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On unimodular finite tensor categories

Quantum Algebra 2015-02-12 v4 Category Theory

Abstract

Let C\mathcal{C} be a finite tensor category with simple unit object, let Z(C)\mathcal{Z}(\mathcal{C}) denote its monoidal center, and let LL and RR be a left adjoint and a right adjoint of the forgetful functor U:Z(C)CU: \mathcal{Z}(\mathcal{C}) \to \mathcal{C}. We show that the following conditions are equivalent: (1) C\mathcal{C} is unimodular, (2) UU is a Frobenius functor, (3) LL preserves the duality, (4) RR preserves the duality, (5) L(1)L(1) is self-dual, and (6) R(1)R(1) is self-dual, where 1C1 \in \mathcal{C} is the unit object. We also give some other equivalent conditions. As an application, we give a categorical understanding of some topological invariants arising from finite-dimensional unimodular Hopf algebras.

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@article{arxiv.1402.3482,
  title  = {On unimodular finite tensor categories},
  author = {Kenichi Shimizu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.3482},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

A new version for resubmission (33 pages, some figures). The title has been changed. Some results on finite tensor categories are extended to the case where the unit object is not simple

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