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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Coinvariants of tensor products of Hopf algebras
Let $G$ be a Hopf algebra, considered as a right $G$-comodule in the obvious way.
The axioms of Hopf algebras imply that
$$
G^{\operatorname{coinv}(G)} == \{g \in G : \Delta(g) = g \otimes 1\} = \...
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Irreducibility of product bicomodules
Let $H$ be a Hopf algebra, and $V$ and $W$ a left, and a right,
$H$-comodule respectively. The tensor product
$$
V \otimes W
$$
has an obvious $H$-$H$-bicomodule structure.
If $V$ and $W$ are ...
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Characters on Hopf algebras
For any algebra $A$, a character for $A$ is a non-zero algebra map $c:A \to \mathbb{C}$. For $H$ be a Hopf algebra, a character is given by $\epsilon:H \to \mathbb{C}$ the counit of $H$. I am looking ...
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Classification of $\operatorname{Rep} D(G)$
Let $G$ be a finite group and $D(G)$ its quantum double. Its finite dimensional complex representations are classified in this Dijkgraaf et al. Quasi-Quantum Groups Related To Orbifold Models. However,...
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Submodules of $V\otimes V^*$
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a simple finite-dimensional Lie algebra over $\mathbb{C}$ and let $U_q(\hat{\mathfrak{g}})$ be the corresponding quantum affine algebra (here $q$ is not a root of unity). We know ...
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Example of a commutative, cocommutative, $p$-torsion Hopf algebra which is dualizable but not self-dual?
Let $C$ be a symmetric monoidal category with split idempotents, and let $H$ be a Hopf algebra object in $C$. If $H$ is dualizable as an object of $C$, then $H^\vee = L \otimes H$ for some $\otimes$-...
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Indecomposable, non-simple, modules of quantum groups at roots of unity
Let us consider the quantum group $U_q(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$ (as defined in Kassel's book on quantum groups), for $q$ being a root of unity of order $d$ (i.e., $d$ is the smallest positive integer for ...
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Lusztig's completion for universal enveloping algebra
In Arkhipov, Bezrukavnikov and Ginzburg's paper "Quantum Groups, the loop Grassmannian and the Springer resolution", they mentioned that Lusztig introduced a certain completion for universal ...
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Hopf dual of the Hopf dual
Given any Hopf algebra $A$ over a field $k$, one can also define the Hopf dual $A^*$ of as follows: Let $A^∗$ be the subspace of the full linear dual of $A$ consisting of elements that vanish on some ...
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Hopf Subalgebras of Quantized Algebras
As is well known, quantized enveloping algebras $U_q(\frak{g})$ admit far fewer sub-Hopf algebras than classical enveloping algebras $U(\frak{g})$. As one can check directly, for appropriate subsets ...
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The difference between $q$-deformations and $h$-deformations
What is the difference between $q$-deformations and $h$-deformations of universal enveloping algebras?
In chapter XVI of Quantum groups by Kassel, a very precise definition of a quantum enveloping ...
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Quantum invariant: The canonical $2$-tensor
In Chapter XVI Kassel introduces a proper definition of a quantum universal enveloping algebra of a Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$. (See definition XVI.5.1). Notice that a quantum enveloping algebra has a ...
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Examples of representations of quantum groups
I am trying to learn some basic theory of quantum groups $U_q(\mathfrak{g})$, where $\mathfrak{g}$ is a simple Lie algebra, say $sl_n(\mathbb{C})$. As far as I heard the finite dimensional ...
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Category of bicomodules of a cosemisimple Hopf algebra
A cosemisimple Hopf algebra $H$ is one which is equal to the direct sum of its subcoalgebras. As is well-known, this is equivalent to its category of $H$-comodules being semisimple. Is this also true ...
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How to translate multi-segments to Drinfeld polynomials?
Let $\hat{H}_m=\hat{H}_m(q)$ be the Iwahori-Hecke algebra of $GL_m$, see for example, Section 2. The simple $\hat{H}_m$-modules are parametrized by Zelevinsky's multi-segments, See Section 2.2 of the ...
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Reference request: Nichols algebras of a braided vector space with a diagonal braiding
Are there some references of the proof of the following result?
Let $(V, c)$ be a braided vector space over a field $k$ with a basis $x_1, \ldots, x_n$, where $c$ is a diagonal braiding given by
\...
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Tensor product of two Poisson modules
Let $H$ be a Poisson algebra. A Poisson $H$-module is a vector space $V$ with two bilinear maps
\begin{align}
H \otimes V \to V \\
(h,v) \mapsto h.v,
\end{align}
\begin{align}
H \otimes V \to V \\
(h,...
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Corepresentations of Tensor Products of Hopf Algebras
Given two cosemisimple Hopf algebras $H,G$ over ${\mathbb C}$, denote their usual (not braided) tensor product by $G \otimes H$. What conditions do we need to impose on the Hopf algebras to ensure ...
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Reference request: compatibility conditions of four versions of Yetter-Drinfeld modules
There are four versions of compatibility conditions of Yetter-Drinfeld modules (left-left, left-right, right-left, right-right) in the article. Are there some references which derive these ...
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How to show that Yetter-Drinfeld condition is equialent to $\Psi$ is a braiding
Let $H$ be a Hopf algebra and $V$ a right $H$-module and right $H$-comodule. The module $V$ is a Yetter-Drinfeld module over $H$ if and only if
\begin{align}
( v \triangleleft h_{(2)} )_{(0)} \otimes ...
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Is $T(V)$ a Yetter-Drinfeld module over $T(V^* \otimes V)$?
Let $V$ be a vector space and $V^*$ the dual vector space. Let $T(V)$ be the tensor algebra of $V$. Is there some action $T(V^* \otimes V) \otimes T(V) \to T(V)$ and coaction $T(V) \to T(V^* \otimes V)...
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Compatibility conditions for Yetter-Drinfeld modules
In the paper, page 28, Definition 4.2.1, the compatibility condition for a Yetter-Drinfeld module over $H$ is
$$
h_{(1)} v_{(-1)} \otimes h_{(2)}.v_{(0)} = (h_{(1)}.v)_{(-1)}h_{(2)} \otimes (h_{(1)}....
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Is $T(V) \rtimes T(V^* \otimes V)$ a bialgebra?
Let $V$ be a vector space and $V^*$ the dual vector space. Let $T(V)$ be the tensor algebra of $V$.
The algebras $T(V)$ and $T(V^* \otimes V)$ are bialgebras. I am trying to find some bialgebra ...
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Motivations of cross product
Let $H$ be a bialgebra and $B$ an $H$-module. The cross product $B \rtimes H$ of $B$ and $H$ is $B \otimes H$ as a vector space and the multiplication in $B \rtimes H$ is defined as follows: $(a \...
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Is the cross product $A \rtimes H$ a bialgebra?
Let $H$ be a bialgebra and $A$ a $H$-module algebra. The cross product $A \rtimes H$ is defined as follows. As a vector space $A \rtimes H = A \otimes H$. The multiplication on $A \rtimes H$ is ...
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Deformation of a Hopf algebra
A deformation of a Hopf algebra is defined as follows.
On page 171 of the book a guide to quantum groups, Remark 2, it is said that Any deformation of a Hopf algebra $A$ as a bialgebra is ...
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Modular double of elliptic quantum group
By studying dynamical quantum Yang-Baxter equations and corresponding $RLL$ relations, Felder defined an elliptic version of quantum group $E_{\tau, \eta}(sl_2)$, which can be understood as $\mathfrak{...
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Quantum group representations from (convolution) matrix units?
Let $A=F(\mathbb{G})$ be the algebra of functions on a finite quantum group with a Haar state $$h=:\int_\mathbb{G}:F(\mathbb{G})\rightarrow \mathbb{C}.$$
There is a convolution product on $A=F(\...
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Center of quantum affine algebras
Are there some references about the center of quantum affine algebras? I searched on google and only find the paper. In particular, what is the center of $U_q(\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}_2})$. Thank you ...
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Comodule analogue for statement that a faithful representation of an affine group scheme generates all
If $V$ is a faithful finite dimensional representation of an affine group scheme $G$ over a field $k$, then every finite dimensional representation of $G$ is isomorphic to a subquotient of $\otimes^n (...
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Algebraic Groups, Modules, and Comodules
Background:
Let $H$ be a finitely generated commutative Hopf $k$-algebra, where $k$ is a field of non-zero characteristic. For
$$
\widehat{H} := \text{Alg}_k\{H; k\},
$$
we recall (see Abe Chapter 4 ...
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polynomial representation of $sl_{2}(k)$
Let $k$ be an algebraic closed field of characteristic 0. We write
$$X=\left(
\begin{array}{ccc}
0 & 1\\
0 & 0\\
\end{array}
\right),~~
Y=\left(
\begin{array}{ccc}
0 & 0\\
1 & 0\\
\...
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Quantum Coordinate Algebras at Roots of Unity and Non-Standard Irrep Types
Let $\frak{g}$ be a complex semi-simple Lie algebra of rank $n$, and $U_q(\frak{g})$ the corresponding Drinfeld-Jimbo algebra. As is well-known, for $q$ not a root of unity, the irreducible finite-...
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Is there a good reference for the relationship between the Yangian and formal based loop group?
For every finite dimensional semi-simple Lie group $\mathfrak{g}$, we have a loop algebra $\mathfrak{g}[t,t^{-1}]$. This loop algebra has a natural invariant inner product by taking the residue at ...
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What is a formula for the "group-like Drinfeld element"?
Any quantized universal enveloping algebra (in fact, any toplogically quasi-triangular Hopf algebra) has an (in its completion) an element u called the Drinfeld element which gives an isomorphism from ...
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