Representation theory, topological field theory, and the Andrews-Curtis conjecture

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Publication date: 13 February 1992

Abstract: We pose a representation-theoretic question motivated by an attempt to resolve the Andrews-Curtis conjecture. Roughly, is there a triangular Hopf algebra with a collection of self-dual irreducible representations

V_{i}

so that the product of any two decomposes as a sum of copies of the

V_{i}

, and

s u m (a n k V_{i})^{2} = 0

? This data can be used to construct a `topological quantum field theory' on 2-complexes which stands a good chance of detecting counterexamples to the conjecture.

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