Unitriangular R-matrices of quantum affine algebras and Yangians via Theta series

Abstract

The universal R-matrix of the quantum affine algebra associated to a finite-dimensional simple complex Lie algebra admits a Gauss decomposition into an uper unitriangular part, an abelian part, and a lower unitriangular part. In this paper, we provide a simple conjugation formula for the unitriangular R-matrices with one tensor factor evaluated at an arbitrary finite-dimensional representation of the quantum affine algebra. Our formula involves the T-series of Frenkel--Hernandez and the Theta series introduced in a previous work. We also extend our conjugation formula to the Yangian case, making use of associators for triple tensor product representations of shifted Yangians.