On some representations of the Drinfel'd double. (Q2490852)

Let \(H\) be a semisimple (hence finite dimensional) Hopf algebra over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero, and let \(D(H)\) be its Drinfeld double. This paper studies relations between the induction and restriction functors between the categories of representations of \(H\), \(H^*\) and \(D(H)\). Certain subset \(K(H)\) (of central \(H^*\)-characters) is discussed in relation with the restriction to \(H^*\) of the \(D(H)\)-representation induced from the trivial representation of \(H\). It is shown that the set of simple constituents of all tensor powers of the adjoint representation of \(H\) is characterized as being the set of all simple modules receiving the trivial action from each character in \(K(H)\). \(K(H)\) generates a Hopf subalgebra of \(H\) which coincides with the biggest central Hopf subalgebra of \(H\). When \(H\) has a commutative character ring, \(K(H)\) is the set of central group-likes in \(H\), and the action of \(K(H)\) on the irreducible representations of \(H\) is described in terms of the restriction functor from \(D(H)\)-mod to \(H\)-mod. As an application, the Grothendieck ring of the Drinfeld double of the Kac-Paljutkin Hopf algebra of dimension \(8\) is described.