Generalized deformations and Hochschild cohomology (Q5949964)

``Deformation theory, initiated by M. Gerstenhaber, has become important in mathematical physics, especially in the field of quantum groups.'' In a previous paper [Rev. Math. Phys. 10, No. 5, 685-704 (1998; Zbl 0928.16023)] by the same author and in a paper by \textit{G. Pinczon} [Lett. Math. Phys. 41, No. 2, 101-117 (1997; Zbl 0905.17023)], generalizations of Gerstenhaber's theory have already been described. Here the author proposes a further generalization, where the action of \(k[[t]]\) on \(A[[t]]\) is given by \(t\cdot a=\sigma(a)t\) and \(a\cdot t=\tau(a)t\). The properties of these deformations are discussed. In particular, the appropriate cohomology is described, following two approaches: ``the `invariant' Hochschild cohomology \(H^\bullet_{inv}(A,A_n)\), i.e. the cohomology of the subcocomplex of \(C^\bullet(A,A_n)\) formed by invariant cochains, where \(A_n\) are some bimodules over \(A\)'' and ``\(H^\bullet_{t,inv}(A[[t]],A[[t]])\), i.e. the cohomology of the subcocomplex of \(C^\bullet(A[[t]],A[[t]])\) formed by \(t\)-multimorphisms, where \(A[[t]]\) stands for the trivial deformation of \(A\).'' Then the rigidity of some classical examples is proven. Finally the theory is applied to Heisenberg's relation \(x*y-y*x=t\).