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Free unitary groups are (almost) simple

Quantum Algebra 2012-11-26 v1 Combinatorics Representation Theory

Abstract

We show that the quotients of Wang and Van Daele's universal quantum groups by their centers are simple in the sense that they have no normal quantum subgroups, thus providing the first examples of simple compact quantum groups with non-commutative fusion rings.

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@article{arxiv.1210.4779,
  title  = {Free unitary groups are (almost) simple},
  author = {Alexandru Chirvasitu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.4779},
  year   = {2012}
}

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7 pages + references; to apear in Journal of Mathematical Physics

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