On the Decoupling of the Homogeneous and Inhomogeneous Parts in Inhomogeneous Quantum Groups

Abstract

We show that, if there exists a realization of a Hopf algebra $H$ in a $H$-module algebra $A$, then one can split their cross-product into the tensor product algebra of $A$ itself with a subalgebra isomorphic to $H$ and commuting with $A$. This result applies in particular to the algebra underlying inhomogeneous quantum groups like the Euclidean ones, which are obtained as cross-products of the quantum Euclidean spaces $R_q^N$ with the quantum groups of rotation $U_qso(N)$ of $R_q^N$, for which it has no classical analog.Comment: Latex file, 27 pages. Final version to appear in J. Phys.