Type $B$ Webs
Representation Theory
2026-07-14 v1 Quantum Algebra
Abstract
We solve the type case of the main open problem from Kuperberg's 1996 paper "Spiders for rank 2 Lie algebras." That is, we define a -linear pivotal category and prove that it is equivalent to the full subcategory of finite-dimensional representations of tensor-generated by the fundamental representations. A consequence of our main result is an explicit construction of braid group symmetries for nonclassical finite-dimensional representations of the quantum group , which may be of independent interest.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2607.13252,
title = {Type $B$ Webs},
author = {Elijah Bodish and Ben Elias and David E. V. Rose},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.13252},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
65 pages, many diagrams, minimal use of color, comments welcome!