On the semi-invariants of a parabolic subalgebra of a quantized enveloping algebra (Q5944925)

Let \(\check{U}_q({\mathfrak g}_{\pi})\) be the simply connected quantized enveloping algebra of the complex semisimple finite dimensional Lie algebra \({\mathfrak g}_{\pi}\), and let \(\mathfrak p\) be a parabolic subalgebra of \({\mathfrak g}_{\pi}\) and \({\mathcal P}=\check{U}_q({\mathfrak p})\) the Hopf subalgebra of \(\check{U}_q({\mathfrak g}_{\pi})\) associated to \(\mathfrak p\). The authors describe a basis of the space \({\mathbf Y}({\mathcal P})\) generated by the semi-invariants of \(\mathcal P\) under the adjoint action. The multiplication rules of these basis elements are described. It is proved that \({\mathbf Y}({\mathcal P})\) is a polynomial algebra, and its rank is described. It is also proved that the semi-centre of the enveloping algebra of \(\mathfrak p\) has the same Gelfand-Kirillov dimension as \({\mathbf Y}({\mathcal P})\).