On minimal affinizations of representations of quantum groups (Q2466823)

The notion of a minimal affinization of a simple finite dimensional module of a quantum group was introduced by \textit{V. Chari} [Publ. Res. Inst. Math. Sci. 31, 873--911 (1995; Zbl 0855.17010)]. An affinization is said to be special (resp. antispecial) if its \(q\)-character has a unique dominant (resp. antidominant) monomial. These types of representations were distinguished in [\textit{H. Nakajima}, Ann. Math. (2) 160, 1057--1097 (2005; Zbl 1140.17015)]. In the present paper the author proves that, for the quantum groups of types \(A\), \(B\) and \(G\), all minimal affinizations are special and antispecial (Theorem~3.8). In the case of quantum groups of types \(C\), \(D\) and \(F_4\), classes of special and antispecial affinizations are identified (Theorem~3.9). It is also proven that all affinizations of quantum groups of types \(A\) and \(B\) are thin -- a notion introduced by the author in [\textit{D. Hernandez}, Smallness problem for quantum affine algebras and quiver varieties, Ann. Sci. Éc. Norm. Supér. (4) 41, 271--306 (2008), (Theorem~3.10)].