Tensor-closed objects in the BGG category of a quantized semisimple Lie algebra

Abstract

We consider the BGG category $\mathcal{O}$ of a quantized universal enveloping algebra $U_q(\mathfrak{g})$. We call a module $M\in \mathcal{O}$ tensor-closed if $M\otimes N\in\mathcal{O}$ for any $N\in \mathcal{O}$. In this paper we prove that $M\in \mathcal{O}$ is tensor-closed if and only if $M$ is finite dimensional. The method used in this paper applies to the unquantized case as well.