On the quantum flag manifold SU_q(3)/mathbb{T}²

The structure of the $C^*$-algebra of functions on the quantum flag manifold $SU_q(3)/\mathbb{T}^2$ is investigated. Building on the representation theory of $C(SU_q(3))$, we analyze irreducible representations and the primitive ideal space of $C(SU_q(3)/\mathbb{T}^2)$, with a view towards unearthing the `quantum sphere bundle' $\mathbb{C} P_q^1 \to SU_q(3)/\mathbb{T}^2 \to \mathbb{C} P_q^2$