From quantum groups to quantum cluster algebras

Abstract: We provide a homomorphism of algebras from the quantum group $\mathbf{U}^+_v(\mathfrak{g})$ to the corresponding quantum cluster algebra $\mathcal {A}_q$ with principal coefficients. As a by-product, we show that the quantum cluster variables arising from one-step mutations from the initial cluster variables satisfy the (high order) quantum Serre relations in $\mathcal {A}_q$.