.17011)]. \textit{M. Kleber} [Int. Math. Res. Not. 4, 187--201 (1997; Zbl 0897.17022), see also his PhD dissertation (math.QA/9809087)] has given an algorithm for computing this formula directly; this algorithm applies to simply-laced \(\mathfrak g\). In the paper under review, the authors present a method which reduces all cases to the simply-laced case.