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We study four-dimensional binomial Artin-Schelter regular algebras and their connection with twisted monoid algebras. Starting with 2323 examples up to permutation of generators, we investigate the associated monoids of I-type and the structure of their groups of fractions. We determine the corresponding finite permutation groups and compute the second group cohomology H2(G(M),k×)H^2(G(M),k^\times). These computations allow us to construct explicit families of four-dimensional Koszul Artin-Schelter regular algebras through cocycle twists. We illustrate this construction for some of these algebras.

Introduction

In this paper, we study binomial Artin–Schelter (AS) regular algebras through their connections with twisted monoid algebras. Our main interest is in the monoids arising from binomial relations, their groups of fractions and the cocycles that determine the coefficients in these relations.

Let AA be a connected graded domain equipped with a faithful grading by a group GG such that

A=⨁g∈GAg,dim⁡kAg≤1.A = \bigoplus_{g\in G} A_g,\qquad\dim_k A_g \le1.

The support of this grading forms a submonoid MM of GG, and multiplication in AA determines a 2-cocycle on MM. Consequently, AA can be described as a twisted monoid algebra

A≅kσ[M].A \cong k_\sigma[M].

The monoid MM records the relations among the degrees of the generators, while the cocycle σ\sigma determines the coefficients in their products.

This motivates the study of coefficient-free relations obtained by replacing the nonzero coefficients in the binomial relations by 1. When these relations present MM, the resulting algebra is the monoid algebra k[M]k[M]. We investigate when the original algebra can be recovered as a cocycle twist of k[M]k[M].

If the monoid 2-cocycle extends to a group 2-cocycle and the group grading is compatible with the connected N\mathbb{N}-grading, then cocycle twisting preserves Koszul AS-regularity and global dimension [10 Theorem 4.2.1].

An important class of examples comes from monoids of I-type, introduced by Gateva-Ivanova and Van den Bergh [8]. These monoids are closely related to finite involutive nondegenerate set-theoretic solutions of the Yang–Baxter equation [7]. Jespers and Okniński showed that the groups of fractions of monoids of I-type on nn generators admit embeddings into Zn⋊Sn\mathbb{Z}^n \rtimes S_n and contain finite-index free abelian subgroups of rank nn [11]. In particular, these groups are solvable Bieberbach groups of Hirsch length nn.

We focus particularly on four-dimensional Koszul AS-regular algebras defined by four generators and six quadratic binomial relations. We started with a list of 168 binomial algebras, which is available on GitHub. For each algebra, we computed its superpotential in the sense of Mori and Smith [13]. We then considered the natural action of the symmetric group S4S_4 on the variables x0,x1,x2,x3x_0,x_1,x_2,x_3. Two superpotentials were considered equivalent if one could be obtained from the other by permuting the variables. This gave 23 representative superpotentials under the action of S4S_4.

For these 23 representatives, we study the associated coefficient-free monoids, their groups of fractions, and the finite permutation groups arising from the corresponding Yang–Baxter solutions. We also compare these groups with known examples in the literature, including those studied by Jespers and Okniński [11] and Buzaglo and Rogalski [5].

We also compute the second group cohomology H2(G(M),k×)H^2(G(M),k^\times) for the associated groups of fractions. This group classifies group 2-cocycles up to coboundaries and provides information about cocycle twists of the corresponding monoid algebras.

The paper is organized as follows. In § 2, we recall the necessary background on group gradings, cocycles, binomial AS-regular algebras, monoids of I-type and their groups of fractions. In § 3, we explain the connection between binomial AS-regular algebras and twisted monoid algebras, including the role of cocycles in determining the coefficients of binomial relations. In § 4, we study monoids of I-type and the structure of their groups of fractions. In § 5, we illustrate these constructions through examples in dimensions 2 and 3. In § 6, we investigate the 23 four-dimensional examples and determine their associated permutation groups. In § 7, we compute the second cohomology groups H2(G(M),k×)H^2(G(M),k^\times) for the examples considered. In § 8, we use these computations to construct explicit cocycle twists of some algebras. Finally, the appendix § 9 contains the defining relations of the 23 four-dimensional binomial algebras.

Preliminaries

Throughout this paper, let kk be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. We recall some definitions and results that we will use throughout the paper. We begin with group gradings and cocycles, followed by binomial AS-regular algebras, monoids of I-type and their groups of fractions.

Group gradings and cocycles

Let GG be a group. An algebra AA is called GG-graded if

A=⨁g∈GAg,AgAh⊆AghA=\bigoplus_{g\in G} A_g,\qquad A_gA_h\subseteq A_{gh}

for all g,h∈Gg,h\in G.

The grading is called faithful if the support

supp⁡(A)={g∈G∣Ag≠0}\operatorname{supp}(A)=\{g\in G\mid A_g\ne0\}

generates GG as a group. If AA is a domain, then supp⁡(A)\operatorname{supp}(A) is a submonoid of GG.

A normalized 2-cocycle on GG is a function

σ:G×G⟶k×\sigma:G\times G\longrightarrow k^\times

satisfying σ(g,h)σ(gh,ℓ)=σ(h,ℓ)σ(g,hℓ)\sigma(g,h)\sigma(gh,\ell)=\sigma(h,\ell)\sigma(g,h\ell) for all g,h,ℓ∈Gg,h,\ell\in G, and

σ(1,g)=σ(g,1)=1.\sigma(1,g)=\sigma(g,1)=1.

Two normalized 2-cocycles σ\sigma and τ\tau are called cohomologous if there exists a function f:G→k×f:G\to k^\times, with f(1)=1f(1)=1, such that

τ(g,h)=σ(g,h)f(g)f(h)f(gh)\tau(g,h)=\sigma(g,h)\frac{f(g)f(h)}{f(gh)}

for all $g,h\in G. The equivalence classes of normalized 2-cocycles form the second cohomology group H2(G,k×)H^2(G,k^\times), where GG acts trivially on k×k^\times.

A normalized 2-cocycle on a monoid MM is defined in the same way, with g,h,ℓ∈Mg,h,\ell\in M.

Given a GG-graded algebra AA and a normalized 2-cocycle σ\sigma on GG, we define a new multiplication on homogeneous elements by

a∗σb=σ(g,h)ab,a∈Ag,b∈Ah.a*_\sigma b=\sigma(g,h)ab,\qquad a\in A_g,\qquad b\in A_h.

The cocycle identity ensures that this multiplication is associative. The resulting algebra, denoted by AσA^\sigma, is called a cocycle twist of AA. It has the same underlying graded vector space as AA.

Cocycle twists are closely related to Zhang twists [6]. Under suitable assumptions, cocycle twisting preserves Koszul AS-regularity [10].

Binomial Artin–Schelter regular algebras

Recall that a connected N\mathbb{N}-graded algebra has the form

A=⨁n≥0An,A0=k.A=\bigoplus_{n\geq0}A_n,\qquad A_0=k.

A connected graded algebra is called Artin–Schelter regular [2] if it has finite global dimension, finite Gelfand–Kirillov dimension, and satisfies the AS-Gorenstein condition. More precisely, if its global dimension is dd, then

Ext⁡Ai(k,A)=0(i≠d),\operatorname{Ext}^i_A(k,A)=0\qquad(i\ne d),

and

Ext⁡Ad(k,A)≅k(ℓ)\operatorname{Ext}^d_A(k,A)\cong k(\ell)

for some integer ℓ\ell, where the Ext groups are taken in the graded category.

An algebra is called Koszul [14] if the trivial module kk has a graded free resolution in which the generators at homological degree ii occur in internal degree ii.

In this paper, we consider Koszul Artin–Schelter regular algebras generated in degree one and presented by quadratic binomial relations of the form

xaxb=qxcxe,q∈k×.x_a x_b=q x_c x_e,\qquad q\in k^\times.

We are particularly interested in the coefficient-free relations obtained by setting the nonzero coefficients equal to 1. These relations define a monoid

M=⟨x1,…,xn∣xaxb=xcxe⟩+,M=\langle x_1,\ldots,x_n\mid x_a x_b=x_c x_e\rangle^+,

whose group of fractions we study when it exists.

Monoids of I-type and Yang–Baxter solutions

Monoids of I-type were introduced by Gateva-Ivanova and Van den Bergh [8]. They are closely related to set-theoretic solutions of the Yang–Baxter equation [7].

Let XX be a finite set. A set-theoretic solution of the Yang–Baxter equation is a map

r:X×X⟶X×Xr : X \times X \longrightarrow X \times X

satisfying

(r×id⁡)(id⁡×r)(r×id⁡)=(id⁡×r)(r×id⁡)(id⁡×r).(r \times\operatorname{id})(\operatorname{id} \times r)(r \times\operatorname{id}) = (\operatorname{id} \times r)(r \times\operatorname{id})(\operatorname{id} \times r).

We follow the terminology of [11 Section 1].

For each i,j∈Xi,j \in X, write

r(i,j)=(Li(j),Rj(i)),r(i,j) = (L_i(j),R_j(i)),

where

Li(j)=π1(r(i,j)),Rj(i)=π2(r(i,j)),L_i(j) = \pi_1(r(i,j)), \qquad R_j(i) = \pi_2(r(i,j)),

and π1,π2:X×X⟶X\pi_1,\pi_2 : X \times X \longrightarrow X are the natural projections. The maps Li:X⟶XL_i : X \longrightarrow X and Rj:X⟶XR_j : X \longrightarrow X are called the left and right actions, respectively.

The solution is called involutive if r2=id⁡r^2 = \operatorname{id}, and nondegenerate if every LiL_i and RjR_j is a bijection of XX.

The left actions generate a finite permutation group

F=⟨Li∣i∈X⟩≤Sym⁡(X).F = \langle L_i \mid i \in X\rangle\leq\operatorname{Sym}(X).

The structure monoid associated with (X,r)(X,r) is

M(X,r)=⟨xi (i∈X)∣xixj=xLi(j)xRj(i)⟩+.M(X,r) = \langle x_i\ (i \in X) \mid x_i x_j = x_{L_i(j)}x_{R_j(i)}\rangle^+.

The relationship between these monoids and Yang–Baxter solutions is described in [11 Theorem 1.1].

Theorem 1 ([11], Theorem 2.2 and Corollary 2.4). Let (X,r)(X,r) be a finite involutive nondegenerate set-theoretic solution of the Yang–Baxter equation, with ∣X∣=d|X| = d, and let M=M(X,r)M = M(X,r). Then MM is a monoid of I-type and has a group of fractions G(M)G(M). Moreover, there is an embedding

G(M)↪Zd⋊SdG(M) \hookrightarrow\mathbb{Z}^{d} \rtimes S_d

such that the restriction of the set-theoretic projection

Zd⋊Sd⟶Zd\mathbb{Z}^{d} \rtimes S_d \longrightarrow\mathbb{Z}^{d}

to the image of G(M)G(M) is bijective.

The image of G(M)G(M) under the projection onto SdS_d is the permutation group

F=⟨Li∣i∈X⟩.F = \langle L_i \mid i \in X\rangle.

Furthermore, G(M)G(M) is a Bieberbach group and fits into an exact sequence

1⟶N⟶G(M)⟶F⟶1,1 \longrightarrow N \longrightarrow G(M) \longrightarrow F \longrightarrow1,

where NN is a free abelian group of rank dd. In particular, G(M)G(M) is solvable, virtually abelian, and has Hirsch length

h(G(M))=d.h(G(M)) = d.

Groups of fractions and Hirsch length

A group is called virtually abelian if it contains an abelian subgroup of finite index. Similarly, it is called virtually nilpotent if it contains a nilpotent subgroup of finite index.

A group GG is called polycyclic if it has a subnormal series

1=G0⊲G1⊲⋯⊲Gm=G1 = G_0 \lhd G_1 \lhd\cdots\lhd G_m = G

such that each quotient Gi/Gi−1G_i/G_{i-1} is cyclic.

The Hirsch length h(G)h(G) is the number of infinite cyclic factors in such a series. It is independent of the chosen series [15 Theorem 5.4.13].

We recall the following standard property of Hirsch length.

Proposition 1 ([15], Section 5.4, Exercise 9). Let

1⟶N⟶G⟶Q⟶11 \longrightarrow N \longrightarrow G \longrightarrow Q \longrightarrow1

be an exact sequence of polycyclic groups. Then

h(G)=h(N)+h(Q).h(G) = h(N) + h(Q).

In particular, if QQ is finite, then

h(G)=h(N).h(G) = h(N).

For a monoid of I-type on dd generators, Theorem 1 gives an exact sequence

1⟶N⟶G(M)⟶F⟶1,1 \longrightarrow N \longrightarrow G(M) \longrightarrow F \longrightarrow1,

where N≅ZdN \cong\mathbb{Z}^d and FF is finite. Applying Proposition 1, we obtain

h(G(M))=h(N)=d.h(G(M)) = h(N) = d.

These properties will be useful when studying the groups arising from coefficient-free binomial relations in dimensions 2, 3 and 4.

Binomial Artin–Schelter regular algebras as twisted monoid algebras

We explain how the monoid associated with a binomial algebra records the relations among the degrees of its generators, while a cocycle determines the coefficients appearing in these relations.

Twisted monoid algebras

Let AA be a connected graded domain with a faithful grading

A=⨁g∈GAgA = \bigoplus_{g \in G} A_g

by a group GG, and suppose that dim⁡kAg≤1\dim_k A_g \leq1 for every g∈Gg \in G.

Let

M={g∈G∣Ag≠0}M = \{g \in G \mid A_g \ne0\}

be the support of the grading. Since AA is a domain, MM is a submonoid of GG, and faithfulness implies that MM generates GG.

Proposition 2. There is a normalized 2-cocycle

σ:M×M⟶k×\sigma: M \times M \longrightarrow k^\times

such that

A≅kσ[M]A \cong k_\sigma[M]

as MM-graded algebras.

Proof. For each m∈Mm \in M, choose a nonzero element um∈Amu_m \in A_m, with u1=1u_1=1. Since AmA_m is one-dimensional, we have Am=kumA_m = k u_m.

For m,n∈Mm,n \in M, the product umunu_m u_n is nonzero and belongs to AmnA_{mn}. Thus there is a unique scalar σ(m,n)∈k×\sigma(m,n) \in k^{\times} such that

umun=σ(m,n)umn.u_m u_n = \sigma(m,n)u_{mn}.

Associativity gives

σ(m,n)σ(mn,p)=σ(n,p)σ(m,np).\sigma(m,n)\sigma(mn,p)=\sigma(n,p)\sigma(m,np).

while u1=1u_1=1 implies

σ(1,m)=σ(m,1)=1.\sigma(1,m)=\sigma(m,1)=1.

Hence σ\sigma is a normalized 2-cocycle, and the correspondence em↦ume_m \mapsto u_m defines an MM-graded algebra isomorphism

kσ[M]≅A.k_{\sigma}[M] \cong A.

The cocycle σ\sigma is defined on MM. When it extends to a group 2-cocycle on GG, it also determines a class in H2(G,k×)H^2(G,k^{\times}). □\square

Binomial relations and their coefficients

Suppose that AA is generated by nonzero GG-homogeneous elements x1,…,xdx_1,\ldots,x_d and has quadratic binomial relations

mi=qini,qi∈k×.m_i=q_i n_i,\qquad q_i\in k^{\times}.

Write gj=deg⁡G(xj)g_j=\deg_G(x_j).

For a relation

xaxb=qixcxe,x_a x_b=q_i x_c x_e,

homogeneity gives

gagb=gcge.g_a g_b=g_c g_e.

Using the basis from Proposition 2, write

xj=cjugj,cj∈k×.x_j=c_j u_{g_j},\qquad c_j\in k^{\times}.

Then

xaxb=cacbσ(ga,gb)ugagb,x_a x_b=c_a c_b \sigma(g_a,g_b)u_{g_a g_b},

and

xcxe=ccceσ(gc,ge)ugcge.x_c x_e=c_c c_e \sigma(g_c,g_e)u_{g_c g_e}.

Consequently,

qi=cacbσ(ga,gb)ccceσ(gc,ge).q_i=\frac{c_a c_b \sigma(g_a,g_b)}{c_c c_e \sigma(g_c,g_e)}.

Thus the relations among the degrees are recorded by MM, while the coefficients arise from the cocycle σ\sigma together with the choice of homogeneous generators.

Removing the coefficients

Suppose

A=k⟨x1,…,xd⟩/(mi−qini)i=1r,qi∈k×,A = k\langle x_1,\ldots,x_d\rangle/(m_i-q_in_i)_{i=1}^r,\qquad q_i\in k^\times,

and assume that the coefficient-free relations present the support monoid

M=⟨g1,…,gd∣mi=ni,1≤i≤r⟩+.M=\langle g_1,\ldots,g_d\mid m_i=n_i,\quad1\leq i\leq r\rangle^+.

Define

Acf=k⟨x1,…,xd⟩/(mi−ni)i=1r.A_{\mathrm{cf}}=k\langle x_1,\ldots,x_d\rangle/(m_i-n_i)_{i=1}^r.

By the presentation of MM,

Acf≅k[M].A_{\mathrm{cf}}\cong k[M].

On the other hand, Proposition 2 gives

A≅kσ[M].A\cong k_\sigma[M].

Thus AA is obtained by twisting the multiplication of k[M]k[M], and

A≅(k[M])σ,k[M]≅Aσ−1,A\cong(k[M])^\sigma,\qquad k[M]\cong A^{\sigma^{-1}},

where the twists are taken with respect to the MM-grading.

We next consider when this construction preserves Koszul AS-regularity.

Proposition 3. Suppose that AA is a Koszul AS-regular domain and that the monoid cocycle σ\sigma extends to a normalized group 22-cocycle on GG. Assume that the GG-grading is compatible with the connected N\mathbb{N}-grading, in the sense that each AgA_g is a graded subspace.

Then Aσ−1A^{\sigma^{-1}} is Koszul AS-regular of the same global dimension as AA. Consequently,

Acf≅k[M]≅Aσ−1A_{\mathrm{cf}}\cong k[M]\cong A^{\sigma^{-1}}

is Koszul AS-regular of the same global dimension as AA.

Proof. The GG-grading defines a right coaction of the group algebra kGkG on AA. By the compatibility assumption, this coaction preserves the connected N\mathbb{N}-grading.

The inverse group cocycle σ−1\sigma^{-1} defines a Hopf 22-cocycle on kGkG. By [10 Theorem 4.2.1], the corresponding cocycle twist preserves Koszul AS-regularity and global dimension.

Therefore Aσ−1A^{\sigma^{-1}} is Koszul AS-regular of the same global dimension as AA. Since

Aσ−1≅k[M]≅Acf,A^{\sigma^{-1}}\cong k[M]\cong A_{\mathrm{cf}},

the result follows. □

Monoids and their groups of fractions

We study the monoids arising from coefficient-free quadratic binomial relations and their associated groups.

Our main examples come from four-dimensional Koszul AS-regular algebras with four generators and six quadratic binomial relations. We consider monoids of the form

M=⟨g1,g2,g3,g4∣mi=ni,1≤i≤6⟩+,M=\langle g_1,g_2,g_3,g_4\mid m_i=n_i,\quad1\leq i\leq6\rangle^+,

where mim_i and nin_i are words of length two.

The group defined by the same presentation is

U(M)=⟨g1,g2,g3,g4∣mi=ni,1≤i≤6⟩.U(M)=\langle g_1,g_2,g_3,g_4\mid m_i=n_i,\quad1\leq i\leq6\rangle.

This is the universal group of MM. When MM is cancellative and satisfies the Ore condition, it embeds in its group of fractions, which we denote by G(M)G(M). In this case,

G(M)≅U(M).G(M) \cong U(M).

Binomial monoids of I-type

We first recall a criterion for recognizing binomial monoids of I-type.

Theorem 2 ([8], Theorems 1.1 and 1.3). Let MM be a monoid generated by g1,…,gdg_1,\ldots,g_d with (d2)\binom{d}{2} quadratic relations

gjgi=gi′gj′,j>i.g_jg_i = g_{i'}g_{j'}, \qquad j>i.

Suppose that, after a suitable ordering of the generators, the relations satisfy the following conditions:

(1) Each relation has i′<j′i' < j' and i′<ji' < j.

(2) As the relations vary, every pair (i′,j′)(i',j') with i′<j′i' < j' occurs exactly once.

(3) The overlaps gkgjgig_kg_jg_i, where k>j>ik>j>i, give rise to no new relations.

Then MM is a monoid of I-type.

The preceding theorem concerns binomial monoids with square-free quadratic relations. More general monoids of I-type may also have relations involving squares. For these monoids, we use the characterization in [11 Theorem 1.1].

Structure of the groups of fractions

The following result records some properties of monoids of I-type and their groups of fractions.

Proposition 4 ([11], Corollaries 8.2.5 and 8.2.7). Let MM be a monoid of I-type on dd generators. Then:

(1) MM is cancellative and admits a group of fractions G(M)G(M).

(2) G(M)G(M) is torsion-free, solvable and virtually abelian.

(3) There is an exact sequence

1⟶Zd⟶G(M)⟶F⟶1,1 \longrightarrow\mathbb{Z}^{d} \longrightarrow G(M) \longrightarrow F \longrightarrow1,

where FF is a finite permutation group.

(4) G(M)G(M) is a Bieberbach group with Hirsch length dd.

In particular, the group of fractions of a monoid of I-type is virtually nilpotent and polycyclic.

Corollary 1. Let MM be a finitely generated monoid admitting a group of fractions G(M)G(M). If G(M)G(M) is not virtually abelian, then MM is not a monoid of I-type.

Proof. By Proposition 4, the group of fractions of a monoid of I-type is virtually abelian. The assertion follows by contraposition. □

Algebras of monoids of I-type

The structure of a monoid of I-type also imposes strong restrictions on its monoid algebra.

Proposition 5 ([12], Theorem 8.5.1). Let MM be a monoid of I-type on dd generators. Then k[M]k[M] is a Noetherian domain satisfying a polynomial identity. Moreover,

GKdim⁡k[M]=d.\operatorname{GKdim} k[M] = d.

Furthermore, Gateva-Ivanova and Van den Bergh [8 Theorem 1.4] showed that if MM is a monoid of I-type and σ\sigma is a monoid 2-cocycle, then the twisted monoid algebra kσ[M]k_{\sigma}[M] is Koszul, Noetherian and has finite global dimension.

For our four-dimensional examples, we investigate whether the coefficient-free monoids satisfy the I-type conditions. We also study the structure of their groups of fractions, including solvability, virtual nilpotence and Hirsch length.

In the examples where a group of fractions is identified, we subsequently study

H2(G(M),k×)H^{2}(G(M), k^{\times})

to understand the possible group cocycles associated with the binomial algebras.

Low-dimensional examples

We begin with examples in dimensions 2 and 3, illustrating how the coefficient-free relations determine the monoids and their groups of fractions.

In dimension 3, we compare our calculations with the classification of nonabelian group gradings of three-dimensional Artin–Schelter regular algebras obtained by Buzaglo and Rogalski [5 Theorem 3.4 and Table 1].

Dimension 2

Example 1. Consider the polynomial ring

Acf=k⟨x,y⟩/(xy−yx).A_{\mathrm{cf}}=k\langle x,y\rangle/(xy-yx).

Its monoid is

M=⟨x,y∣xy=yx⟩+≅N2.M=\langle x,y\mid xy=yx\rangle^{+}\cong\mathbb{N}^{2}.

The associated Yang–Baxter solution is the flip map, with trivial left actions. Thus

F=1,G(M)≅Z2,h(G(M))=2.F=1,\qquad G(M)\cong\mathbb{Z}^{2},\qquad h(G(M))=2.

Example 2. Consider the coefficient-free algebra

Acf=k⟨x,y⟩/(x2−y2),A_{\mathrm{cf}}=k\langle x,y\rangle/(x^{2}-y^{2}),

with associated monoid

M=⟨x,y∣x2=y2⟩+.M=\langle x,y\mid x^{2}=y^{2}\rangle^{+}.

This monoid is of I-type [11 Example 2.5].

The associated left actions are

Lx=Ly=(x y),L_{x}=L_{y}=(x\ y),

so

F=⟨(x y)⟩≅C2.F=\langle(x\ y)\rangle\cong C_{2}.

The group of fractions has presentation

G(M)=⟨x,y∣x2=y2⟩.G(M)=\langle x,y\mid x^{2}=y^{2}\rangle.

Setting

a=x,b=x−1y,a=x,\qquad b=x^{-1}y,

we have y=aby=ab. The relation x2=y2x^{2}=y^{2} becomes

a2=(ab)2,a^{2}=(ab)^{2},

which is equivalent to

aba−1=b−1.aba^{-1}=b^{-1}.

Consequently,

G(M)≅⟨a,b∣aba−1=b−1⟩,G(M) \cong\langle a,b \mid aba^{-1}=b^{-1}\rangle,

the Klein bottle group. The subgroup

N=⟨a2,b⟩≅Z2N=\langle a^{2},b\rangle\cong\mathbb{Z}^{2}

has index 2. Hence

h(G(M))=2.h(G(M))=2.

Thus the two groups have the same Hirsch length, although one is abelian and the other is nonabelian.

Dimension 3

We consider a noncommutative example whose group of fractions is a semidirect product.

Example 3. Consider the coefficient-free algebra

Acf=k⟨x,y,z⟩/(xy−yx,xz−zy,yz−zx).A_{\mathrm{cf}}=k\langle x,y,z\rangle/(xy-yx,xz-zy,yz-zx).

The associated monoid is

M=⟨x,y,z∣xy=yx, xz=zy, yz=zx⟩+.M=\langle x,y,z\mid xy=yx,\ xz=zy,\ yz=zx\rangle^{+}.

The corresponding left actions are

Lx=Ly=1,Lz=(xy).L_x=L_y=1,\qquad L_z=(xy).

Therefore

F=⟨(xy)⟩≅C2.F=\langle(xy)\rangle\cong C_2.

The group of fractions is

G(M)=⟨x,y,z∣xy=yx, xz=zy, yz=zx⟩.G(M)=\langle x,y,z\mid xy=yx,\ xz=zy,\ yz=zx\rangle.

The last two relations give

z−1xz=y,z−1yz=x.z^{-1}xz=y,\qquad z^{-1}yz=x.

Thus conjugation by zz exchanges xx and yy. Since xy=yxxy=yx, we obtain

G(M)≅Z2⋊ψZ,ψ=(0110).G(M)\cong\mathbb{Z}^{2}\rtimes_{\psi}\mathbb{Z},\qquad \psi=\begin{pmatrix}0&1\\1&0\end{pmatrix}.

This group also appears in the classification of Buzaglo and Rogalski [5 Example 2.18 and Table 1].

The subgroup

N=⟨x,y,z2⟩≅Z3N=\langle x,y,z^{2}\rangle\cong\mathbb{Z}^{3}

has index 2 in G(M)G(M). Consequently,

h(G(M))=3.h(G(M))=3.

These examples illustrate that the groups of fractions of monoids of I-type need not be abelian, even though they contain finite-index free abelian subgroups.

We next investigate the corresponding groups for four-dimensional coefficient-free binomial algebras, with particular attention to their structure, Hirsch length and second cohomology groups.

Four-dimensional examples

We now consider the coefficient-free monoids associated with the 23 four-dimensional binomial Artin–Schelter regular algebras listed in Appendix § 9. We study their associated set-theoretic solutions of the Yang–Baxter equation and the permutation groups generated by the left actions.

Let X={0,1,2,3}X = \{0,1,2,3\}, and write

r(i,j)=(Li(j),Rj(i))r(i,j) = (L_i(j),R_j(i))

for the associated solution. The left actions generate a finite permutation group

F=⟨L0,L1,L2,L3⟩≤S4.F = \langle L_0,L_1,L_2,L_3\rangle\leq S_4.

For monoids of I-type, the structure theorem recalled in Proposition 4 gives an exact sequence

1⟶Z4⟶G(M)⟶F⟶1.1 \longrightarrow\mathbb{Z}^{4} \longrightarrow G(M) \longrightarrow F \longrightarrow1.

In particular, G(M)G(M) is a torsion-free Bieberbach group with Hirsch length 4.

Examples of four-generator monoids of I-type have also been studied in [12 Examples 8.2.14 and 8.4.6]. We consider three algebras from our collection, illustrating different permutation groups.

The commutative algebra

Example 4 (Algebra 1). Consider the coefficient-free relations

x0x1=x1x0,x0x2=x2x0,x0x3=x3x0,x_0x_1 = x_1x_0,\quad x_0x_2 = x_2x_0,\quad x_0x_3 = x_3x_0,
x1x2=x2x1,x1x3=x3x1,x2x3=x3x2.x_1x_2 = x_2x_1,\quad x_1x_3 = x_3x_1,\quad x_2x_3 = x_3x_2.

Let MM be the monoid defined by these relations. Since all generators commute, we have

M≅N4.M \cong\mathbb{N}^{4}.

The associated Yang–Baxter solution is the flip map

r(i,j)=(j,i).r(i,j) = (j,i).

Thus all left actions are trivial:

L0=L1=L2=L3=1.L_0 = L_1 = L_2 = L_3 = 1.

Hence the permutation group is

F={1}.F = \{1\}.

The group of fractions is

G(M)≅Z4,G(M) \cong\mathbb{Z}^{4},

which is an abelian Bieberbach group with Hirsch length 4.

An algebra with cyclic permutation group

Example 5 (Algebra 17). Consider the coefficient-free relations

x02=x32,x0x2=x1x3,x0x3=x2x1,x_0^2 = x_3^2,\quad x_0x_2 = x_1x_3,\quad x_0x_3 = x_2x_1,
x12=x22,x1x2=x3x0,x2x0=x3x1.x_1^2 = x_2^2,\quad x_1x_2 = x_3x_0,\quad x_2x_0 = x_3x_1.

Let MM be the monoid defined by these relations. The associated solution has left actions

L0=L2=(0 3 2 1),L_0 = L_2 = (0\ 3\ 2\ 1),
L1=L3=(0 1 2 3).L_1 = L_3 = (0\ 1\ 2\ 3).

For example, the relations give

r(0,0)=(3,3),r(0,1)=(0,1),r(0,2)=(1,3),r(0,3)=(2,1).\begin{aligned} r(0,0)&=(3,3),\\ r(0,1)&=(0,1),\\ r(0,2)&=(1,3),\\ r(0,3)&=(2,1). \end{aligned}

Therefore

L0=(0 3 2 1).L_0=(0\,3\,2\,1).

The remaining left actions are obtained similarly. In particular,

L1=L3=L0−1,L2=L0.L_1=L_3=L_0^{-1},\qquad L_2=L_0.

Since L0L_0 is a 4-cycle, the permutation group is

F=⟨(0 3 2 1)⟩≅C4.F=\langle(0\,3\,2\,1)\rangle\cong C_4.

Since MM is a monoid of II-type, its group of fractions fits into the exact sequence

1⟶Z4⟶G(M)⟶C4⟶1.1\longrightarrow\mathbb{Z}^4\longrightarrow G(M)\longrightarrow C_4\longrightarrow1.

In particular, G(M)G(M) is a solvable Bieberbach group with Hirsch length 4.

An algebra with dihedral permutation group

Example 6 (Algebra 21). Consider the coefficient-free relations

x02=x3x1,x0x1=x1x2,x0x2=x2x0,x12=x32,x1x3=x22,x2x3=x3x0.\begin{aligned} x_0^2&=x_3x_1,\qquad x_0x_1=x_1x_2,\qquad x_0x_2=x_2x_0,\\ x_1^2&=x_3^2,\qquad x_1x_3=x_2^2,\qquad x_2x_3=x_3x_0. \end{aligned}

Let MM be the monoid defined by these relations. The associated solution has left actions

L0=(0 3),L1=(0 1 3 2),L2=(1 2),L3=(0 2 3 1).\begin{aligned} L_0&=(0\,3),\\ L_1&=(0\,1\,3\,2),\\ L_2&=(1\,2),\\ L_3&=(0\,2\,3\,1). \end{aligned}

For example, the relations give

r(1,0)=(1,0),r(1,1)=(3,3),r(1,2)=(0,1),r(1,3)=(2,2).\begin{aligned} r(1,0)&=(1,0),\\ r(1,1)&=(3,3),\\ r(1,2)&=(0,1),\\ r(1,3)&=(2,2). \end{aligned}

Therefore

L1=(0 1 3 2).L_1=(0\,1\,3\,2).

The remaining left actions are obtained similarly. In particular,

L3=L1−1,L2=L12L0.L_3=L_1^{-1},\qquad L_2=L_1^2L_0.

Setting a=L1a=L_1 and b=L0b=L_0, we have

a4=b2=1,bab=a−1.a^4=b^2=1,\qquad bab=a^{-1}.

Thus the permutation group is

F=⟨a,b⟩≅D8,F=\langle a,b\rangle\cong D_8,

where D8D_8 denotes the dihedral group of order 8.

Since MM is a monoid of II-type, its group of fractions fits into the exact sequence

1⟶Z4⟶G(M)⟶D8⟶1.1 \longrightarrow\mathbb{Z}^{4} \longrightarrow G(M) \longrightarrow D_{8} \longrightarrow1.

In particular, G(M)G(M) is a solvable Bieberbach group with Hirsch length 4.

Comparison of the permutation groups

Table 1 summarizes the permutation groups associated with the 23 algebras listed in Appendix A.

Permutation group FFAlgebrasCount
{1}\{1\}11
C2C_{2}2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 167
C3C_{3}3, 18, 19, 204
C4C_{4}17, 232
C2×C2C_{2} \times C_{2}5, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 227
D8D_{8}12, 212

Table 1. Permutation groups associated with the four-dimensional binomial algebras.

The permutation groups in Table 1 are all finite and solvable. For the corresponding monoids of II-type, their groups of fractions are torsion-free, virtually abelian Bieberbach groups of Hirsch length 4.

Computing the cocycles

We now study the second cohomology groups of the groups of fractions considered in the previous sections.

Throughout this section, we regard k×k^{\times} as a trivial G(M)G(M)-module. We compute H2(G(M),k×)H^{2}(G(M), k^{\times}) using group homology and the universal coefficient theorem.

Recall that for a group GG, the universal coefficient theorem [16 Theorem 3.6.5] gives a short exact sequence

0⟶Ext⁡Z1(H1(G,Z),k×)⟶H2(G,k×)⟶Hom⁡(H2(G,Z),k×)⟶0.\begin{aligned} 0 &\longrightarrow\operatorname{Ext}^{1}_{\mathbb{Z}}(H_{1}(G,\mathbb{Z}), k^{\times}) \\ &\longrightarrow H^{2}(G, k^{\times}) \\ &\longrightarrow\operatorname{Hom}(H_{2}(G,\mathbb{Z}), k^{\times}) \longrightarrow0. \end{aligned}

In particular, when H1(G,Z)H_{1}(G,\mathbb{Z}) is free abelian, the Ext⁡\operatorname{Ext} term vanishes.

Dimension 2

We begin with the two groups arising in dimension 2.

Example 7. For the polynomial ring in two variables, the group of fractions is

G(M)≅Z2.G(M) \cong\mathbb{Z}^{2}.

Since

H2(Z2,Z)≅⋀2Z2,H_{2}(\mathbb{Z}^{2},\mathbb{Z}) \cong\bigwedge\nolimits^{2}\mathbb{Z}^{2},

and

⋀2Z2≅Z,\bigwedge\nolimits^{2}\mathbb{Z}^{2} \cong\mathbb{Z},

the universal coefficient theorem gives

H2(G(M),k×)≅Hom⁡(Z,k×)≅k×.H^{2}(G(M),k^{\times}) \cong\operatorname{Hom}(\mathbb{Z},k^{\times}) \cong k^{\times}.

Example 8. For the coefficient-free relation x2=y2x^{2}=y^{2}, we identified the group of fractions with the Klein bottle group

Γ=⟨a,b∣aba−1=b−1⟩.\Gamma=\langle a,b \mid aba^{-1}=b^{-1}\rangle.

Since the Klein bottle is aspherical, its cohomology agrees with the group cohomology of Γ\Gamma. We have

H1(Γ,Z)≅Z⊕Z/2Z,H2(Γ,Z)=0.H_{1}(\Gamma,\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Z}\oplus\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}, \qquad H_{2}(\Gamma,\mathbb{Z})=0.

By the universal coefficient theorem,

H2(Γ,k×)≅Ext⁡Z1(H1(Γ,Z),k×)≅k×/(k×)2.H^{2}(\Gamma,k^{\times})\cong\operatorname{Ext}^{1}_{\mathbb{Z}}(H_{1}(\Gamma,\mathbb{Z}),k^{\times}) \cong k^{\times}/(k^{\times})^{2}.

In particular, if kk is algebraically closed, every nonzero element is a square, so

H2(Γ,k×)=0.H^{2}(\Gamma,k^{\times})=0.

Dimension 3

We next consider the polynomial ring in three variables.

Example 9. For the polynomial ring in three variables, we have

G(M)≅Z3.G(M)\cong\mathbb{Z}^{3}.

Since

H2(Z3,Z)≅⋀2Z3≅Z3,H_{2}(\mathbb{Z}^{3},\mathbb{Z})\cong\bigwedge\nolimits^{2}\mathbb{Z}^{3}\cong\mathbb{Z}^{3},

the universal coefficient theorem gives

H2(G(M),k×)≅Hom⁡(Z3,k×)≅(k×)3.H^{2}(G(M),k^{\times})\cong\operatorname{Hom}(\mathbb{Z}^{3},k^{\times}) \cong(k^{\times})^{3}.

Dimension 4

We now turn to the four-dimensional examples from the previous section. For each of the 23 algebras, we consider the corresponding group of fractions G(M)G(M) and compute its first and second integral homology groups, together with H2(G(M),k×)H^{2}(G(M),k^{\times}).

We begin with a few examples to illustrate the methods used in these computations. The results for all 23 algebras are summarized in Table 2.

AlgebraFFH1(G(M),Z)H_1(G(M),\mathbb{Z})H2(G(M),Z)H_2(G(M),\mathbb{Z})H2(G(M),k×)H^2(G(M),k^\times)
111Z4\mathbb{Z}^{4}Z6\mathbb{Z}^{6}(k×)6(k^\times)^{6}
2C2C_2Z3\mathbb{Z}^{3}Z3⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{3}\oplus C_2(k×)3×C2(k^\times)^{3}\times C_2
3C3C_3Z2\mathbb{Z}^{2}Z2\mathbb{Z}^{2}(k×)2(k^\times)^{2}
4C2C_2Z3\mathbb{Z}^{3}Z3⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{3}\oplus C_2(k×)3×C2(k^\times)^{3}\times C_2
5C22C_2^{2}Z2⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2Z⊕C2⊕C4\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_2\oplus C_4k××C2×C4k^\times\times C_2\times C_4
6C2C_2Z3⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{3}\oplus C_2Z3⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{3}\oplus C_2(k×)3×C2(k^\times)^{3}\times C_2
7C2C_2Z3\mathbb{Z}^{3}Z3⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{3}\oplus C_2(k×)3×C2(k^\times)^{3}\times C_2
8C2C_2Z3\mathbb{Z}^{3}Z3⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{3}\oplus C_2(k×)3×C2(k^\times)^{3}\times C_2
9C22C_2^{2}Z2⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2Z⊕C2\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_2k××C2k^\times\times C_2
10C2C_2Z2⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2Z2⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2(k×)2×C2(k^\times)^{2}\times C_2
11C22C_2^{2}Z2⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2Z⊕C2⊕C4\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_2\oplus C_4k××C2×C4k^\times\times C_2\times C_4
12D8D_8Z⊕C2\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_2C2C_2C2C_2
13C22⊕C2C_2^{2}\oplus C_2Z2⊕C22\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2^{2}Z⊕C32\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_3^{2}k××C32k^\times\times C_3^{2}
14C22C_2^{2}Z2⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2Z⊕C22\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_2^{2}k××C22k^\times\times C_2^{2}
15C22C_2^{2}Z2⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2Z⊕C2⊕C4\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_2\oplus C_4k××C2×C4k^\times\times C_2\times C_4
16C2C_2Z2⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2Z2⊕C2\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_2(k×)2×C2(k^\times)^{2}\times C_2
17C4C_4Z⊕C22\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_2^{2}Z⊕C2\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_2k××C2k^\times\times C_2
18C3C_3Z2⊕C3\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_3Z2⊕C3\mathbb{Z}^{2}\oplus C_3(k×)2×C3(k^\times)^{2}\times C_3
19C3C_3Z2\mathbb{Z}^{2}Z2\mathbb{Z}^{2}(k×)2(k^\times)^{2}
20C3C_3Z2\mathbb{Z}^{2}Z2\mathbb{Z}^{2}(k×)2(k^\times)^{2}
21D8D_8Z⊕C4\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_4C4C_4C4C_4
22C22C_2^{2}Z⊕C4\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_4C4C_4C4C_4
23C4C_4Z⊕C4\mathbb{Z}\oplus C_4Z\mathbb{Z}k×k^\times

Table 2. Homology and Cohomology of the groups of fractions in dimension four.

Example 10 (Algebra 1). For Algebra 1, the group of fractions is

G(M)≅Z4.G(M)\cong\mathbb{Z}^{4}.

For a free abelian group, we have

Hq(Zn,Z)≅⋀qZn.H_{q}(\mathbb{Z}^{n},\mathbb{Z})\cong\bigwedge\nolimits^{q}\mathbb{Z}^{n}.

In particular,

H1(G(M),Z)≅Z4,H2(G(M),Z)≅⋀2Z4≅Z6.H_{1}(G(M),\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Z}^{4}, \qquad H_{2}(G(M),\mathbb{Z})\cong\bigwedge\nolimits^{2}\mathbb{Z}^{4}\cong\mathbb{Z}^{6}.

Since H1(G(M),Z)H_1(G(M),\mathbb{Z}) is free abelian, the Ext term in the universal coefficient theorem vanishes. Therefore,

H2(G(M),k×)≅Hom⁡(H2(G(M),Z),k×)H^2(G(M),k^\times) \cong\operatorname{Hom}(H_2(G(M),\mathbb{Z}),k^\times)
≅Hom⁡(Z6,k×)\cong\operatorname{Hom}(\mathbb{Z}^6,k^\times)
≅(k×)6.\cong(k^\times)^6.

Example 11 (Algebra 2). For Algebra 2, the group of fractions has presentation

G(M)=⟨x0,x1,x2,x3 | x0x1=x1x0,x0x2=x2x0,x0x3=x3x0,x1x2=x2x1,x1x3=x3x2,x2x3=x3x1⟩.G(M)=\left\langle x_0,x_1,x_2,x_3 \ \middle|\ \begin{aligned} x_0x_1&=x_1x_0,\\ x_0x_2&=x_2x_0,\\ x_0x_3&=x_3x_0,\\ x_1x_2&=x_2x_1,\\ x_1x_3&=x_3x_2,\\ x_2x_3&=x_3x_1 \end{aligned} \right\rangle.

The first three relations show that x0x_0 is central. The remaining relations imply

x1x2=x2x1,x3−1x1x3=x2,x3−1x2x3=x1.x_1x_2=x_2x_1,\qquad x_3^{-1}x_1x_3=x_2,\qquad x_3^{-1}x_2x_3=x_1.

Consequently,

G(M)≅(Z2⋊ψZ)×Z,ψ=(0110).G(M)\cong(\mathbb{Z}^2\rtimes_\psi\mathbb{Z})\times\mathbb{Z},\qquad \psi=\begin{pmatrix}0&1\\1&0\end{pmatrix}.

Let

K=Z2⋊ψZ.K=\mathbb{Z}^2\rtimes_\psi\mathbb{Z}.

Since

coker⁡(ψ−I)≅Z,\operatorname{coker}(\psi-I)\cong\mathbb{Z},

we have

H1(K,Z)≅Z2.H_1(K,\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Z}^2.

Thus

H1(G(M),Z)≅Z3.H_1(G(M),\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Z}^3.

To compute the second homology of KK, we use the long exact homology sequence associated with the mapping torus of the torus automorphism ψ\psi [9 Example 2.48]:

0⟶coker⁡(⋀2ψ−I)⟶H2(K,Z)⟶ker⁡(ψ−I)⟶0.0\longrightarrow\operatorname{coker}\left(\bigwedge\nolimits^2\psi-I\right) \longrightarrow H_2(K,\mathbb{Z}) \longrightarrow\ker(\psi-I)\longrightarrow0.

Since det⁡(ψ)=−1\det(\psi)=-1, the induced action on ⋀2Z2≅Z\bigwedge^2\mathbb{Z}^2\cong\mathbb{Z} is multiplication by −1-1. Hence

coker⁡(⋀2ψ−I)≅Z/2Z.\operatorname{coker}\left(\bigwedge\nolimits^2\psi-I\right)\cong\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}.

Moreover,

ker⁡(ψ−I)≅Z.\ker(\psi-I)\cong\mathbb{Z}.

The short exact sequence splits, so

H2(K,Z)≅Z⊕Z/2Z.H_2(K,\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Z}\oplus\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}.

By the KKünneth formula [9 Theorem 3B.6],

H2(G(M),Z)≅H2(K,Z)⊕H1(K,Z)≅Z3⊕Z/2Z.H_2(G(M),\mathbb{Z}) \cong H_2(K,\mathbb{Z}) \oplus H_1(K,\mathbb{Z}) \cong\mathbb{Z}^3 \oplus\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}.

Since H1(G(M),Z)H_1(G(M),\mathbb{Z}) is free abelian, the Ext⁡\operatorname{Ext} term in the universal coefficient theorem vanishes. Therefore,

H2(G(M),k×)≅Hom⁡(H2(G(M),Z),k×)≅(k×)3×μ2(k),H^2(G(M),k^\times) \cong\operatorname{Hom}(H_2(G(M),\mathbb{Z}),k^\times) \cong(k^\times)^3 \times\mu_2(k),

where

μ2(k)={λ∈k×:λ2=1}.\mu_2(k)=\{\lambda\in k^\times:\lambda^2=1\}.

In particular, if char⁡(k)≠2\operatorname{char}(k)\ne2, then

H2(G(M),k×)≅(k×)3×C2.H^2(G(M),k^\times)\cong(k^\times)^3\times C_2.

Example 12 (Algebra 3). For Algebra 3, the group of fractions has presentation

G(M)=⟨x0,x1,x2,x3 | x0x1=x1x0,x0x2=x2x0,x0x3=x3x2,x1x2=x2x1,x1x3=x3x0,x2x3=x3x1⟩.G(M)=\left\langle x_0,x_1,x_2,x_3\ \middle|\ \begin{aligned} x_0x_1&=x_1x_0,\\ x_0x_2&=x_2x_0,\\ x_0x_3&=x_3x_2,\\ x_1x_2&=x_2x_1,\\ x_1x_3&=x_3x_0,\\ x_2x_3&=x_3x_1 \end{aligned} \right\rangle.

The generators x0,x1,x2x_0,x_1,x_2 commute, and the remaining relations give

x3−1x0x3=x2,x3−1x1x3=x0,x3−1x2x3=x1.x_3^{-1}x_0x_3=x_2,\qquad x_3^{-1}x_1x_3=x_0,\qquad x_3^{-1}x_2x_3=x_1.

Consequently,

G(M)≅Z3⋊ψZ,ψ=(010001100).G(M)\cong\mathbb{Z}^3\rtimes_\psi\mathbb{Z},\qquad \psi=\begin{pmatrix} 0&1&0\\ 0&0&1\\ 1&0&0 \end{pmatrix}.

Since ψ3=I\psi^3=I, the subgroup

⟨x0,x1,x2,x33⟩≅Z4\langle x_0,x_1,x_2,x_3^3\rangle\cong\mathbb{Z}^4

has index 33 in G(M)G(M).

The first homology group is

H1(G(M),Z)≅Z⊕coker⁡(ψ−I).H_1(G(M),\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Z}\oplus\operatorname{coker}(\psi-I).

Since

coker⁡(ψ−I)≅Z,\operatorname{coker}(\psi-I)\cong\mathbb{Z},

we obtain

H1(G(M),Z)≅Z2.H_1(G(M),\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Z}^2.

To compute the second homology, we use the long exact homology sequence associated with the mapping torus of the torus automorphism ψ\psi [9 Example 2.48]:

0⟶coker⁡(ψ^−I)⟶H2(G(M),Z)⟶ker⁡(ψ−I)⟶0.0\longrightarrow\operatorname{coker}(\widehat{\psi}-I) \longrightarrow H_2(G(M),\mathbb{Z}) \longrightarrow\ker(\psi-I)\longrightarrow0.

With respect to the basis e0∧e1,e0∧e2,e1∧e2,e_0 \wedge e_1,\quad e_0 \wedge e_2,\quad e_1 \wedge e_2, the induced action is

∧2ψ=(001−1000−10).\wedge^{2}\psi= \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 1 \\ -1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}.

Both ψ−I\psi-I and ∧2ψ−I\wedge^{2}\psi-I have Smith normal form diag⁡(1,1,0)\operatorname{diag}(1,1,0).

Therefore,

coker⁡(∧2ψ−I)≅Z,ker⁡(ψ−I)≅Z.\operatorname{coker}(\wedge^{2}\psi-I)\cong\mathbb{Z},\qquad \ker(\psi-I)\cong\mathbb{Z}.

The sequence splits, giving

H2(G(M),Z)≅Z2.H_2(G(M),\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Z}^{2}.

Since H1(G(M),Z)H_1(G(M),\mathbb{Z}) is free abelian, the Ext⁡\operatorname{Ext} term in the universal coefficient theorem vanishes. Hence

H2(G(M),k×)≅Hom⁡(H2(G(M),Z),k×)≅Hom⁡(Z2,k×)≅(k×)2.H^2(G(M),k^\times)\cong\operatorname{Hom}(H_2(G(M),\mathbb{Z}),k^\times) \cong\operatorname{Hom}(\mathbb{Z}^{2},k^\times) \cong(k^\times)^2.

We carry out similar computations for all 23 four-dimensional binomial algebras listed in Appendix A. The resulting homology and cohomology groups are summarized in Table 2.

Explicit cocycle twists of some algebras

In Section 7, we computed H2(G(M),k×)H^2(G(M), k^\times) for the 23 binomial algebras. We now use these computations to construct families of algebras with nonzero coefficients in their defining relations.

As explained in Section 3, a group 2-cocycle determines the coefficients of the binomial relations in a twisted monoid algebra. We illustrate this construction for Algebras 1, 2 and 3.

Example 13 (Algebra 1). For Algebra 1, we have

G(M)≅Z4,H2(G(M),k×)≅(k×)6.G(M) \cong\mathbb{Z}^4,\qquad H^2(G(M), k^\times) \cong(k^\times)^6.

Let e0,e1,e2,e3e_0,e_1,e_2,e_3 be the standard basis of Z4\mathbb{Z}^4. Given a group 2-cocycle σ\sigma, set

qij=σ(ei,ej)σ(ej,ei),0≤i<j≤3.q_{ij}=\frac{\sigma(e_i,e_j)}{\sigma(e_j,e_i)},\qquad0\leq i<j\leq3.

These six scalars determine the cohomology class of σ\sigma, and every choice of nonzero scalars qijq_{ij} can be obtained from a group 2-cocycle.

The resulting twisted algebra has relations

x0x1=q01x1x0,x0x2=q02x2x0,x_0x_1=q_{01}x_1x_0,\quad x_0x_2=q_{02}x_2x_0,
x0x3=q03x3x0,x1x2=q12x2x1,x_0x_3=q_{03}x_3x_0,\quad x_1x_2=q_{12}x_2x_1,
x1x3=q13x3x1,x2x3=q23x3x2.x_1x_3=q_{13}x_3x_1,\quad x_2x_3=q_{23}x_3x_2.

Here the six parameters are arbitrary elements of k×k^\times. This gives the family of multiparameter quantum affine spaces. Setting all parameters equal to 1 recovers Algebra 1.

Example 14 (Algebra 2). For Algebra 2, we obtained

G(M)≅(Z2⋊ψZ)×Z,G(M)\cong(\mathbb{Z}^2\rtimes_\psi\mathbb{Z})\times\mathbb{Z},

where ψ\psi exchanges the two standard generators of Z2\mathbb{Z}^2. We also computed

H2(G(M),k×)≅(k×)3×C2.H^2(G(M), k^\times)\cong(k^\times)^3\times C_2.

To construct cocycles explicitly, consider three invertible generators a,b,ca,b,c satisfying

ab=pba,ac=pca,bc=εcb,ab=pba,\qquad ac=pca,\qquad bc=\varepsilon cb,

where

p∈k×,ε∈{1,−1}.p\in k^\times,\qquad\varepsilon\in\{1,-1\}.

We introduce another invertible generator dd satisfying

da=qad,db=cd,dc=rbd,da=qad,\qquad db=cd,\qquad dc=rbd,

where q,r∈k×q,r\in k^\times. These relations are compatible because ε2=1\varepsilon^2=1. They give a twisted group algebra of G(M)G(M).

Restricting the cocycle to the monoid gives the following family:

x0x1=px1x0,x0x2=px2x0,x_0x_1=px_1x_0,\quad x_0x_2=px_2x_0,
x0x3=qx3x0,x1x2=εx2x1,x_0x_3=qx_3x_0,\quad x_1x_2=\varepsilon x_2x_1,
x1x3=r−1x3x2,x2x3=x3x1.x_1x_3=r^{-1}x_3x_2,\quad x_2x_3=x_3x_1.

Here

p,q,r∈k×,ε∈{1,−1}.p,q,r\in k^\times,\qquad\varepsilon\in\{1,-1\}.

The three nonzero parameters correspond to the factors (k×)3(k^\times)^3, while ε\varepsilon comes from the order-two factor of the cohomology group. In particular, the coefficients of the first two relations must agree, and the coefficient of the fourth relation must satisfy ε2=1\varepsilon^2=1.

Setting p=q=r=ε=1p=q=r=\varepsilon=1 recovers Algebra 2.

Example 15 (Algebra 3). For Algebra 3, we obtained

G(M)≅Z3⋊ψZ,G(M) \cong\mathbb{Z}^{3} \rtimes_{\psi} \mathbb{Z},

where ψ\psi cyclically permutes the three standard generators of Z3\mathbb{Z}^{3}. We also computed

H2(G(M),k×)≅(k×)2.H^{2}(G(M),k^\times) \cong(k^\times)^{2}.

To construct cocycles explicitly, consider three invertible generators a,b,ca,b,c satisfying

ab=tba,ac=t−1ca,bc=tcb,ab=tba,\qquad ac=t^{-1}ca,\qquad bc=tcb,

where t∈k×t\in k^\times.

We introduce another invertible generator dd satisfying

ad=s−1dc,bd=da,cd=db,ad=s^{-1}dc,\qquad bd=da,\qquad cd=db,

where s∈k×s\in k^\times. These relations are compatible with the relations among a,b,ca,b,c and describe a cocycle twist of the group algebra k[G(M)]k[G(M)].

Restricting the cocycle to the monoid gives the following family:

x0x1=tx1x0,x0x2=t−1x2x0,x_0x_1=tx_1x_0,\qquad x_0x_2=t^{-1}x_2x_0,
x0x3=s−1x3x2,x1x2=tx2x1,x_0x_3=s^{-1}x_3x_2,\qquad x_1x_2=tx_2x_1,
x1x3=x3x0,x2x3=x3x1.x_1x_3=x_3x_0,\qquad x_2x_3=x_3x_1.

Here t,s∈k×t,s\in k^\times are arbitrary.

The cyclic action relates the coefficients of the first, second and fourth relations. In particular, the coefficients of the first and fourth relations are equal, while the coefficient of the second relation is their inverse.

Thus we obtain a family with two independent nonzero parameters, in agreement with the computation of H2(G(M),k×)H^2(G(M),k^\times).

Setting t=s=1t=s=1 recovers Algebra 3.

The constructions above give families of four-dimensional Koszul Artin–Schelter regular algebras through cocycle twists. Similar computations can be carried out for the remaining binomial algebras to obtain further families. In future work, we would like to compute the Kodaira–Spencer maps and discrete invariants of these families, following the methods in [4, 3]. We would also like to investigate whether these families belong to the components of the moduli space studied in our previous work, or whether they give rise to new families. Another possible direction is to extend these computations to dimension five, using the classification of Yang–Baxter solutions in [1 Table 2.1].

Defining relations of the binomial algebras

The following tables list the defining relations of the four-dimensional binomial Artin–Schelter regular algebras considered in this paper.

Algebra 1Algebra 2Algebra 3
x0x1−x1x0=0x_{0}x_{1}-x_{1}x_{0}=0<br>x0x2−x2x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x3x0=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x1x2−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x1x3−x3x1=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x2x3−x3x2=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0x0x1−x1x0=0x_{0}x_{1}-x_{1}x_{0}=0<br>x0x2−x2x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x3x0=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x1x2−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x1x3−x3x2=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0<br>x2x3−x3x1=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0x0x1−x1x0=0x_{0}x_{1}-x_{1}x_{0}=0<br>x0x2−x2x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x3x2=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0<br>x1x2−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x1x3−x3x0=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x2x3−x3x1=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0
Algebra 4Algebra 5Algebra 6
x0x1−x1x0=0x_{0}x_{1}-x_{1}x_{0}=0<br>x0x2−x2x1=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x0x3−x3x1=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x1x2−x2x0=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x1x3−x3x0=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x2x3−x3x2=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0x0x1−x1x0=0x_{0}x_{1}-x_{1}x_{0}=0<br>x0x2−x3x1=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x0x3−x2x1=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x1x2−x3x0=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x1x3−x2x0=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x2x3−x3x2=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0x02−x12=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{1}^{2}=0<br>x0x2−x2x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x3x0=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x1x2−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x1x3−x3x1=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x2x3−x3x2=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0
Algebra 7Algebra 8Algebra 9
x02−x12=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{1}^{2}=0<br>x0x2−x2x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x3x1=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x1x2−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x1x3−x3x0=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x2x3−x3x2=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0x02−x12=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{1}^{2}=0<br>x0x2−x2x1=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x0x3−x3x1=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x1x2−x2x0=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x1x3−x3x0=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x2x3−x3x2=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0x02−x12=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{1}^{2}=0<br>x0x2−x2x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x3x0=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x1x2−x3x1=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x1x3−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x2x3−x3x2=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0
Algebra 10Algebra 11Algebra 12
x02−x12=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{1}^{2}=0<br>x0x2−x3x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x2x0=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x1x2−x3x1=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x1x3−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x2x3−x3x2=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0x02−x12=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{1}^{2}=0<br>x0x2−x3x1=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x0x3−x2x1=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x1x2−x3x0=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x1x3−x2x0=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x2x3−x3x2=0x_{2}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{2}=0x02−x2x3=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{2}x_{3}=0<br>x0x2−x3x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x1x2=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{1}x_{2}=0<br>x12−x3x2=0x_{1}^{2}-x_{3}x_{2}=0<br>x1x3−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x2x0−x3x1=0x_{2}x_{0}-x_{3}x_{1}=0
Algebra 13Algebra 14Algebra 15
x02−x12=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{1}^{2}=0<br>x0x2−x2x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x3x0=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x1x2−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x1x3−x3x1=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x22−x32=0x_{2}^{2}-x_{3}^{2}=0x02−x12=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{1}^{2}=0<br>x0x2−x2x0=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x0x3−x3x1=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x1x2−x2x1=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x1x3−x3x0=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x22−x32=0x_{2}^{2}-x_{3}^{2}=0x02−x12=0x_{0}^{2}-x_{1}^{2}=0<br>x0x2−x2x1=0x_{0}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{1}=0<br>x0x3−x3x1=0x_{0}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{1}=0<br>x1x2−x2x0=0x_{1}x_{2}-x_{2}x_{0}=0<br>x1x3−x3x0=0x_{1}x_{3}-x_{3}x_{0}=0<br>x22−x32=0x_{2}^{2}-x_{3}^{2}=0

Table 3. Defining relations of binomial Artin–Schelter regular algebras 1–15.

Algebra 16Algebra 17Algebra 18
x02−x12=0x_0^2-x_1^2=0x02−x32=0x_0^2-x_3^2=0x02−x1x2=0x_0^2-x_1x_2=0
x0x2−x3x1=0x_0x_2-x_3x_1=0x0x2−x1x3=0x_0x_2-x_1x_3=0x0x1−x22=0x_0x_1-x_2^2=0
x0x3−x2x1=0x_0x_3-x_2x_1=0x0x3−x2x1=0x_0x_3-x_2x_1=0x0x3−x3x0=0x_0x_3-x_3x_0=0
x1x2−x3x0=0x_1x_2-x_3x_0=0x12−x22=0x_1^2-x_2^2=0x12−x2x0=0x_1^2-x_2x_0=0
x1x3−x2x0=0x_1x_3-x_2x_0=0x1x2−x3x0=0x_1x_2-x_3x_0=0x1x3−x3x1=0x_1x_3-x_3x_1=0
x22−x32=0x_2^2-x_3^2=0x2x0−x3x1=0x_2x_0-x_3x_1=0x2x3−x3x2=0x_2x_3-x_3x_2=0
Algebra 19Algebra 20Algebra 21
x02−x1x2=0x_0^2-x_1x_2=0x02−x1x2=0x_0^2-x_1x_2=0x02−x3x1=0x_0^2-x_3x_1=0
x0x1−x22=0x_0x_1-x_2^2=0x0x1−x22=0x_0x_1-x_2^2=0x0x1−x1x2=0x_0x_1-x_1x_2=0
x0x3−x3x2=0x_0x_3-x_3x_2=0x0x3−x3x1=0x_0x_3-x_3x_1=0x0x2−x2x0=0x_0x_2-x_2x_0=0
x12−x2x0=0x_1^2-x_2x_0=0x12−x2x0=0x_1^2-x_2x_0=0x12−x32=0x_1^2-x_3^2=0
x1x3−x3x0=0x_1x_3-x_3x_0=0x1x3−x3x2=0x_1x_3-x_3x_2=0x1x3−x22=0x_1x_3-x_2^2=0
x2x3−x3x1=0x_2x_3-x_3x_1=0x2x3−x3x0=0x_2x_3-x_3x_0=0x2x3−x3x0=0x_2x_3-x_3x_0=0
Algebra 22Algebra 23Algebra 23
x02−x3x1=0x_0^2-x_3x_1=0x02−x3x1=0x_0^2-x_3x_1=0x02−x3x1=0x_0^2-x_3x_1=0
x0x1−x2x3=0x_0x_1-x_2x_3=0x0x1−x2x3=0x_0x_1-x_2x_3=0x0x1−x2x3=0x_0x_1-x_2x_3=0
x0x2−x12=0x_0x_2-x_1^2=0x0x2−x32=0x_0x_2-x_3^2=0x0x2−x32=0x_0x_2-x_3^2=0
x1x2−x3x0=0x_1x_2-x_3x_0=0x12−x2x0=0x_1^2-x_2x_0=0x12−x2x0=0x_1^2-x_2x_0=0
x1x3−x22=0x_1x_3-x_2^2=0x1x2−x3x0=0x_1x_2-x_3x_0=0x1x2−x3x0=0x_1x_2-x_3x_0=0
x2x0−x32=0x_2x_0-x_3^2=0x22−x3x1=0x_2^2-x_3x_1=0x22−x3x1=0x_2^2-x_3x_1=0

Table 4. Defining relations of binomial Artin–Schelter regular algebras 16–23.

Department of Mathematics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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