Smoothness of commutative Hopf algebras
Abstract
Hopf algebras, most generally in a semisimple abelian symmetric monoidal category, are here supposed to be commutative but not to be of finite-type, and their (equivariant) smoothness are discussed. Given a Hopf algebra in a category such as above, it is proved that the following are equivalent: (i) is smooth as an algebra; (ii) is smooth as an -comodule algebra; (iii) the product morphism defined on the 2nd symmetric power is monic. Working over a field of characteristic zero, we prove: (1) every ordinary Hopf algebra, i.e., such in the category of vector spaces, satisfies the equivalent conditions (i)--(iii) and some others; (2) every Hopf algebra in the category of super-vector spaces has a certain property that is stronger than (i). In the case where , there are shown weaker properties of ordinary Hopf algebras and of Hopf algebras in or in the ind-completion of the Verlinde category.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2412.19038,
title = {Smoothness of commutative Hopf algebras},
author = {Kensuke Egami and Akira Masuoka and Kenta Suzuki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.19038},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Corrected typos, added more details to several places