Harish-Chandra Theorem for the Multi-Parameter Quantum Groups of Okado-Yamane Type

Abstract

This paper is devoted to studying the centre of the multi-parameter quantum group $U_{q,G}(\mathfrak{g})$ introduced by Okado and Yamane, where $\mathfrak{g}$ is a complex simple Lie algebra, and all parameters lie in general position. We mainly establish the Harish-Chandra theorem, proving that the Harish-Chandra homomorphism is an isomorphism; in particular, we determine the centre $Z(U_{q,G})\cong (U_{♭}^0{)}^W$ is isomorphic to a polynomial algebra or a quotient algebra of a polynomial algebra. The same result holds for the $(U_{♭}^0{)}^W$ of the two-parameter quantum group $U_{r,s}(\mathfrak{g})$.

16 pages. Accepted by J. Math. Soc. Japan