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Why does the definition of a braided monoidal category not mention the braid equation?
Let $\mathcal{M}$ be a braided monoidal category (BMC) with braiding $\gamma$. In the definition of a BMC $\gamma$ is required to satisfy the two hexagon identities. However since "braided" ...
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What is the difference between the Yang--Baxter equation and the quantum Yang--Baxter equation?
For a vector space $V$ and a linear operator $R:V \otimes V \to V \otimes V$, we say that $R$ satisfies the Yang--Baxter equation if
$$(R\otimes id)(id\otimes R)(R\otimes id)
= (id\otimes R)(R\otimes ...