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# The bar involution for quantum symmetric pairs -- hidden in plain sight

@inproceedings{Kolb2021TheBI,
title={The bar involution for quantum symmetric pairs -- hidden in plain sight},
author={Stefan Kolb},
year={2021}
}
• S. Kolb
• Published 13 April 2021
• Mathematics, Physics
We show that all quantum symmetric pair coideal subalgebras Bc of Kac-Moody type have a bar involution for a suitable choice of parameters c. The proof relies on a generalized notion of quasi K-matrix. The proof does not involve an explicit presentation of Bc in terms of generators and relations.
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