Weak \(C\)-cleft extensions and weak Galois extensions. (Q2497457)

The aim of this paper is to formulate the notion of weak \(C\)-Galois extension with normal basis and show that these Galois extensions are equivalent to the weak \(C\)-cleft extensions. The authors formulate the definition of weak \(C\)-Galois extension with normal basis for a weak entwining structure \((A,C,\psi)\) living in a braided monoidal category \(\mathcal C\) with equalizers and coequalizers and mainly characterize these extensions using the notion of cleftness introduced by the authors [in J. Algebra 284, No. 2, 679--704 (2005; Zbl 1085.16027)]. As a consequence, with this level of generality, the approach can be applied to the study of Galois theory for weak Hopf algebras; and the main result proves that the notion of weak \(C\)-cleft extension not only has applications in the theory of weak Hopf algebras but it also can be applied to obtain the classical characterization of Galois extensions with normal basis for weak entwining structures.