We describe the generalized Casimir operators and their actions on the positive
representations Pλ of the modular double of split real quantum groups Uqq (gR).
We introduce the notion of virtual highest and lowest weights, and show that the central
characters admit positive values for all parameters λ. We show that their image defines
a semi-algebraic region bounded by real points of the discriminant variety independent
of q, and we discuss explicit examples in the lower rank cases.