Type II quantum subgroups of \mathfrak{sl}_N. I: Symmetries of local modules

arXiv2102.09065MaRDI QIDQ6360908FDOQ6360908

Authors: Cain Edie-Michell, with an appendix by Terry Gannon

Publication date: 17 February 2021

Abstract: This paper is the first of a pair that aims to classify a large number of the type

I I

quantum subgroups of the categories

m a t h c a l C (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{r + 1}, k)

. In this work we classify the braided auto-equivalences of the categories of local modules for all known type

I

quantum subgroups of

m a t h c a l C (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{r + 1}, k)

. We find that the symmetries are all non-exceptional except for four cases (up to level-rank duality). These exceptional cases are the orbifolds

m a t h c a l C (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{2}, 16)_{o p e r a t o r n a m e R e p (m a t h b b Z_{2})}

,

m a t h c a l C (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{3}, 9)_{o p e r a t o r n a m e R e p (m a t h b b Z_{3})}

,

m a t h c a l C (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{4}, 8)_{o p e r a t o r n a m e R e p (m a t h b b Z_{4})}

, and

m a t h c a l C (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{5}, 5)_{o p e r a t o r n a m e R e p (m a t h b b Z_{5})}

. We develop several technical tools in this work. We give a skein theoretic description of the orbifold quantum subgroups of

m a t h c a l C (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{r + 1}, k)

. Our methods here are general, and the techniques developed will generalise to give skein theory for any orbifold of a braided tensor category. We also give a formulation of orthogonal level-rank duality in the type

D

-

D

case, which is used to construct one of the exceptionals. Finally we uncover an unexpected connection between quadratic categories and exceptional braided auto-equivalences of the orbifolds. We use this connection to construct two of the four exceptionals. In the sequel to this paper we will use the classified braided auto-equivalences to construct the corresponding type

I I

quantum subgroups of the categories

m a t h c a l C (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{r + 1}, k)

. When paired with Gannon's type

I

classification for

r l e q 6

, this will complete the type

I I

classification for these same ranks. This paper includes an appendix by Terry Gannon, which provides useful results on the dimensions of objects in the categories

m a t h c a l C (m a t h f r a k {s l}_{r + 1}, k)

.

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