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Finiteness of the number of Hopf subalgebras
Let $H$ be a finite-dimensional Hopf algebra over the complex field.
Question: Does $ H $ have a finite number of Hopf subalgebras?
In the case where $ H $ is semisimple, the answer is yes. According ...
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Lie theory for quantum groups?
$\DeclareMathOperator\SU{SU}$I know about quantum groups from two perspectives:
Compact quantum groups in the sense of Woronowicz.
Deformation of the universal enveloping algebra of a Lie algebra in ...
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Quantum Hilbert's fifth problem
Hilbert's fifth problem inquires whether every locally Euclidean group is necessarily a Lie group. Von Neumann demonstrated that this is indeed true for the compact case.
The definition of a quantum ...
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Categorical duals for Yetter-Drinfeld modules [duplicate]
Yetter-Drinfeld (YD) modules appear naturally in the theory of Hopf algebras. They are both modules and comodules at the same time, satisfying a certain compatibility condition, as presented here. The ...
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Do the following two notions of quantum groups sometimes coincide?
On the one hand there is the notion of quantum groups due to Drinfeld and Jimbo. In there notion a quantum group is defined as a deformation of the universal enveloping algebra of a semisimple Lie ...
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$G$-crossed (braided) fusion categories and Tannaka duality
Many important concepts in tensor category theory have their counterpart in Hopf algebra theory under Tannaka duality. They have the general form: let $A$ be an XX-algebra, and let Rep$(A)$ denote the ...
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Does there exist a nontrivial triangular weak Hopf algebra?
Quasitriangular weak Hopf algebras (QWHAs) are defined in Nikshych-Turaev-Vainerman (2000): A QWHA is a pair
($H,\mathcal{R}$) where $H$ is a WHA and
$\mathcal{R} \in \Delta^{op}(1)(H\otimes H)\Delta(...
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Smallest finite dimensional $\mathbb{C}^*$-Hopf algebra that is not "strongly group theoretical"
In this question, let us call a finite dimensional $\mathbb{C}^*$ Hopf algebra $H$ strongly group theoretical if there exists a finite group $G$ such that one of the following three equivalent ...
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Does the canonical element associated to a finite dimensional $\mathbb{C}^* $-Hopf algebra always have finite order?
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a finite dimensional $\mathbb{C}^* $-Hopf algebra. Let $B(\mathcal{A})$ be a basis of $\mathcal{A}$ and let
$B(\mathcal{A}^* )=\{ \delta_x\in\mathcal{A}^* | x\in B(\mathcal{A}) \}$...
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quantum invariants, ribbon Tannakian duality and classification of ribbon Hopf algebras
In a nutshell, my question is:
Q0: is there a classification of invariant of (framed) tangles arising from the Reshetikhin–Turaev construction?
I will now make it more precise. One could define a ...
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Is the Drinfeld element of a semisimple quasitriangular Hopf algebra invariant under the Drinfeld twist?
Let $A$ be a finite dimensional semisimple quasitriangular Hopf algebra over $\mathbb{C}$ with universal $R$-matrix denoted by $\mathcal{R}\in A\otimes A$. The Drinfeld element of $A$ is defined as
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Representations of $C\left(SO_q(n)\right)$
A complete classification of irreducible representations of the $C^*$-algebra $C(G_q)$, where $G_q$ is the $q$-deformation of a classical simply connected semisimple compact Lie group, was provided by ...
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When does Morita equivalence between two Hopf-von Neumann algebras imply also equivalence of their categories of comodules?
Let $A$ and $B$ be two Hopf-von Neumann (bi)algebras. Furthermore, let us assume that we know that they are Morita equivalent as von Neumann algebras (i.e. their categories of appropriate ...
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How to construct the quantum group $U_q(\mathfrak{sl}(2))$ from the quantum coordinate ring $\operatorname{SL}_q(2)$?
Let $k$ be the ground field, and $q$ be an invertible element with $q$ not being a root of unity.
Let $\operatorname{SL}_q(2)$ be the quantum coordinate ring of $\operatorname{SL}(2)$ given explicitly ...
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Completely contractive Banach algebra structure on the dual of a Hopf $C^*$-algebra
Let $(A, \Delta)$ be a Hopf $C^*$-algebra, i.e. $A$ is a $C^*$-algebra, and $\Delta: A \to M(A\otimes A)$ is an injective non-degenerate $*$-homomorphism that is coassociative:
$$(\iota \otimes \Delta)...
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Examples of (weak-)bialgebras/Hopf algebras with a finite dimensional unitary representation and corepresentation and polynomial growth rate
I need examples (the more the better, even better if there is a systematic way of construction) of (weak-)bialgebras or (weak-)Hopf algebras $H$ with a finite dimensional representation $\rho$ and a ...
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How does the Tannaka duality work for weak Hopf algebras and fusion categories?
I'm a physicist and not yet an expert in fusion category. I've heard that it's possible to reconstruct a weak Hopf algebra from its category of representations, and would like to know how this works ...
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Concrete examples of quantum duality principle
Let $G$ be a Poisson Lie group, $\mathfrak{g}$ be a Lie algebra of $G$, $G^*$ be a dual of $G$, $\mathscr{C}(G^*)$ be a Poisson algebra of $G^*$, and $U_h(\mathfrak{g})$ be a quantized universal ...
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Is $[n]_q!$ invertible in $\mathbb C [[h]]\ $?
Consider the Hopf algebra $U_h (sl_2 (\mathbb C))$ over the ring $\mathbb C [[h]]$ generated by $E, F, H$ and relations $:$
$$[H, E] = 2 E,\ \ [H, F] = - 2 F,\ \ [E, F] = \frac {q^H - q^{-H}} {q - q^{-...
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How does $R \equiv 1\ (\text {mod}\ h)\ $?
Definition $:$ Let $H$ be a Hopf algebra. An invertible element $R \in H \otimes H$ is called a coboundary structure on $H$ if
$(1)$ $\Delta^{\text {op}} = R \Delta R^{-1},$
$(2)$ $R_{21} = R^{-1},$
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How to show that quantum $sl_2 (\mathbb C)$ is a Hopf algebra deformation of $U (sl_2 (\mathbb C))\ $?
The quantum $sl_2 (\mathbb C)$ is the non-commutative, non-cocommutative Hopf algebra $U_h (sl_2 (\mathbb C))$ over the ring $\mathbb C [[h]]$ generated by $E, F$ and $H$ with the relations $:$
$$[H, ...
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Drinfeld-Jimbo quantum groups for $q=0$
In the Wikipedia page of Drinfeld--Jimbo quantum groups the values of $q=0,1$ are excluded so as to avoid dividing by zero. The $q=1$ case is discussed in this old question. What about the $q=0$ case? ...
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States "absorbed" by a Haar idempotent on a compact quantum group
Firstly, a small question of nomenclature. If $(S,\bullet)$ is a magma, is there good terminology to relate $a$ to $b$ when
$$a\bullet b=b=b\bullet a?$$
Can we say that $b$ absorbs $a$? Can we say ...
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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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Bicrossed and bismash product of Hopf algebras
I have been recently studying different methods to construct Hopf algebras.
In Theorem IX.2.3 of "Quantum groups" by Kassel the bicrossed product of a pair of matched bialgebras (or Hopf ...
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Hopf algebras vs. Kac algebras
I recently came across Kac algebra. They are roughly Hopf algebras and $C^*$-algebras with compatible structures. It follows from Artin–Wedderburn theorem that every semisimple complex Hopf algebra ...
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Problem in understanding Theorem $6.2.9$ from Chari and Pressley
The theorem I am referring to here says that if we start with a Lie bialgebra $\mathfrak g$ determined by some skew-symmetric element $r \in \mathfrak g \otimes \mathfrak g$ satisfying classical Yang-...
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Understanding definition of quantization of a Poisson-Hopf algebra
I am going through the chapter Quantization of Lie bialgebras from the book A Guide to Quantum Groups by Chari and Pressley. There I found a notion called Quantization which deals with deformations of ...
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How to define $U_q \mathfrak{g}$ without generators and relations?
I'm trying to learn something about quantum groups. The related definitions tend to consist of formulas which are not extremely intuitive, on the first glance. So I wonder how the amount of formulas ...
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Does the category of commutative and cocommutative Hopf algebras have enough injectives?
It is well-known that the category of commutative and cocommutative Hopf algebras is abelian (see https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.04001v2 and its references). But does it have enough injectives? What about ...
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Timmerman's "An invitation to quantum groups and duality" corollary 3.2.8
Consider the following propositions of Timmerman's book "An invitation to quantum groups and duality":
I do not understand the equivalence
$$h(\mathfrak{C}(\delta_V)S(\mathfrak{C}(\delta_W))...
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Characterising algebraic compact quantum groups among Hopf $^*$-algebras
Let $(A, \Delta)$ be a Hopf $^*$-algebra. Assume that $\{u^\alpha\}_{\alpha \in I}$ is a maximal collection of pairwise inequivalent irreducible unitary corepresentation matrices. I want to show that
$...
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If $\operatorname{Hom}(\delta_V, \delta_W) = 0$, then $\mathfrak{C}(\delta_V) \cap \mathfrak{C}(\delta_W) = 0.$
Let $(A, \Delta)$ be a Hopf $^*$-algebra and $\delta_V: V \to V \otimes A$ and $\delta_W: W \to W \otimes A$ be two corepresentations of $(A, \Delta).$
Assume that the space of intertwiners $\...
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Orthogonality relations for Haar state and antipode (Timmerman)
Consider the following proposition from Timmerman's "An invitation to quantum groups and duality":
I am having trouble seeing why the boxed equations are true (Note that on the left the ...
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Classifying Hopf algebras that admit a single irreducible comodule
Is it possible to classify Hopf algebras $H$, over a field $k$, which admit a unique (up to isomorphism) irreducible comodule, namely the trivial $1$-dim comodule
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k \to k \otimes H, ~~ k \mapsto k ...
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Name for a Hopf algebra whose only grouplike element is the identity?
For a $k$-Hopf algebra $H$ and element $h \in H$ is called grouplike is $\Delta(h) = h \otimes h$ and $\epsilon(h)=1_k$ ($\epsilon$ is the counit). The identity $1_H$ is clearly grouplike, but in ...
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Hopf algebra that is unimodular and counimodular but not involutory
I'm looking for a finite-dimensional Hopf algebra (over any field) that is unimodular, has unimodular dual, but is not involutory. Is there such a thing?
Here's what I know:
By Radford's formula, the ...
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Name for a Hopf algebra admitting no non-trivial 1-dimensional comodule
A Hopf algebra is called pointed if all its simple left (or right) comodules are one-dimensional. See for example this question for a discussion.
Now every Hopf algebra $H$ admits a one-dimensional ...
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Low dimensional noncommutative non-cocommutative Hopf algebras
Sweedler's Hopf algebra (see here) is the lowest dimesnional ($4$-dimensional) Hopf algebra that is noncommutative and non-cocommutative. What are the next examples? Are there noncommutative, ...
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The double cover in the classical limit of $U_q(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$
I am trying to learn about Drinfeld–Jimbo quantum groups and I am having trouble with the classical limit of $U_q(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$. When properly expressed the limit makes sense as $q\to 1$ — see for ...
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Involutive solutions to the Yang-Baxter equation (and triangular Hopf algebras)
I'm interested in solutions to the Yang-Baxter equation
$$R_{12}R_{23}R_{12}=R_{23}R_{12}R_{23},$$
that are involutive $R^2_{12}=1$. Or put it another way, I'm interested in representations of the ...
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Superfluous axioms for ribbon Hopf algebra
In his book Foundations of quantum group theory, Majid defines (2.1.10) a ribbon Hopf algebra as a quasi-triangular Hopf algebra $(H, R)$ with a special central element $v \in H$ satisfying
(1) $v^2 ...
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Trying to understand "a refinement of the Peter–Weyl theorem" by Lusztig
"A refinement of the Peter–Weyl theorem" is the title of Chapter 29 in Lusztig's "Introduction to quantum groups" (Birkhäuser 2010, reprint of the 1994 edition). This chapter is ...
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Why does Drinfeld Unitarization work?
In Drinfeld's paper "Quasi-Hopf Algebras" he illuminates a process by which you can replace the $R \in A \otimes A$ associated to a quasi-Hopf QUE-algebra $(A, \Delta, \varepsilon, \Phi)$ ...
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A comodule algebra map from a Hopf algebra to itself
Let $H$ be a cosemisimple Hopf algebra (or just a bialgebra). Considering $H$ as a left $H$-comodule (i.e. take $\Delta_H$ to be the coaction), can there exist a (non-identity) algebra map $\sigma:H \...
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Morphisms between compact quantum groups
Let $(A, \Delta_A)$ and $(B, \Delta_B)$ be two compact quantum groups (in the sense of Woronowicz). I would be tempted to define a morphism $(A, \Delta_A) \to (B, \Delta_B)$ to be a unital $*$-...
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Galois descent of a Hopf algebra
In a question here on why the classification of commutative Hopf algebras requires the field to be algebraically closed, a brilliant answer is given discussing the notion of Galois descent.
As I ...
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Non-cosemisimple duals of pointed Hopf algebras
I take the following quote from an answer to this question
A Hopf algebra is called pointed if all its simple left (or right)
comodules are one-dimensional. The quantized enveloping algebras and
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Invertible elements of the Hopf algebra quantum $SU(2)$
Let $SU_q(2)$ be the (polynomial) Hopf algebra introduced by Woronocicz called the quantum special unitary group. For details see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_quantum_group
(Note that on the ...
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Hopf algebra antipodes and right left comodule equivalences
Given a Hopf algebra $H$, denote by ${}^H\mathrm{mod}$ the category of left $H$-comodules, and by $\mathrm{mod}^H$ the category of right $H$-comodules. If the antipode $S$ of $H$ is invertible then we ...
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