Hopf algebras over hopf algebras

Summary In any category with products and a terminal object one may define the notions of group, module over a group etc. if f: R′→R is a homomorphism of groups, and M an R-module, then one has an induced R′-module f*(M). If one is working in the category of sets, one may define a functor left adjoint to f* by N→R⊗_R′ N, where N is an R′-module. In this paper we show that f* has a left adjoint when one is working in the category of graded connected coalgebras over a field.     

Bordism of algebras over Hopf algebras

An algebraic theory of bordism via characteristic numbers, analogous to topological bordism, is given. The Steenrod algebra is replaced by a fairly general graded Hopf algebra A, topological spaces by algebras over A, vector bundles by Thom modules, and closed manifolds by Poincaré algebras over A.     

Coloured peak algebras and Hopf algebras

For G a finite abelian group, we study the properties of general equivalence relations on G _n = G ⁿ ⋊ _n , the wreath product of G with the symmetric group _n , also known as the G-coloured symmetric group. We show that under certain conditions, some equivalence relations give rise to subalgebras of G _n as well as graded connected Hopf subalgebras of ⨁ _{n≥ o} G _n . In particular we construct a G-coloured peak subalgebra of the Mantaci-Reutenauer algebra (or G-coloured descent algebra). We show that the direct sum of the G-coloured peak algebras is a Hopf algebra. We also have similar results for a G-colouring of the Loday-Ronco Hopf algebras of planar binary trees. For many of the equivalence relations under study, we obtain a functor from the category of finite abelian groups to the category of graded connected Hopf algebras. We end our investigation by describing a Hopf endomorphism of the G-coloured descent Hopf algebra whose image is the G-coloured peak Hopf algebra. We outline a theory of combinatorial G-coloured Hopf algebra for which the G-coloured quasi-symmetric Hopf algebra and the graded dual to the G-coloured peak Hopf algebra are central objects. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification Primary: 16S99; Secondary: 05E05, 05E10, 16S34, 16W30, 20B30, 20E22Bergeron is partially supported by NSERC and CRC, CanadaHohlweg is partially supported by CRC     

Nichols algebras over weak Hopf algebras

In this paper, we study a Yetter-Drinfeld module V over a weak Hopf algebra H.Although the category of all left H-modules is not a braided tensor category, we can define a Yetter-Drinfeld module. Using this Yetter-Drinfeld modules V, we construct Nichols algebra B(V) over the weak Hopf algebra H, and a series of weak Hopf algebras. Some results of [8] are generalized.     

Generalized braided Hopf algebras

The concept of （f, σ）-pair （B, H）is introduced, where B and H are Hopf algebras. A braided tensor category which is a tensor subcategory of the category ^HM of left H-comodules through an （f, σ）-pair is constructed. In particularly, a Yang-Baxter equation is got. A Hopf algebra is constructed as well in the Yetter-Drinfel＇d category H^HYD by twisting the multiplication of B.     

Hopf subalgebras and Hopf ideals of certain semisimple Hopf algebras

In the paper, for semisimple Hopf algebras that have only one non-one-dimensional irreducible representation, all Hopf ideals are described and, under some restriction concerning the number of group elements in the dual Hopf algebra, some series of Hopf subalgebras are found. Moreover, the quotient Hopf algebras of these semisimpleHopf algebras are described.     

Self-dual weak Hopf algebras

In this paper, we define the notion of self-dual graded weak Hopf algebra and self-dual semilattice graded weak Hopf algebra. We give characterization of finite-dimensional such algebras when they are in structually simple forms in the sense of E. L. Green and E. N. Morcos. We also give the definition of self-dual weak Hopf quiver and apply these types of quivers to classify the finite- dimensional self-dual semilattice graded weak Hopf algebras. Finally, we prove partially the conjecture given by N. Andruskiewitsch and H.-J. Schneider in the case of finite-dimensional pointed semilattice graded weak Hopf algebra H when grH is self-dual.     

Semisimple finite-dimensional Hopf algebras

The paper considers a classification of semisimple Hopf algebras having exactly one irreducible non-one-dimensional representation under a certain condition on the number of group elements.     

Commutative combinatorial Hopf algebras

We propose several constructions of commutative or cocommutative Hopf algebras based on various combinatorial structures and investigate the relations between them. A commutative Hopf algebra of permutations is obtained by a general construction based on graphs, and its noncommutative dual is realized in three different ways, in particular, as the Grossman–Larson algebra of heap-ordered trees. Extensions to endofunctions, parking functions, set compositions, set partitions, planar binary trees, and rooted forests are discussed. Finally, we introduce one-parameter families interpolating between different structures constructed on the same combinatorial objects.     

Construction of Rota-Baxter algebras via Hopf module algebras

We propose the notion of Hopf module algebra and show that the projection onto the subspace of coinvariants is an idempotent Rota-Baxter operator of weight-1. We also provide a construction of Hopf module algebras by using Yetter-Drinfeld module algebras. As an application,we prove that the positive part of a quantum group admits idempotent Rota-Baxter algebra structures.     

Left counital Hopf algebras on free Nijenhuis algebras

Factorization in algebra is an important problem. In this paper, we first obtain a unique factorization in free Nijenhuis algebras. By using of this unique factorization, we then define a coproduct and a left counital bialgebraic structure on a free Nijenhuis algebra. Finally, we prove that this left counital bialgebra is connected and hence obtain a left counital Hopf algebra on a free Nijenhuis algebra.     

Skew differential operator algebras of twisted Hopf algebras

By introducing a twisted Hopf algebra we unify several important objects of study. Skew derivations of such an algebra are defined and the corresponding skew differential operator algebras are studied. This generalizes results in the Weyl algebra. Applying this investigation to the twisted Ringel-Hall algebra we get, in particular, a natural realization of the non-positive part of a quantized generalized Kac-Moody algebra, by identifying the canonical generators with some linear, skew differential operators. This also induces some algebras which are quantum-group like.     

Hopf frobenius extensions of algebras

Let AlB be an H—extension for a finite Hopf algebra H. First we characterize such Hopf extensions that are Frobenius extensions. Second we will give some characterizations of Hopf Galois extensions, which extend the result of Cohen-Fishmann-Montgomery     

Rank varieties for Hopf algebras

We construct rank varieties for the Drinfeld double of the Taft algebra Λ_n and for u_q(sl₂). For the Drinfeld double when n=2 this uses a result which identifies a family of subalgebras that control projectivity of Λ-modules whenever Λ is a Hopf algebra satisfying a certain homological condition. In this case we show that our rank variety is homeomorphic to the cohomological support variety. We also show that Ext^∗(M,M) is finitely generated over the cohomology ring of the Drinfeld double for any finitely generated module M.     

Hopf algebras of set systems

Hopf algebras play a major rôle in such diverse mathematical areas as algebraic topology, formal group theory, and theoretical physics, and they are achieving prominence in combinatorics through the influence of G.-C. Rota and his school. Our primary purpose in this article is to build on work of Schmitt [18,19], and establish combinatorial models for several of the Hopf algebras associated with umbral calculus and formal group laws. In so doing, we incorporate and extend certain invariants of simple graphs such as the umbral chromatic polynomial, and Stanley's [21] recently introduced symmetric function. Our fundamental combinatorial components are finite set systems, together with a versatile generalization in which they are equipped with a group of automorphisms. Interactions with the Roman-Rota umbral calculus over graded rings of scalars which may contain torsion are a significant feature of our presentation.     

Forms of pointed Hopf algebras

Using descent theory, we study Hopf algebra forms of pointed Hopf algebras. It turns out that the set of isomorphism classes of such forms are in one-to-one correspondence to other known invariants, for example the set of isomorphism classes of Galois extensions with a certain group F, or the set of isometry classes of m-ary quadratic forms. Our theory leads to a classification of all Hopf algebras over a field of characteristic zero that become pointed after a base extension, in dimension p, p ² and p ³, with p odd. Received: 22 November 1998