29 research outputs found
Dictionary on Lie Superalgebras
The main definitions and properties of Lie superalgebras are proposed a la
facon de a short dictionary, the different items following the alphabetical
order. The main topics deal with the structure of simple Lie superalgebras and
their finite dimensional representations; rather naturally, a few pages are
devoted to supersymmetry. This modest booklet has two ambitious goals: to be
elementary and easy to use. The beginner is supposed to find out here the main
concepts on superalgebras, while a more experimented theorist should recognize
the necessary tools and informations for a specific use.Comment: 145p LaTeX Document, also available at
http://lapphp0.in2p3.fr/preplapp/psth/DICTIONARY_SUPER.ps.g
Crystalizing the genetic code
New developments are presented in the framework of the model introduced by
the authors in refs. [1,2] and in which nucleotides as well as codons are
classified in crystal bases of the quantum group U_q(sl(2)+sl(2)) in the limit
q -> 0. An operator which gives the correspondence between the amino-acids and
the codons is now obtained for any known genetic code. The free energy released
by base pairing of dinucleotides as well as the relative hydrophilicity and
hydrophobicity of the dinucleosides are also computed. For the vertebrate
series, a universal behaviour in the ratios of codon usage frequencies is put
in evidence and is shown to fit nicely in our model. Then a first attempt to
represent the mutations relative to the deletion of a pyrimidine by action of a
suitable crystal spinor operator is proposed. Finally recent theoretical
descriptions are reviewed and compared with our model
A minimum principle in mRNA editing ?
mRNA editing of sequences of many species is analyzed. The nature of the
inserted nucleotides and the position of the insertion sites, once fixed the
edited peptide chain, are explained by introducing a minimum principle in the
framework of the crystal basis model of the genetic code introduced by the
authors.Comment: revised extended version - includes analysis on more dat
Anyonic Realization of the Quantum Affine Lie Algebras
We give a realization of the quantum affine Lie algebras \uqa and \uqc in
terms of anyons defined on a one-dimensional chain (or on a two-dimensional
lattice), the deformation parameter being related to the statistical
parameter of the anyons by . In the limit of the
deformation parameter going to one we recover the Feingold-Frenkel fermionic
construction of undeformed affine Lie algebras.Comment: 8p, LaTeX, subeqn.sty. Also available at
http://lapphp0.in2p3.fr/preplapp/psth/anyon_ac.ps.g
Symmetry and Codon Usage Correlations in the Genetic Code
The ratios of the codon usage in the quartets and sextets for the vertebrate
series exhibit a correlated behaviour which fits naturally in the framework of
the crystal basis model of the genetic code. Moreover the observed universal
behaviour of these suitably normalized ratios can be easily explained.Comment: 6 figures, documen
A crystal base for the genetic code
The quantum enveloping algebra U_q(sl(2) \oplus sl(2)) in the limit q \to 0
is proposed as a symmetry algebra for the genetic code. In this approach the
triplets of nucleotids or codons in the DNA chain are classified in crystal
bases, tensor product of U_{q \to 0}(sl(2) \oplus sl(2)) representations. Such
a construction might be compared to the baryon classification from quark
building blocks in elementary particles physics, one of the main differences
standing in the property of a crystal base to provide a natural order in the
state constituents, this order being crucial in the codon. Then an operator
ensuring the correspondence codon/amino-acid can be constructed out of the
above algebra. It will be called the reading operator, and be such that two
codons relative to the same (resp. different) amino-acid(s) acquire the same
(resp. different) eigenvalue(s).Comment: LaTeX-2e document, package amsfonts, 11 page
Sum rules of codon usage probabilities
In the crystal basis model of the genetic code, it is deduced that the sum of
usage probabilities of the codons with C and A in the third position for the
quartets and/or sextets is independent of the biological species for
vertebrates. A comparison with experimental data shows that the prediction is
satisfied within about 5 %.Comment: 7 page
Anyonic Realization of the Quantum Affine Lie Superalgebra U_q(A(M,N)^{(1)})
We give a realization of the quantum affine Lie superalgebras U_q(A(M,N))^(1)
in terms of anyons defined on a one or two-dimensional lattice, the deformation
parameter q being related to the statistical parameter of the anyons by q
= exp(i\pi\nu). The construction uses anyons contructed from usual fermionic
oscillators and deformed bosonic oscillators. As a byproduct, realization
deformed in any sector of the quantum superalgebras U_q(A(M,N)) is obtained.Comment: 14p LaTeX Document (should be run twice
Anyonic Realization of the Quantum Affine Lie Algebra U_q(A_N)
We give a realization of quantum affine Lie algebra in
terms of anyons defined on a two-dimensional lattice, the deformation parameter
being related to the statistical parameter of the anyons by . In the limit of the deformation parameter going to one we recover
the Feingold-Frenkel fermionic construction of undeformed affine Lie algebra.Comment: 13p LaTeX Document (should be run twice