Descent and forms of tensor categories

DOI10.1093/IMRN/RNR119MaRDI QIDQ2902003zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Shlomo Gelaki, Pavel Etingof

Publication date 1 August 2012

Published in IMRN. International Mathematics Research Notices (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1102.0657

zbMATH Keywords

(braided and symmetric) tensor categoryalgebraic structureformweak unital-based ring

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other kinds of identities (generalized polynomial, rational, involution) (16R50) Theories (e.g., algebraic theories), structure, and semantics (18C10)

Abstract: We develop a theory of descent and forms of tensor categories over arbitrary fields. We describe the general scheme of classification of such forms using algebraic and homotopical language, and give examples of explicit classification of forms. We also discuss the problem of categorification of weak fusion rings, and for the simplest families of such rings, determine which ones are categorifiable.

Review text

The authors apply the general ideology of descent theory to provided a classifications of forms both in the algebraic and homotopical language using the theory of higher groupoids, similarly to the first author, \textit{D. Nikshych} and \textit{V. Ostrik} [Quantum Topol. 1, No. 3, 209--273 (2010; Zbl 1214.18007)]. In particular, the theory of categorification of weak unital-based rings by rigid tensor categories over arbitrary fields is discussed.

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