Lifting in a non semisimple world
Abstract
This is a contribution to the problem of classifying all deformations - a. k. a. liftings - of the bosonization of a Nichols algebra over a cosemisimple and non-semisimple Hopf algebra . Such a situation arises when the underlying field has positive characteristic or when is infinite-dimensional. Given an -module that is an extension of by , we first introduce an algebra which generalizes the usual bosonization . Indeed, these two objects coincide when is a trivial extension. We provide necessary conditions for to be a Hopf algebra and a cocycle deformation of . These conditions appear particularly natural when is a group algebra. We then prove that every lifting is a quotient of for some extension . Echoing Archimedes, stands as a fulcrum over which we can pivot to lift the relations of the Nichols algebra. From this point, one can replicate the strategy proposed by Andruskiewitsch, Angiono, Garcia I., Masuoka and the second author to show that every lifting is a cocycle deformation of . We illustrate this idea with two examples of different nature. We classify all pointed liftings of the Fomin-Kirillov algebra in characteristic , and prove they are all cocycle deformations one another. We also prove that the Jordanian enveloping algebra of defined by Andruskiewitsch, Angiono and Heckenberger is a cocycle deformation of the bosonization of the Jordan plane over the infinite cyclic group.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2512.10039,
title = {Lifting in a non semisimple world},
author = {Jack Arce and Cristian Vay},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.10039},
year = {2025}
}
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17 pages