In mathematics, specifically the field of algebra, Sklyanin algebras are a class of noncommutative algebra named after Evgeny Sklyanin. This class of algebras was first studied in the classification of Artin-Schelter regular [1] algebras of global dimension 3 in the 1980s. [2] Sklyanin algebras can be grouped into two different types, the non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras and the degenerate Sklyanin algebras, which have very different properties. A need to understand the non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras better has led to the development of the study of point modules in noncommutative geometry. [2]
Let be a field with a primitive cube root of unity. Let be the following subset of the projective plane :
Each point gives rise to a (quadratic 3-dimensional) Sklyanin algebra,
where,
Whenever we call a degenerate Sklyanin algebra and whenever we say the algebra is non-degenerate. [3]
The non-degenerate case shares many properties with the commutative polynomial ring , whereas the degenerate case enjoys almost none of these properties. Generally the non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras are more challenging to understand than their degenerate counterparts.
Let be a degenerate Sklyanin algebra.
Let be a non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra.
The subset consists of 12 points on the projective plane, which give rise to 12 expressions of degenerate Sklyanin algebras. However, some of these are isomorphic and there exists a classification of degenerate Sklyanin algebras into two different cases. Let be a degenerate Sklyanin algebra.
These two cases are Zhang twists of each other [3] and therefore have many properties in common. [7]
The commutative polynomial ring is isomorphic to the non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra and is therefore an example of a non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra.
The study of point modules is a useful tool which can be used much more widely than just for Sklyanin algebras. Point modules are a way of finding projective geometry in the underlying structure of noncommutative graded rings. Originally, the study of point modules was applied to show some of the properties of non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras. For example to find their Hilbert series and determine that non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras do not contain zero divisors. [2]
Whenever and in the definition of a non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra , the point modules of are parametrised by an elliptic curve. [2] If the parameters do not satisfy those constraints, the point modules of any non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra are still parametrised by a closed projective variety on the projective plane. [8] If is a Sklyanin algebra whose point modules are parametrised by an elliptic curve, then there exists an element which annihilates all point modules i.e. for all point modules of .
The point modules of degenerate Sklyanin algebras are not parametrised by a projective variety. [4]
In mathematics, specifically the field of algebra, Sklyanin algebras are a class of noncommutative algebra named after Evgeny Sklyanin. This class of algebras was first studied in the classification of Artin-Schelter regular [1] algebras of global dimension 3 in the 1980s. [2] Sklyanin algebras can be grouped into two different types, the non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras and the degenerate Sklyanin algebras, which have very different properties. A need to understand the non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras better has led to the development of the study of point modules in noncommutative geometry. [2]
Let be a field with a primitive cube root of unity. Let be the following subset of the projective plane :
Each point gives rise to a (quadratic 3-dimensional) Sklyanin algebra,
where,
Whenever we call a degenerate Sklyanin algebra and whenever we say the algebra is non-degenerate. [3]
The non-degenerate case shares many properties with the commutative polynomial ring , whereas the degenerate case enjoys almost none of these properties. Generally the non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras are more challenging to understand than their degenerate counterparts.
Let be a degenerate Sklyanin algebra.
Let be a non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra.
The subset consists of 12 points on the projective plane, which give rise to 12 expressions of degenerate Sklyanin algebras. However, some of these are isomorphic and there exists a classification of degenerate Sklyanin algebras into two different cases. Let be a degenerate Sklyanin algebra.
These two cases are Zhang twists of each other [3] and therefore have many properties in common. [7]
The commutative polynomial ring is isomorphic to the non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra and is therefore an example of a non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra.
The study of point modules is a useful tool which can be used much more widely than just for Sklyanin algebras. Point modules are a way of finding projective geometry in the underlying structure of noncommutative graded rings. Originally, the study of point modules was applied to show some of the properties of non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras. For example to find their Hilbert series and determine that non-degenerate Sklyanin algebras do not contain zero divisors. [2]
Whenever and in the definition of a non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra , the point modules of are parametrised by an elliptic curve. [2] If the parameters do not satisfy those constraints, the point modules of any non-degenerate Sklyanin algebra are still parametrised by a closed projective variety on the projective plane. [8] If is a Sklyanin algebra whose point modules are parametrised by an elliptic curve, then there exists an element which annihilates all point modules i.e. for all point modules of .
The point modules of degenerate Sklyanin algebras are not parametrised by a projective variety. [4]