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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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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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When are the braid relations in a quasitriangular Hopf algebra equivalent?

Quasitriangular Hopf algebras have to satisfy, amongst other conditions, the following equations: $$(\Delta \otimes \mathrm{id}) (R) = R_{13} R_{23}$$ $$(\mathrm{id} \otimes \Delta) (R) = R_{13} R_{12}...