Elliptic algebra U_q,p( g) and quantum Z-algebras

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Abstract: A new definition of the elliptic algebra U_{q,p}(g^) associated with an untwisted affine Lie algebra g^ is given as a topological algebra over the ring of formal power series in p. We also introduce a quantum dynamical analogue of Lepowsky-Wilson's Z-algebras. The Z-algebra governs the irreducibility of the infinite dimensional U_{q,p}(g^)-modules. Some level-1 examples indicate a direct connection of the irreducible U_{q,p}(g^)-modules to those of the W-algebras associated with the coset g^ oplus g^ supset (g^)_{diag} with level (r-g-1,1) (g:the dual Coxeter number), which includes Fateev- Lukyanov's WB_l-algebra.


Let \(\hat{\mathfrak g}\) be an untwisted affine Lie algebra. A new definition of the elliptic analogue \(U_{q,p}( \hat{\mathfrak g})\) of the quantum affine algebra \(U_{q}(\hat{\mathfrak g})\) with Drinfeld presentation is given. It is a topological algebra over the ring of formal power series in \(p\). In analogy with the classical affine case, the authors define a category \(C_k\) of \(U_{q,p}( \hat{\mathfrak g})\)-representations of level \(k\) containing the highest weight modules. Associated with this category they define a quantum dynamical analogue of Lepowsky and Wilson's Z-algebra \({\mathcal Z}_k\) and an appropriate category \(D_k\) of level \(k\) representations of \({\mathcal Z}_k\). In analogy with the classical affine case, the vacuum space of an object in \(C_k\) carries a natural \({\mathcal Z}_k\)-module structure and passing to the vacuum space induces a functor from \(C_k\) to \(D_k\). This functor is shown to be an equivalence. In particular, irreducible \({\mathcal Z}_k\)-modules correspond to irreducible \(U_{q,p}( \hat{\mathfrak g})\)-modules. Explicit examples for \(k=1\) are given.



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