Partial actions of weak Hopf algebras: smash product, globalization and Morita theory. (Q494110)

In the paper under review the authors introduce the notion of partial action of a weak Hopf algebra on an algebra. This notion unifies the notions of partial group action, partial Hopf action and partial groupoid action, introduced, respectively, in the work of \textit{M. Dokuchaev} and \textit{R. Exel} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 357, No. 5, 1931-1952 (2005; Zbl 1072.16025)], \textit{S. Caenepeel} and \textit{K. Janssen} [Commun. Algebra 36, No. 8, 2923-2946 (2008; Zbl 1168.16021)] and \textit{D. Bagio} and \textit{A. Paques} [Commun. Algebra 40, No. 10, 3658-3678 (2012; Zbl 1266.16045)]. It is shown that every partial module algebra over a weak Hopf algebra has a globalization, or enveloping action, extending results on partial Hopf (co)actions by \textit{M. M. S. Alves} and \textit{E. Batista} [Commun. Algebra 38, No. 8, 2872-2902 (2010; Zbl 1226.16022); Contemp. Math. 537, 13-30 (2011; Zbl 1232.16020)]. Partial smash products are also studied and connected with global smash products by means of a surjective Morita context. As an application, a description of all partial actions of a weak Hopf algebra on its ground field is obtained.