The representation theory of Brauer categories II: curried algebra

arXiv2207.04576MaRDI QIDQ6404547FDOQ6404547

Authors: Steven V. Sam, Andrew Snowden 

Publication date: 10 July 2022

Abstract: A representation of $mathfrakgl(V)=Votimes{V}^{*}$ is a linear map $mucolonmathfrakgl(V)otimesMoM$ satisfying a certain identity. By currying, giving a linear map $mu$ is equivalent to giving a linear map $acolonVotimesMoVotimesM$, and one can translate the condition for $mu$ to be a representation to a condition on $a$. This alternate formulation does not use the dual of $V$, and makes sense for any object $V$ in a tensor category $mathcalC$. We call such objects representations of the curried general linear algebra on $V$. The currying process can be carried out for many algebras built out of a vector space and its dual, and we examine several cases in detail. We show that many well-known combinatorial categories are equivalent to the curried forms of familiar Lie algebras in the tensor category of linear species; for example, the titular Brauer category "is" the curried form of the symplectic Lie algebra. This perspective puts these categories in a new light, has some technical applications, and suggests new directions to explore.

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