Constructing irreducible representations of quantum groups
arXiv:math/0610896
Abstract
In this paper, we construct families of irreducible representations for a class of quantum groups . First, we give a natural construction of irreducible weight representations for using methods in spectral theory developed by Rosenberg. Second, we study the Whittaker model for the center of . As a result, the structure of Whittaker representations is determined, and all irreducible Whittaker representations are explicitly constructed. Finally, we prove that the annihilator of a Whittaker representation is centrally generated.
19 pages, some modifications made to the first version