Analogues of Lusztig's higher order relations for the q-Onsager algebra

Abstract

Let $A,A^{\ast }$ be the generators of the $q-$Onsager algebra. Analogues of Lusztig's $r-th$ higher order relations are proposed. In a first part, based on the properties of tridiagonal pairs of $q-$Racah type which satisfy the defining relations of the $q-$Onsager algebra, higher order relations are derived for $r$ generic. The coefficients entering in the relations are determined from a two-variable polynomial generating function. In a second part, it is conjectured that $A,A^{\ast }$ satisfy the higher order relations previously obtained. The conjecture is proven for $r=2,3$. For $r$ generic, using an inductive argument recursive formulae for the coefficients are derived. The conjecture is checked for several values of $r\ge 4$. Consequences for coideal subalgebras and integrable systems with boundaries at $q$ a root of unity are pointed out.

19 pages. v2: Some basic material in subsections 2.1,2.2,2.3 of pages 3-4 (Definitions 2.1,2.2, Lemma 2.2, Theorem 1) from Terwilliger's and coauthors works (see also arXiv:1307.7410); Missprints corrected; Minor changes in the text; References added

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