Introduction to Quantum Groups, Spring 2024

Lecturer:

  • Prof. Raphael Ponge.
  • E-mail: ponge[dot]math[at]icloud[dot]com.

Time and Location:

  • Fridays from 14:00-16:35, Graduate School Bldg, Room 401.
  • The lectures are from Week 1 through Week 17. The last class is on June 21, 2024.

References:

  • Shahn Majid: Foundations of Quantum Group Theory, Cambridge University Press, 1995.
  • Shahn Majid: A Primer to Quantum Groups, London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Vol.  292, Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Topics Covered:

  • Coalgebras, bialgebras, Hopf algebras.
  • Dual pairings, SLq(2), actions.
  • Coactions, quantum plane A2q.
  • Quasitriangular structures.