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Why are fusion categories interesting?
In the same vein as Kate and Scott's questions, why are fusion categories interesting? I know that given a "suitably nice" fusion category (which probably means adding adjectives such as "unitary," "...
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Does the quantum subgroup of quantum su_2 called E_8 have anything at all to do with the Lie algebra E_8?
The ordinary McKay correspondence relates the subgroups of SU(2) to the affine ADE Dynkin diagrams. The correspondence is that the vertices correspond to irreducible representations of the subgroup, ...
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Non weakly-group-theoretical integral fusion category
Is there an integral fusion category of rank $7$, FPdim $210$ and type $(1,5,5,5,6,7,7)$ with the following fusion rules (or the little $\color{purple}{\text{variation}}$ below)?
$$\scriptsize{\begin{...
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How do I describe a fusion category given a subfactor?
I felt like following up on Kate's question. There were some good motivational answers there.
Given a pair of factors M < N, there is a standard way to construct a 2-category whose objects are M ...
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Are there interesting semisimple algebras in non-semisimple categories?
Are there any interesting examples of semisimple algebras in nonsemisimple categories which don't "come from" a semisimple algebra in a semisimple category? That is, if you want to study semisimple ...
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Does every Frobenius algebra in a monoidal *-category give a Q-system?
Suppose that C is a fusion C*-cateogry and that A is an irreducible Frobenius algebra object in C, is there always a Frobenius algebra A' isomorphic to A such that A' is a Longo Q-system (that is the ...
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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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A linear category with objects of infinite length but which is otherwise finite?
Fix a ground field $k$. By a linear category I will mean an Abelian category which is compatibly enriched over $k$-vector spaces. A linear category is called finite if it satisfies the following four ...
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Is there a fusion category not Grothendieck equivalent to a unitary one?
We refer to the book Tensor categories by Etingof-Gelaki-Nikshych-Ostrik (MR3242743) for the notion of (unitary) fusion category. Two fusion categories are Grothendieck equivalent if they have the ...
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Symmetries of module categories over the category of representations of quantum $sl(2)$
The category $\mathcal{C}_l$ of tilting modules of the quantum group $U_q(sl_2)$ quotiented out by the modules of zero quantum dimension has a natural structure as a semisimple monoidal category when ...
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Are there workable algebraic geometry approaches for the pentagon equation?
A pentagon equation is a system of polynomial equations of degree $3$ with several variables and integer coefficients, given by a fusion ring.
A fusion ring is given by a finite set of integer ...
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Image, kernel, quotient and first isomorphism theorem, in a category of monoid objects
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a monoidal category and Mon$_{\mathcal{C}}$ the category of monoids (also called algebra objects) on $\mathcal{C}$.
Questions: are there definitions of image and kernel for a ...
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Is there a subfactor construction involving 2-groups?
I seem to recall that there is a straightforward subfactor construction that yields fusion categories given by G-graded vector spaces and representations of G, for finite groups G. Is there an ...
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Is there a fusion category with an object which does not commute with its dual?
Does there exist a fusion category with an object $X$ such that $XX^*\ncong X^*X$ (where the isomorphism need not be natural in any way)?
Feel free to add adjectives such as pivotal, spherical, ...
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How weird can Modular Tensor Categories be over non-algebraically closed fields?
I am trying to understand better the behaviour and character of modular tensor categories over non-algebraically closed fields. How weird can they be?
The reason I am interested in this is that my ...
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Suppose C and D are Morita equivalent fusion categories, can you say anything about R I: C->Z(C)=Z(D)->D?
If C and D are (higher) Morita equivalent fusion categories, then the Drinfel'd centers Z(C) and Z(D) are braided equivalent. Given any fusion category C we have a restriction functor Z(C)->C (by ...
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What are the intermediate subfactors of the tensor product of two maximal subfactors?
Let $(N_1 \subset M_1)$ and $(N_2 \subset M_2)$ be two maximal subfactors.
Their tensor product, the subfactor $(N_1 \otimes N_2 \subset M_1 \otimes M_2)$, admits four obvious intermediate ...
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If C is a fusion category over a field of nonzero characteristic and dim C = 0, is Z(C) ever fusion?
If $C$ is a fusion category and $\dim(C) \neq 0$ (the latter is automatic in characteristic zero, but not in nonzero characteristic), then the Drinfel'd center $Z(C)$ is fusion. More generally, if $C$...
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realizing fusion categories as subfactors of the hyperfinite
Let R be the hyperfinite II_1 or the hyperfinite III_1 factor (pick which ever one you prefer), and let Bim(R) denote the tensor category of R-R-bimodules.
This question is inspired by the recent ...
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Is there a source for a diagrammatic description of the induction functor C->Z(C)?
Suppose that C is a fusion category (over the complex numbers) and that Z(C) is its Drinfel'd center. By definition an object in Z(C) consists of an object V in C together with a collection of half-...
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Is there a non-trivial Hopf algebra without left coideal subalgebra?
Let $H$ be a finite dimensional Hopf ${\rm C}^{\star}$-algebra.
A $\star$-subalgebra $I$ of $H$ is a left coideal if $\Delta(I) \subset H \otimes I$.
$H$ is called maximal if it has no left coideal $\...
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Are there non-homeomorphic 3-manifolds with the same Turaev-Viro-Barrett-Westbury invariants?
The Turaev-Viro-Barrett-Westbury invariant of a closed oriented topological $3$-manifold $M$ for a spherical fusion category $\mathcal{C}$ is a number denoted $|M|_{\mathcal{C}}$ computed from (but ...
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Is there an integral fusion ring which is not of Frobenius type?
Combinatorially, a fusion ring $\mathcal{F}$ is nothing but a finite set $B=\{b_1, \dots, b_r\}$ (generating the $\mathbb{Z}$-module $\mathbb{Z} B$) together with fusion rules: $$ b_i \cdot b_j = \...
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6j symbols of SU(4) at level 4
Does anybody know of a reference that gives the (quantum) 6j symbols of SU(4) at level 4?
Alternatively, I know the S-matrix and the fusion rules, in the form
$a \times b = \sum_i N^{ab}_{c_i} c_i$
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Does the pentagon axiom force the associativity constraint to be a natural isomorphism?
Consider a fusion ring and the associated system of polynomial equations induced by the pentagon axiom of a fusion category. A solution of this system is supposed to encode the associativity ...
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How to translate connection on four graphs to quantum 6j symbols
I need the explicit quantum 6j symbols for the Haagerup fusion category for a physics research project. This paper math/9803044 by Asaeda and Haagerup brute-force constructs the Haagerup subfactor, by ...
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Triviality of Semisimple Hopf Algebras of Cyclic Dimension
A cyclic number is a natural number $n$ such that any group of order $n$ is cyclic. A003277
Theorem (T. Szele, 1947): A number $n$ is cyclic if and only if it is coprime to its Euler totient $\varphi(...
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An alternative Cauchy theorem on Hopf algebras
Let $\mathbb{A}$ be a finite dimensional Hopf ${\rm C}^{\star}$-algebra.
There already exists a generalization of Cauchy theorem using exponent, see [KSZ06].
We are interesting in an alternative ...
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Drinfeld center of a Deligne tensor product
Let $\mathcal{C}$ and $\mathcal{D}$ be two tensor categories (if necessary, assume they are fusion categories). Is the canonical braided monoidal functor $$\mathcal{Z}(\mathcal{C})\boxtimes\mathcal{Z}(...
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Is there a strongly noncommutative fusion category?
A fusion category is called noncommutative if its Grothendieck ring is noncommutative. Let us call a fusion category strongly noncommutative if every fusion category Morita equivalent to it (i.e. same ...
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Open questions on (finite) tensor categories
I would like to know about problems on (finite) tensor categories. I have read Etingof´s notes from his course at MIT. I have a question:
There exists any reference where I can find an open problem ...
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What is the smallest rank for a noncommutative fusion ring?
A fusion ring $\mathcal{F}$ (of rank $r$) is given by a finite set $B = \{b_1,b_2, \dots, b_r \}$ such that $b_i b_j = \sum_k n_{i,j}^k b_k$ with $n_{i,j}^k \in \mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}$, satisfying ...
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What is Out(G-mod) for a finite group G?
Following the notation of Etingof-Nikshych-Ostrik what is Out(G-mod) for a finite group G?
That is what are all bimodule cateogries over the fusion category G-mod of complex G-modules which have the ...
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Unitary fusion category and subfactor
From a unitary fusion category $\mathcal{C}$, there are several ways to make a (hyperfinite II$_1$) subfactor.
By [Ha] there are weak Hopf algebras $H$ such that $\mathcal{C} = Rep(H)$. By unitarity (...
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Is there an integral simple fusion ring rank<6, FPdim>60 and Frobenius type?
A fusion ring is a finite dimensional $\mathbb{Z}$-module
$\mathbb{Z}\mathcal{B}$ together with a distinguished basis
$\mathcal{B} = \{ h_1,...,h_r\}$ and fusion rules $ h_i \cdot h_j =
\sum_k n_{ij}^...
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Existence of a Kac algebra for a given fusion ring in a particular class
A $n$-dimensional Kac algebra (i.e., a Hopf C*-algebra), admits finitely many irreducible representations, whose cardinal $r$ is called its rank, the increasing sequence $(d_{1},d_{2},d_{3}, ..., d_{r}...
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Modularity of the Drinfeld center of the category of G-graded vector spaces
Background: Let $G$ be a finite group, and $\mathrm{Vect}_G$ be the category of finite dimensional $G$-graded vector spaces over some algebraically closed field $k$ of char 0. It is well-known that $\...
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Fusion category and induction matrix to its Drinfeld center: combinatorial properties
This question is inspired by this paper of Scott Morrison and Kevin Walker.
Consider a fusion category $\mathcal{C}$ of rank $r$, and its Drinfeld center $Z(\mathcal{C})$ of rank $s$.
Let $N_i = (n_{...
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What homomorphisms $G \to BrPic(\mathcal{C})$ correspond to group-theoretical $G$-extensions of $\mathcal{C}$?
For a fusion category $\mathcal{C}$ the Brauer-Picard group $\text{BrPic}(\mathcal{C})$ is the group of all invertible $\mathcal{C}$-bimodule categories under multplication $\boxtimes_\mathcal{C}$.
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Semisimplicity of algebras in fusion categories
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a fusion category and $A \in \mathcal{C}$ be an algebra object. We say that $A$ is semisimple if its category of (right) modules $\mathsf{mod}_A(\mathcal{C})$ is a semisimple ...
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Fusion categories with $\mathrm{PSU}(2)_k$ fusion rules
Let $R_k$ be a fusion ring with $\mathrm{SU}(2)_k$ fusion rules (or equivalently $A_{k+1}$ fusion rules).
All fusion categories with such fusion rules have been classified by Frohlich and Kerler in ...
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Strongly simple fusion categories: the known examples?
A fusion category is called simple if its fusion subcategories are just $Vec$ and itself. Let us call a fusion category strongly simple if every fusion category Morita equivalent to it (i.e. same ...
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A fusion ring identity
Fusion rings
I'll more or less stick to the presentation given in this question: [1]
We define a fusion ring as follows: consider a free $\mathbb{Z}$-module $\mathbb{Z}\mathcal{B}$ with finite basis ...
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Is there a perfect integral fusion category with PFdim = 2 mod 4?
A finite group $G$ is perfect if $G = G^{(1)} := \langle [G,G] \rangle$.
Proposition: A finite group $G$ is perfect iff every $1$-dimensional complex representation of $G$ is trivial.
proof: First if $...
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Signs associated to self-dual simple objects in a fusion category
Every self-dual simple object $X$ in a fusion category can canonically be assigned a number $a$, from its "snake" associator element:
The square of $a$ equals Muger's "squared dimension" of $X$, an ...
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Can "premodular" be relaxed as a condition for uniqueness of Bruguieres/Mueger modularization?
Suppose that C is a ribbon monoidal category with dominant ribbon functors F_1: C->D_1 and F_2: C->D_2 such that D_1 and D_2 are modular tensor categories, does it follow that D_1 and D_2 are ...
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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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Is there an integral fusion category of the Ising type?
In [EGNO, Section 8.27.3], we read:
Any braided fusion category ${\mathcal C}$ is obtained from a weakly anisotropic
category (namely, the core of ${\mathcal C}$) using finite groups (via the
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Is the rank of an integral MTC an upper bound for the prime factors of its FPdim?
In this post, the abbreviation "MTC" and "FPdim" stand for "Modular Tensor Category" and "Frobenius-Perron dimension".
From [DLN, Theorem II (iii)], where the ...
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Are there infinitely many simple integral fusion rings of rank $4$?
$\DeclareMathOperator\ch{ch}$$\DeclareMathOperator\FPdim{FPdim}$We refer to [EGNO15, Chapter 3] for the notion of fusion ring and basic results. The type of a fusion ring $R$ is the list $(\FPdim(b_i)...