The positive even subalgebra of U_q(\mathfrak{sl}_2) and its finite-dimensional irreducible modules

Abstract: The equitable presentation of

U_{q} (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{2})

was introduced in 2006 by Ito, Terwilliger, and Weng. This presentation involves some generators

x, y, y^{- 1}, z

. It is known that

x^{r} y^{s} z^{t} : r, t i n m a t h b b N, s i n m a t h b b Z

is a basis for the

m a t h b b K

-vector space

U_{q} (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{2})

. In 2013, Bockting-Conrad and Terwilliger introduced a subalgebra

m a t h c a l A

of

U_{q} (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{2})

spanned by the elements

x^{r} y^{s} z^{t} : r, s, t i n m a t h b b N, r + s + t m e v e n

. We give a presentation of

m a t h c a l A

by generators and relations. We also classify up to isomorphism the finite-dimensional irreducible

m a t h c a l A

-modules, under the assumption that

q

is not a root of unity.

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