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Type $B$ Webs

Representation Theory 2026-07-14 v1 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We solve the type BB case of the main open problem from Kuperberg's 1996 paper "Spiders for rank 2 Lie algebras." That is, we define a C(q)\mathbb{C}(q)-linear pivotal category Web(so2n+1)\mathbf{Web}(\mathfrak{so}_{2n+1}) and prove that it is equivalent to the full subcategory of finite-dimensional representations of Uq(so2n+1)U_q(\mathfrak{so}_{2n+1}) 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 ι\iotaquantum group Uq2ι(som){U}^{\iota}_{-q^2}(\mathfrak{so}_m), 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!