Analogue of Feigin's map on $\imath$quantum group of split type
Ming Lu, Shiquan Ruan, Haicheng Zhang
TL;DR
The paper constructs an $\imath$analogue of Feigin's map for universal $\imath$quantum groups of split type by embedding them into a quantum torus associated with a valued quiver $Q$. It defines an explicit algebra homomorphism $\varphi_{\mathbf{i}}$ mapping generators $B_i$ and $\Bbbk_i$ to concrete expressions in the quantum torus, and proves that this map preserves the $\imath$Serre relations by developing closed formulas for $\imath$divided powers and their expansions, which are then reduced to delicate combinatorial identities. A key simplification comes from first handling the case of quivers without $2$-cycles, followed by a rank-two reduction argument to extend to general cases; the result yields a cluster-realization type embedding of $\widetilde{{\mathbf U}}^\imath$ into a quantum torus and relates to integration/cluster character frameworks. The work also establishes corollaries for the standard $\imath$quantum group and the $q$-Onsager/Affine $\mathfrak{sl}_2$ setting, highlighting the broader applicability of Feigin-type integration maps in the $\imath$quantum context.
Abstract
The (universal) $\imath$quantum groups are as a vast generalization of (Drinfeld double) quantum groups. We establish an algebra homomorphism from universal $\imath$quantum group of split type to a certain quantum torus, which can be viewed as an $\imath$analogue of Feigin's map on the quantum group.
