Complex Semisimple Quantum Groups and Representation Theory

This book provides a thorough introduction to the theory of complex semisimple quantum groups, that is, Drinfeld doubles of q-deformations of compact semisimple Lie groups. The presentation is comprehensive, beginning with background information on Hopf algebras, and ending with the classification of admissible representations of the q-deformation of a complex semisimple Lie group.  The main components are: -   a thorough introduction to quantized universal enveloping algebras ove