Quantum affine algebras at small root of unity

Abstract

We study the Frobenius-Lusztig kernel for quantum affine algebras at root of unity of small orders that are usually excluded in literature. These cases are somewhat degenerate and we find that the kernel is in fact mostly related to different affine Lie algebras, some even of larger rank, that exceptionally sit inside the quantum affine algebra. This continues the authors study for quantum groups associated to finite-dimensional Lie algebras in [Len14c].