Questions tagged [braided-tensor-categories]
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Splitting of homomorphism from cactus group to permutation group
We all learned in kindergarten that the category of finite-dimensional (type I, say) $U_q(\mathfrak{g})$-modules is braided monoidal for $\mathfrak{g}$ a complex semisimple Lie algebra. This gives an ...
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What is the role of fiber functor in Deligne's theorem on Tannakian categories?
The theorem states that, for a field $k$ of characteristic 0, any $k$-linear tensor category with $End(1)=k$ satisfying a condition that each object is annihilated by a Schur functor, is equivalent to ...
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What's the relation between half-twists, star structures and bar involutions on Hopf algebras?
A star structure on a Hopf algebra is an antilinear antiautomorphism squaring to 1 and satisfying some further axioms. A Hopf algebra with a star structure is then a star algebra and a Hopf algebra in ...
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Which Drinfeld centers are balanced monoidal, i.e. have a twist?
A twist is an automorphism $\theta$ of the identity functor of a monoidal category with braiding $c$, such that $\theta_{X \otimes Y} = c_{Y,X} c_{X,Y} (\theta_X \otimes \theta_Y)$. A braided monoidal ...
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Structure of Lagrangian algebras in the center of a fusion category
(1) Let $\mathcal F$ be a spherical fusion tensor category. Then Müger showed that
$R=\bigoplus_{H\in\mathrm{Irr}(\mathcal F)} H\boxtimes H^\mathrm{op}$ canonically has the structure of a Frobenius ...
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Skew polynomial algebra
When I was a very little hare, a big grey wolf told me about the following skew polynomial algebra, which I never understood. My question is whether the following construction is a part of some bigger ...
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Explicit Braid Group Reps from quantum SO(N) at roots of unity
This question is related to this one (and indeed the goals are similar).
Let $N$ be odd and consider the braided fusion category $\mathcal{C}$ (actually modular) obtained from $U_q\mathfrak{so}_N$ ...
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Braid groups representations on infinite dimensional vector spaces
Let $V$ be an infinite dimensional complex vector space. Let $R:V\otimes V\to V\otimes V$ be a solution to the quantum Yang Baxter Equation. In other words: $R$ is invertible and satisfies the ...
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Does a fusion ring with F and R-symbols uniquely determine a braided tensor category?
Background : In mathematical physics, 'anyons' in (2+1) dimensional systems are described by braided tensor categories. The anyon types correspond to the irreducible objects of the category. From such ...
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Can a braided fusion category have an order-2 Morita equivalence class which cannot be simultaneously connected and isomorphic to its opposite?
Let $\mathcal{B}$ be a braided fusion category over $\mathbb{C}$. Let me write $\mathrm{Alg}(\mathcal{B})$ for the set of isomorphism classes of unital associative algebra objects in $\mathcal{B}$, ...
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Non-semisimple representations of the braid group in a semisimple braided category
Suppose $\mathcal{C}$ is a semisimple braided tensor category (over $\mathbb{C}$, with finite dimensional hom spaces) and $X$ an object in $\mathcal{C}$.
Then for each n > 0 the braid group $B_n$ ...
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Question about terminology, and reference request related to the braid operad
Let $\Delta_n$ stand for the Garside element of the braid group $B_n$. It turns out that the family of all Garside elements have the following ``operadic'' property:
$$
\Delta_n\left[ \Delta_{k_1},\...
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additivity of trace with respect to short exact sequences
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be an abelian rigid symmetric monoidal category over a field $K$. Assume that the endomorphism ring of the tensor unit in $\mathcal{C}$ is $K$. If $X$ is an object in $\mathcal{C}$ ...
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Tensor algebras in the bicategory $\mathsf{2Vect}$
To my knowledge there are two main approaches to categorify the notion of a vector space. I will refer to them as BC-2-vector spaces (Baez, Crans) and KV-2-vector spaces (Kapranov, Voevodsky). Both ...
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Categorical construction of comodule category of FRT algebra
Let $\mathcal{B}$ denote the braid groupoid, with objects being non-negative integers $n \in \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}$ and morphisms $\mathcal{B}(n,n)=B_{n}$ given by the braid group. Let $\mathcal{C}$ be ...
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Scaling Yetter--Drinfeld Modules
A braided vector space is a pair $(V,\sigma)$ consisting of a vector space $V$, and a linear map $\sigma:V \otimes V \to V \otimes V$, satisfying the Yang--Baxter equation. Ee can scale the braiding ...
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semisimplicity of maps in braided vector spaces
Let $V$ be a finite dimensional braided vector space over $\mathbb{C}$.
This means that we have a map $$c_{V,V}:V\otimes V\to V\otimes V$$ which gives us an action of the braid group $B_n$ on $V^{\...
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How does the relative Drinfeld center interact with the relative Deligne tensor product?
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a fusion category, and $\mathcal{M}, \mathcal{N}$ semisimple $(\mathcal{C}, \mathcal{C})$-bimodule categories. The left $\mathcal{C}$-action is denoted as $- \triangleright - \...
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Tensor categories with integer rank
I wonder the state of the following conjecture in "Deformation theory, Kontsevich, Soibelman":
Conjecture 3.3.5. Rigid [abelian symmetric] tensor categories [over an algebraically closed field $k$] ...
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How to calculate the Lagrangian subgroup of $G\oplus\hat{G}$?
Let $G$ be an finite abelian group. We have known the following things:
Denote the Drinfeld center of $\operatorname{Rep}(G)$ by $\mathfrak{Z}_1(\operatorname{Rep}...
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Symmetries of modular categories coming from quantum groups
This is a request for references about the computation of the braided autoequivalences of fusion categories coming from a quantum group. I could not find even the description of braided ...
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About symmetry, braids, and pseudo-functors.
Let $(\mathcal{C}, \otimes, I)$ a monoidal category, and let $\mathbb{B}(\mathcal{C})$ the bicategory (with only one object and $(\mathcal{C}, \otimes, I)$ as (monoidal) category of morphisms and ...
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Braidings and Isomorphism Classes in a Monoidal Category
Let $X$ be an object in a monoidal category $({\cal C}, \otimes)$, and $\gamma:X \otimes X \to X \otimes X$ a braiding (that is to say a morphism in ${\cal C}$ from $X \otimes X$ to itself that ...
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Naturality of ribbon category twists
Tortile Tensor Categories by Shum defines a twist to be a natural transformation $\theta : \operatorname{Id} \to \operatorname{Id}$ satisfying some axioms. However, wikipedia and nLab worded the ...
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On $\Psi$-generating paths in the Bruhat order of a Weyl group
Let $W$ be a Weyl group with roots $R$ and positive roots $R^+$. Let $v\in W$ of length $r$. We call $\mathbb{m}=(\alpha_1,\ldots,\alpha_r)\in(R^+)^r$ a Bruhat path from $1$ to $v$ if $1\lessdot s_{\...
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Integrals in noncommutative graded algebras which are not necessarily Hopf
Let $\mathbf{k}$ be a field. Let $A$ be a finite dimensional $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}$-graded $\mathbf{k}$-algebra such that $A^0=\mathbf{k}1$. Let $m$ be the maximal non-negative integer such that $A^m\...
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Lagrangian subcategories of (non-pointed) braided tensor categories
I am interested in generalising the following claim in On braided fusion categories I (Remarks 4.67.)
“A braided fusion category $\mathcal C$ may have more than one Lagrangian subcategory. E.g., if $\...
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Recovering the center of a monoid from the Drinfeld center
The Drinfeld center construction is intended to be a categorification of the center of a monoid. It seems to be folklore (eg this answer or this one) that when the Drinfeld center is taken over a ...
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When is the action of the braid group on tensor powers of Yetter-Drinfeld modules faithful?
Let $V$ be a Yetter-Drinfeld module over a Hopf algebra $H$ with invertible antipode. Recall that $V$ is a braided vector space with braiding $\Psi\colon V\otimes V\to V\otimes V, v\otimes w\mapsto v_{...
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Braided category inside braided 2-category
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a semistrict braided monoidal $2$-category in the sense of [BN] (so in particular a strict $2$-category). Let $\mathcal{C}_1$ be the category of $1$-morphisms (objects) and $2$-...
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On reflexive bialgebras
Let $A$ be a bialgebra. We can consider $A$ as a relfexive algebra (i.e. $A\cong A^{o*}$) or relfexive coalgebra (i.e. $A\cong A^{*o}$ where in each case $o$ denotes what is sometimes called ...
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References of an operator $T: V \otimes V \to V \otimes V$
Let $V$ be a vector space with a basis $v_1, \ldots, v_n$ and let $X_{ij} = v_i \otimes v_j$. Then $X_{ij}, i,j=1,\ldots, n$, is a basis of $V \otimes V$. Let $T: V \otimes V \to V \otimes V$ be the ...
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Is a Lagrangian subgroup of a metric group isomorphic to its quotient?
A metric group is a finite abelian group $G$ with a quadratic function
$$q:G\rightarrow \mathbb R/\mathbb Z\;,$$
that is,
$$M(a,b):= q(a+b)-q(a)-q(b)$$
is bilinear in $a$ and $b$ [edit: and non-...
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