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Title: Universal Tensor Categories Generated by Dual Pairs
Abstract Let $$V_*\otimes V\rightarrow {\mathbb {C}}$$ V ∗ ⊗ V → C be a non-degenerate pairing of countable-dimensional complex vector spaces V and $$V_*$$ V ∗ . The Mackey Lie algebra $${\mathfrak {g}}=\mathfrak {gl}^M(V,V_*)$$ g = gl M ( V , V ∗ ) corresponding to this pairing consists of all endomorphisms $$\varphi $$ φ of V for which the space $$V_*$$ V ∗ is stable under the dual endomorphism $$\varphi ^*: V^*\rightarrow V^*$$ φ ∗ : V ∗ → V ∗ . We study the tensor Grothendieck category $${\mathbb {T}}$$ T generated by the $${\mathfrak {g}}$$ g -modules V , $$V_*$$ V ∗ and their algebraic duals $$V^*$$ V ∗ and $$V^*_*$$ V ∗ ∗ . The category $${{\mathbb {T}}}$$ T is an analogue of categories considered in prior literature, the main difference being that the trivial module $${\mathbb {C}}$$ C is no longer injective in $${\mathbb {T}}$$ T . We describe the injective hull I of $${\mathbb {C}}$$ C in $${\mathbb {T}}$$ T , and show that the category $${\mathbb {T}}$$ T is Koszul. In addition, we prove that I is endowed with a natural structure of commutative algebra. We then define another category $$_I{\mathbb {T}}$$ I T of objects in $${\mathbb {T}}$$ T which are free as I -modules. Our main result is that the category $${}_I{\mathbb {T}}$$ I T is also Koszul, and moreover that $${}_I{\mathbb {T}}$$ I T is universal among abelian $${\mathbb {C}}$$ C -linear tensor categories generated by two objects X , Y with fixed subobjects $$X'\hookrightarrow X$$ X ′ ↪ X , $$Y'\hookrightarrow Y$$ Y ′ ↪ Y and a pairing $$X\otimes Y\rightarrow {\mathbf{1 }}$$ X ⊗ Y → 1 where 1 is the monoidal unit. We conclude the paper by discussing the orthogonal and symplectic analogues of the categories $${\mathbb {T}}$$ T and $${}_I{\mathbb {T}}$$ I T .  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2001128
NSF-PAR ID:
10337060
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Applied Categorical Structures
Volume:
29
Issue:
5
ISSN:
0927-2852
Page Range / eLocation ID:
915 to 950
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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