Compatibility of quantization functors of Lie bialgebras with duality and doubling operations (Q2269872)

\textit{P. Etingof} and \textit{D. Kazhdan} have solved the quantization problem for Lie bialgebras [Sel. Math., New Ser. 2, No.~1, 1--41 (1996; Zbl 0863.17008), Sel. Math., New Ser. 4, No.~2, 213--231, 233--269 (1998; Zbl 0915.17009)]. The present work studies the behaviour of their quantization functors under the natural operations of duality for Lie bialgebras and Hopf algebras. In particular, the authors show that the Etingof--Kazhdan quantization functors commute with the operation of duality followed by taking the opposite coproduct. Furthermore, they show that any quantization functor satisfying this also commutes with the operation of taking doubles. The methods employed are propic, that is, by constructing a number of props (symmetric tensor categories generated by one object) and functors between them. (An introduction to the use of props in this area is given for the reader who is unfamiliar with these.) Applications to affine Lie superalgebras are also given.