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On the Drinfeld double of a finite group scheme and its representation category

Quantum Algebra 2026-04-01 v1 Rings and Algebras Representation Theory

Abstract

We classify equivalence classes of Hopf algebra quotient pairs (D,θ)(D,\theta) of the Drinfeld double D(G)D(G) of a finite group scheme GG over an algebraically closed field k\mathbf{k} of characteristic p0p\ge 0, in terms of group scheme-theoretical data. We prove that such Hopf algebra quotients DD are Hopf algebra extensions O(K)cop#στk[G/H]\mathscr{O}(K)^{\mathrm{cop}}\#_{\sigma}^{\tau} \mathbf{k}[G/H], where KK and HH are normal subgroup schemes of GG that centralize each other and B:k[H]O(K)B:\mathbf{k}[H]\to \mathscr{O}(K) is a GG-equivariant Hopf algebra map, and describe the surjective Hopf algebra map θ:D(G)D\theta:D(G)\twoheadrightarrow D. Using this classification, we determine the tensor subcategories of the center Z(G):=\Rep(D(G))\mathscr{Z}(G):=\Rep(D(G)) of GG, describe their centralizers, determine when they are symmetric or non-degenerate, and give a description of their simple and projective objects using \cite{GS}. Our categorical results generalize those found in \cite{NNW} in characteristic 00.

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@article{arxiv.2603.29639,
  title  = {On the Drinfeld double of a finite group scheme and its representation category},
  author = {Daniel Arreola and Shlomo Gelaki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.29639},
  year   = {2026}
}

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