Tohoku Mathematical Journal

Crossed actions of matched pairs of groups on tensor categories

Sonia Natale

Abstract

We introduce the notion of $(G, \Gamma)$-crossed action on a tensor category, where $(G, \Gamma)$ is a matched pair of finite groups. A tensor category is called a $(G, \Gamma)$-crossed tensor category if it is endowed with a $(G, \Gamma)$-crossed action. We show that every $(G,\Gamma)$-crossed tensor category $\mathcal{C}$ gives rise to a tensor category $\mathcal{C}^{(G, \Gamma)}$ that fits into an exact sequence of tensor categories $\operatorname{Rep} G \longrightarrow \mathcal{C}^{(G, \Gamma)} \longrightarrow \mathcal{C}$. We also define the notion of a $(G, \Gamma)$-braiding in a $(G, \Gamma)$-crossed tensor category, which is connected with certain set-theoretical solutions of the QYBE. This extends the notion of $G$-crossed braided tensor category due to Turaev. We show that if $\mathcal{C}$ is a $(G, \Gamma)$-crossed tensor category equipped with a $(G, \Gamma)$-braiding, then the tensor category $\mathcal{C}^{(G, \Gamma)}$ is a braided tensor category in a canonical way.

Article information

Source
Tohoku Math. J. (2), Volume 68, Number 3 (2016), 377-405.

Dates
Revised: 29 October 2014
First available in Project Euclid: 23 September 2016

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.tmj/1474652265

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.2748/tmj/1474652265

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3550925

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1354.18007

Citation

Natale, Sonia. Crossed actions of matched pairs of groups on tensor categories. Tohoku Math. J. (2) 68 (2016), no. 3, 377--405. doi:10.2748/tmj/1474652265. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.tmj/1474652265

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