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View SchemaQuasi-{$*$} Structure on {$q$}-Poincare algebras
| Authors | S. Majid |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | q-alg/9503014 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/q-alg/9503014 |
Abstract
We use braided groups to introduce a theory of $*$-structures on general inhomogeneous quantum groups, which we formulate as {\em quasi-$*$} Hopf algebras. This allows the construction of the tensor product of unitary representations up to a quantum cocycle isomorphism, which is a novel feature of the inhomogeneous case. Examples include $q$-Poincar\'e quantum group enveloping algebras in $R$-matrix form appropriate to the previous $q$-Euclidean and $q$-Minkowski spacetime algebras $R_{21}x_1x_2=x_2x_1R$ and $R_{21}u_1Ru_2=u_2R_{21}u_1R$. We obtain unitarity of the fundamental differential representations. We show further that the Euclidean and Minkowski Poincar\'e quantum groups are twisting equivalent by a another quantum cocycle.
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"title": "Quasi-{$*$} Structure on {$q$}-Poincare algebras",
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