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A trace-like invariant for representations of Hopf algebras

Quantum Algebra 2009-10-30 v1 Rings and Algebras Representation Theory

Abstract

In this paper we introduce a trace-like invariant for the irreducible representations of a finite dimensional complex Hopf algebra H. We do so by considering the trace of the map induced by the antipode S on the endomorphisms End(V) of a self-dual module V. We also compute the values of this trace for the representations of two non-semisimple Hopf algebras: u_q(sl_2) and D(H_n(q)), the Drinfeld double of the Taft algebra.

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@article{arxiv.0910.5566,
  title  = {A trace-like invariant for representations of Hopf algebras},
  author = {Andrea Jedwab},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.5566},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages