Symmetric tensor categories in characteristic 2
Abstract
We construct and study a nested sequence of finite symmetric tensor categories over a field of characteristic such that are incompressible, i.e., do not admit tensor functors into tensor categories of smaller Frobenius--Perron dimension. This generalizes the category described by Venkatesh and the category defined by Ostrik. The Grothendieck rings of the categories and are both isomorphic to the ring of real cyclotomic integers defined by a primitive -th root of unity, .
Cite
@article{arxiv.1807.05549,
title = {Symmetric tensor categories in characteristic 2},
author = {Dave Benson and Pavel Etingof},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.05549},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
27 pages, latex; in v2 corrections made suggested by the referee and a number of results added, in particular Corollary 2.5 and Proposition 2.6; introduction expanded; in v.4 small errors in Propositions 3.3, 3.4, Corollary 3.5, and Propositions 3.9, 3.16 (proofs) fixed, and the reference to [CEH] added