We define an operator α on ℂ³ ⊗ ℂ³ associated with the quantum group $U_q\left(2\right)$, which satisfies the Yang-Baxter equation and a cubic equation (α² - 1)(α + q²) = 0. This operator can be extended to a family of operators $h_j:=I_j\otimes \alpha \otimes I_{n-2-j}$ on ${\left(ℂ³\right)}^{\otimes n}$ with 0 ≤ j ≤ n - 2. These operators generate the cubic Hecke algebra ${\mathscr{H}}_{q,n}\left(2\right)$ associated with the quantum group $U_q\left(2\right)$. The purpose of this note is to present the construction.

We study equivalences for category ${𝒪}_p$ of the rational Cherednik algebras ${𝐇}_p$ of type $G_{\ell }\left(n\right)={\left({\mu }_{\ell }\right)}^n⋊{𝔖}_n$: a highest weight equivalence between ${𝒪}_p$ and ${𝒪}_{\sigma \left(p\right)}$ for $\sigma \in {𝔖}_{\ell }$ and an action of ${𝔖}_{\ell }$ on an explicit non-empty Zariski open set of parameters $p$; a derived equivalence between ${𝒪}_p$ and ${𝒪}_{p^{\text{'}}}$ whenever $p$ and $p^{\text{'}}$ have integral difference; a highest weight equivalence between ${𝒪}_p$ and a parabolic category $𝒪$ for the general linear group, under a non-rationality assumption on the parameter $p$. As a consequence, we confirm special cases of conjectures...

* The authors thank the “Swiss National Science Foundation” for its support.We study the subgroup structure, Hecke algebras, quasi-regular representations, and asymptotic properties of some fractal groups of branch type. We introduce parabolic subgroups, show that they are weakly maximal, and that the corresponding quasi-regular representations are irreducible. These (infinite-dimensional) representations are approximated by finite-dimensional quasi-regular representations. The Hecke algebras...