Weak Hopf Algebras: II. Representation Theory, Dimensions, and the Markov Trace
Weak Hopf Algebras: II. Representation Theory, Dimensions, and the Markov Trace
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DOI:
10.1006/jabr.2000.8379
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发表时间:
1999-06
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0.9
通讯作者:
G. Bòhm;K. Szlachányi
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作者:
G. Bòhm;K. Szlachányi
Abstract If A is a weak C *-Hopf algebra then the category of finite-dimensional unitary representations of A is a monoidal C *-category with its monoidal unit being the GNS representation D e associated to the counit e. This category has isomorphic left dual and right dual objects, which leads, as usual, to the notion of a dimension function. However, if e is not pure the dimension function is matrix valued with rows and columns labeled by the irreducibles contained in D e . This happens precisely when the inclusions A L ⊂ A and A R ⊂ A are not connected. Still, there exists a trace on A which is the Markov trace for both inclusions. We derive two numerical invariants for each C *-WHA of trivial hypercenter. These are the common indices I and δ, of the Haar, respectively Markov, conditional expectations of either one of the inclusions A L/R ⊂ A or A L/R ⊂ A. In generic cases I > δ. In the special case of weak Kac algebras we reproduce D. Nikshych's result (2000, J. Operator Theory, to appear) by showing that I = δ and is always an integer.