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Mapping class group representations and Morita classes of algebras

Quantum Algebra 2021-06-08 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Geometric Topology

Abstract

A modular fusion category C allows one to define projective representations of the mapping class groups of closed surfaces of any genus. We show that if all these representations are irreducible, then C has a unique Morita-class of simple non-degenerate algebras, namely that of the tensor unit. This improves on a result by Andersen and Fjelstad, albeit under stronger assumptions. One motivation to look at this problem comes from questions in three-dimensional quantum gravity.

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@article{arxiv.2106.01454,
  title  = {Mapping class group representations and Morita classes of algebras},
  author = {Iordanis Romaidis and Ingo Runkel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.01454},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

32 pages, v2: corrected the level shift of sl(2), adapted Example 5.3