``Classical'' flag varieties for quantum groups: the standard quantum \(\text{SL}(n,{\mathbb C})\). (Q1865270)

This interesting paper builds a bridge between two parts of noncommutative geometry: noncommutative projective geometry and quantum groups. A general theory of flag varieties for quantum groups is proposed; this amounts to considering as a quantum analog of a flag variety a well chosen graded algebra (specifically, the shape algebra) and to studing it with the methods developed by Artin, Tate, van den Bergh, Stafford and others. These considerations form Part I of the paper. In Part II, the case of Drinfeld-Jimbo quantum groups is considered in more detail. The preceding construction is conjecturally related to geometrical objects, namely certain schemes which are unions of certain subvarieties of the classical flag variety stable under the action of the corresponding torus. Finally, in Part III the full program is carried out completely in the case of \(\text{SL}(n)\). The proof relies on specific properties of the representation theory of this group.