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Exact sequences of rt-categories

Category Theory 2026-07-06 v1

Abstract

Our aim is to consider what the exact sequence for rt-categories is. For this, we introduce the notion of exact sequence of rt-categories, modeled on exact sequences of finite tensor categories. Our central result explores the relationship of exactness at different levels. Specifically, let H1fH2gH3H_1\xrightarrow{f}H_2\xrightarrow{g}H_3 be a sequence of finite-dimensional Hopf algebras. We prove that H1fH2gH3H_1\xrightarrow{f}H_2\xrightarrow{g}H_3 is strictly exact if and only if H1-comodfH2-comodgH3-comodH_1\text{-}\mathrm{comod}\xrightarrow{f_*}H_2\text{-}\mathrm{comod} \xrightarrow{g_*}H_3\text{-}\mathrm{comod} is an exact sequence of finite tensor categories and gg_* admits an exact left adjoint, if and only if DH1-comodb(H2-comod)Db(H2-comod)Db(H3-comod)D^b_{H_1\text{-}\mathrm{comod}}(H_2\text{-}\mathrm{comod}) \to D^b(H_2\text{-}\mathrm{comod}) \to D^b(H_3\text{-}\mathrm{comod}) is an exact sequence of rt-categories and ff_* is fully faithful.

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@article{arxiv.2607.05532,
  title  = {Exact sequences of rt-categories},
  author = {Menggao Li and Gongxiang Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.05532},
  year   = {2026}
}

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