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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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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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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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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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Isomorphic objects have the same dimension (pivotal categories)
I want to prove that if two objects $X,Y$ in a pivotal category $\mathcal{C}$ are isomorphic, then $X$ and $Y$ have the same dimension, i.e.,
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\mathrm{dim}(X) = \mathrm{Tr}^{L}(\mathrm{id}_{X}) = \...
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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)...
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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 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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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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Questions about proof that all indecomposable module categories over $\operatorname{Rep}(G)$ are equivalent to $\operatorname{Rep}^1(H,\omega)$
$\DeclareMathOperator\Rep{Rep}\DeclareMathOperator\Hom{Hom}\DeclareMathOperator\Ind{Ind}\DeclareMathOperator\End{End}$In Ostrik - Module categories, weak Hopf algebras and modular invariants, it is ...
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Simple modular tensor category and zero entries in its S-matrix
Question 1: Is there a simple modular fusion category with a zero entry in its S-matrix?
(or equivalently, with a fusion matrix of zero determinant?)
Yes, by this answer below providing the example $\...
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Is the Frobenius property invariant by Morita equivalence?
Kaplansky's sixth conjecture [Ka75] states that the dimension of a semisimple finite dimensional Hopf algebra over $\mathbb{C}$ is divisible by the dimension of its irreducible complex representations....
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Is there a non-pointed simple integral modular fusion category?
The complex field $\mathbb{C}$ is assumed to be the base field. Let WGT stand for weakly group-theoretical; then [ENO11, Question 2] asks whether the following holds:
Statement 1 (open): There is a ...
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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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Are the fusion categories weakly Frobenius?
A well-known open problem (generalizing Kaplansky 6th conjecture) asks whether every (spherical) fusion category $\mathcal{C}$ (over $\mathbb{C}$) is of Frobenius type, i.e. for every simple object $X$...
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Vertex operator algebras and modular fusion categories
Let $\mathcal{V}$ be a vertex operator algebra (VOA), and let $\mathcal{C} = \text{Rep}(\mathcal{V})$ be the tensor category of $\mathcal{V}$-modules. It is a conjecture by Vaughan Jones whether every ...
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Different modular data with same T-matrix
Modular data (MD) is an invariant of a modular fusion category $\mathcal{C}$. It is a couple of symmetric matrices $S, T \in M_r(\mathbb{C})$ with:
$r$ the rank of $\mathcal{C}$,
$S$ invertible,
$T$ ...
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Is there a strongly noncommutative Grothendieck ring?
This sequel of Is there a strongly noncommutative fusion category? is motivated to know whether every fusion category is "equivalent" (in some sense) to one with a commutative Grothendieck ...
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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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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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Relation between the modular categories SU(2)_n and Sp(n)_1
The online database [1] provides a list of some modular tensor categories classified by rank. Let us consider the two modular categories denoted kmA1_$\ell$ and kmC$\ell$_1 (i.e. Kac Moody $A_1$ level ...
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Calculating fusion rules for $\operatorname{Rep}(G)$ and $G_{k}$ [reference request]
Could somebody please direct me to textbooks / literature that (perhaps lay the foundations for and) detail the method for determining the fusion rules for categories such as
$\operatorname{Rep}(G)$ ...
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A twisted Haagerup category without pivotal structure
Let $G$ be a finite group, $\tau$ a group automorphism of $G$ of period two and $m$ a natural number. Following [1, Definition 2.1], a complex fusion category $\mathcal{C}$ is called a quadratic ...
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Categorical dimension and formal codegrees
Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a complex fusion category. If it admits a pivotal structure $a$ then by [1, Proposition 4.7.12], $\dim_a$ induces a character $\chi$ on the Grothendieck ring $Gr(\mathcal{C})$, of ...
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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 fusion subcategory in sphericalization tensor equivalent to the original one?
Let $C$ be a fusion category. Then $C$ is not necessary spherical. But its sphericalization $\tilde{C}$ has a canonical spherical structure $i:Id\to **$. The simple objects of $\tilde{C}$ are pairs $(...
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The fusion categories with a strict skeleton
We refer to the book Tensor Categories (by Etingof-Gelaki-Nikshych-Ostrik) for all the notions mentioned in this post.
A fusion category is skeletal if two isomorphic objects are always equal. Every ...
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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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Second Frobenius-Schur indicator and near-group categories G+|G|
A near-group category $G+m$ is a (spherical) fusion category whose simple objects are given by the element $g$ of the finite group $G$, plus one extra simple object $y$, with Grothendieck ring as ...
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What are all the possible indices for the finite depth subfactors?
Jones index theorem (1983) states that the set of all possible (finite) indices of subfactors is exactly $$\mathrm{Ind}=\{ 4 \cos(\pi/n)^2 \ | \ n \ge 3 \} \cup [4, \infty),$$ but if we restrict to ...
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Are the finite quantum permutation groups, weakly group-theoretical?
Wang defined in Quantum symmetry groups of finite spaces a notion of quantum automorphism group. The application to a finite space of $n$ elements is called the quantum permutation group of $n$ ...
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Schur orthogonality relation on fusion categories
Let $\mathcal{F}$ be the Grothendieck ring of an abelian fusion category. Let $(M_i)$ be its fusion matrices and $(\mathrm{diag}(\lambda_{i,j}))$ their simultaneous diagonalization. Take $M_1=id$, so ...
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Existence of twisted metaplectic categories
The paper Classification of metaplectic modular categories by Ardonne-Cheng-Rowell-Wang (2016) mentions (in Section 3) the Grothendieck ring for the metaplectic modular categories, i.e. $SO(N)_2$, $N&...
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Interpolated simple integral fusion categories of Lie type
$\DeclareMathOperator\PSL{PSL} \DeclareMathOperator\Rep{Rep}$The idea motivating this post is that there should exist a global understanding of the unitary fusion categories $\Rep(G(q))$, with $G(q)$ ...
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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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Extended cyclotomic criterion for unitary categorification
According to this paper (Corollary 8.54) the Frobenius-Perron dimension (FPdim) of any object $a$ of a fusion category over $\mathbb{C}$ is a cyclotomic integer. Now, FPdim($a$) is the maximal ...
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The simple unitary fusion categories of multiplicity one
Here are two families of simple unitary fusion categories of multiplicity one:
$Vec(C_p)$ with $C_p$ the cyclic group of order $p$ (one or prime),
The even part of Temperley-Lieb $A_{2n}$ with $n \...
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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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Existence of a unitary fusion category with this relation ruled out on finite groups
In this answer, Geoff ruled out the existence of a finite group $G$ such that the fusion category $\mathrm{Rep}(G)$ has simple objects $5_1$ and $7_1$ of FPdim $5$ and $7$ resp., with (for some object ...
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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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Is there a noncommutative simple fusion ring?
A fusion ring $\mathcal{F}$ 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 axioms slightly ...
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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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Is there a semisimple Hopf algebra Grothendieck equivalent to a strictly weak one?
By Corollary 2.22 in On fusion categories (by Pavel Etingof, Dmitri Nikshych and Viktor Ostrik) any fusion category is equivalent to the category of finite dimensional representations of a semisimple ...
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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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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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Is the Nichols-Richmond theorem true for integral fusion rings?
The Nichols-Richmond theorem is a result on cosemisimple Hopf algebras, proved in their paper.
It was restated for integral fusion categories by Dong-Natale-Vendramin (Theorem 3.4 here):
Theorem: ...
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Is there an integral simple fusion ring of multiplicity one and Frobenius type? (obvious excepted)
To avoid any confusion, we rewrite the basic definitions for a fusion ring (already written in this post).
A fusion ring is a finite dimensional complex space
$\mathbb{C}\mathcal{B}$ together ...