We uncover the structure of the space of symmetric functions in non-commutative variables by showing that the underlined Hopf algebra is both free and co-free. We also introduce the Hopf algebra of quasi-symmetric functions in non-commutative variables and define the product and coproduct on the monomial basis of this space and show that this Hopf algebra is free and cofree. In the process of l...

We uncover the structure of the space of symmetric functions in non-commutative variables by showing that the underlined Hopf algebra is both free and co-free. We also introduce the Hopf algebra of quasi-symmetric functions in non-commutative variables and define the product and coproduct on the monomial basis of this space and show that this Hopf algebra is free and cofree. In the process of l...

In this paper we show how to quantize Hopf solitons using the Finkelstein-Rubinstein approach. Hopf solitons can be quantized as fermions if their Hopf charge is odd. Symmetries of classical minimal energy configurations induce loops in configuration space which give rise to constraints on the wave function. These constraints depend on whether the given loop is contractible. Our method is to ex...

We discuss a generalization to 2 qubits of the standard Bloch sphere representation for a single qubit, in the framework of Hopf fibrations of high dimensional spheres by lower dimensional spheres. The single qubit Hilbert space is the 3-dimensional sphere S. The S base space of a suitably oriented S Hopf fibration is nothing but the Bloch sphere, while the circular fibres represent the qubit o...

We determine when the Hopf vector fields on orientable real hypersurfaces (M, g) in complex space forms are minimal or harmonic. Furthermore, we determine when these vector fields give rise to harmonic maps from (M, g) to the unit tangent sphere bundle (T1M, gS). In particular, we consider the special case of Hopf hypersurfaces and of ruled hypersurfaces. The Hopf vector fields on Hopf hypersur...

A generalized oscillator algebra is proposed and the braided Hopf algebra structure for this generalized oscillator is investigated. Using the solutions for the braided Hopf algebra structure, two types of braided Fibonacci oscillators are introduced. This leads to two types of braided Biedenharn-Macfarlane oscillators as special cases of the Fibonacci oscillators. We also find the braided Hopf...

It is known that the Fundamental Theorem of Hopf modules can be used to characterize Hopf algebras: a bialgebra H over a field is a Hopf algebra (i.e. it is endowed with a so-called antipode) if and only if every Hopf module M over H can be decomposed in the form M coH ⊗ H , where M coH denotes the space of coinvariant elements in M . A partial extension of this equivalence to the case of quasi...

A Wiener-Hopf operator on a Banach space of functions on R is a bounded operator T such that PS−aTSa = T , a ≥ 0, where Sa is the operator of translation by a. We obtain a representation theorem for the Wiener-Hopf operators on a large class of functions on R with values in a separable Hilbert space.

In the context of the ring Q[x,y], of polynomials in 2n variables x = x1, . . . , xn and y = y1, . . . , yn, we introduce the notion of diagonally quasisymmetric polynomials. These, also called diagonal Temperley-Lieb invariants, make possible the further introduction of the space of diagonal Temperley-Lieb harmonics and diagonal Temperley-Lieb coinvariant space. We present new results and conj...

Attention is focused on quantum spaces of particular importance in physics, i.e. two-dimensional quantum plane, q-deformed Euclidean space in three or four dimensions, and q-deformed Minkowski space. Each of these quantum spaces can be combined with its symmetry algebra to form a Hopf algebra. The Hopf structures on quantum space coordinates imply their translation. This article is devoted to t...