Monoidal supercategories

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Abstract: In the literature, one finds several competing notions for the super (i.e., Z/2-graded) analog of a monoidal category. The goal of this paper is to clarify these definitions and the connections between them. We also discuss in detail the example of the odd Temperley-Lieb supercategory. In a forthcoming article, we will exploit the formalism developed here in order to define super analogs of the Kac-Moody 2-categories of Khovanov-Lauda and Rouquier.


By now, there are several notions in the literature which are supposed to describe what should be called a super monoidal category. The goal of the paper under review is to clarify these notions and connections between them and in this way to develop a unified axiomatization for \(2\)-supercategories, that is \(2\)-categories enriched in vector superspaces, and related formal constructions. In particular, the paper discusses a superanalogue of the notion of Drinfeld center and considers \(2\)-supercategories with a fixed distinguished involution in its Drinfeld center. Gradings and Grothendieck groups in the supersetting are also discussed.




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