Goto Chapter: Top 1 2 3 4 5 Ind
 [Top of Book]  [Contents]   [Previous Chapter]   [Next Chapter] 

3 Irreducible Objects
 3.1 Introduction
 3.2 Constructors
 3.3 Attributes
 3.4 Properties
 3.5 Operations

3 Irreducible Objects

3.1 Introduction

For a semisimple category C of the form \bigoplus_{i \in I} k\mathrm{-vec} to become a rigid symmetric closed monoidal skeletal category, the set I has to be equipped with extra strucutre. To become a skeletal category, we need:

To become a monoidal category, we need:

To become a symmetric monoidal category, we need:

To become a rigid symmetric monoidal category, we need:

In the following, two families of such sets I are introduced:

3.2 Constructors

3.2-1 GIrreducibleObject
‣ GIrreducibleObject( c )( attribute )

Returns: a G-irreducible object

The argument is a character c of a group. The output is its associated G-irreducible object.

3.2-2 GZGradedIrreducibleObject
‣ GZGradedIrreducibleObject( n, c )( operation )

Returns: a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object

The argument is an integer n and a character c of a group. The output is their associated G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object.

3.3 Attributes

3.3-1 UnderlyingCharacter
‣ UnderlyingCharacter( i )( attribute )

Returns: an irreducible character

The argument is a G-irreducible object i. The output is its underlying character.

3.3-2 UnderlyingGroup
‣ UnderlyingGroup( i )( attribute )

Returns: a group

The argument is a G-irreducible object i. The output is its underlying group.

3.3-3 UnderlyingCharacterTable
‣ UnderlyingCharacterTable( i )( attribute )

Returns: a character table

The argument is a G-irreducible object i. The output is the character table of its underlying group.

3.3-4 UnderlyingIrreducibleCharacters
‣ UnderlyingIrreducibleCharacters( i )( attribute )

Returns: a list

The argument is a G-irreducible object i. The output is a list consisting of the irreducible characters of its underlying group.

3.3-5 UnderlyingCharacterNumber
‣ UnderlyingCharacterNumber( i )( attribute )

Returns: an integer

The argument is a G-irreducible object i. The output is the integer n such that the n-th entry of the list of the underlying irreducible characters is the underlying irreducible character of i.

3.3-6 Dimension
‣ Dimension( i )( attribute )

Returns: an integer

The argument is a G-irreducible object i. The output is the dimension of its underlying irreducible character.

3.3-7 Dual
‣ Dual( i )( attribute )

Returns: a G-irreducible object

The argument is a G-irreducible object i. The output is the G-irreducible object associated to the dual character of c, where c is the associated character of i.

3.3-8 UnderlyingCharacter
‣ UnderlyingCharacter( i )( attribute )

Returns: an irreducible character

The argument is a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object i. The output is its underlying character.

3.3-9 UnderlyingDegree
‣ UnderlyingDegree( i )( attribute )

Returns: an integer

The argument is a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object i. The output is its underlying degree.

3.3-10 UnderlyingGroup
‣ UnderlyingGroup( i )( attribute )

Returns: a group

The argument is a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object i. The output is its underlying group.

3.3-11 UnderlyingCharacterTable
‣ UnderlyingCharacterTable( i )( attribute )

Returns: a character table

The argument is a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object i. The output is the character table of its underlying group.

3.3-12 UnderlyingIrreducibleCharacters
‣ UnderlyingIrreducibleCharacters( i )( attribute )

Returns: a list

The argument is a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object i. The output is a list consisting of the irreducible characters of its underlying group.

3.3-13 UnderlyingCharacterNumber
‣ UnderlyingCharacterNumber( i )( attribute )

Returns: an integer

The argument is a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object i. The output is the integer n such that the n-th entry of the list of the underlying irreducible characters is the underlying irreducible character of i.

3.3-14 Dimension
‣ Dimension( i )( attribute )

Returns: an integer

The argument is a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object i. The output is the dimension of its underlying irreducible character.

3.3-15 Dual
‣ Dual( i )( attribute )

Returns: a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object

The argument is a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object i. The output is the G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object associated to the degree -n and the dual character of c, where n is the underlying degree and c is the underlying character of i.

3.4 Properties

3.4-1 IsYieldingIdentities
‣ IsYieldingIdentities( i )( property )

Returns: a boolean

The argument is a G-irreducible object i. The output is true if the underlying character of i is the trivial one, false otherwise.

3.4-2 IsYieldingIdentities
‣ IsYieldingIdentities( i )( property )

Returns: a boolean

The argument is a G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible object i. The output is true if the underlying character of i is the trivial one, false otherwise.

3.5 Operations

3.5-1 Multiplicity
‣ Multiplicity( i, j, k )( operation )

Returns: an integer

The arguments are 3 G-irreducible objects i,j,k. Let their underlying characters be denoted by a,b,c, respectively. Then the output is the number \langle a, b\cdot c \rangle, i.e., the multiplicity of a in the product of characters b \cdot c.

3.5-2 \*
‣ \*( i, j )( operation )

Returns: a list

The arguments are 2 G-irreducible objects i,j with underlying irreducible characters a,b, respectively. The output is a list L = [ [ n_1, k_1 ], \dots, [ n_l, k_l ] ] consisting of positive integers n_c and G-irreducible objects k_c representing the character decomposition into irreducibles of the product a\cdot b.

3.5-3 AssociatorFromData
‣ AssociatorFromData( i, j, k, A, F, L )( operation )

Returns: a list

The arguments are

The output is the list [ [ \alpha_{h_1}, h_1 ], \dots, [ \alpha_{h_l}, h_l ] ], where \alpha_{h_c} is the F-vector space homomorphism representing the h_c-th component of the associator of i,j,k.

3.5-4 ExteriorPower
‣ ExteriorPower( i, j )( operation )

Returns: a list

The arguments are two G-irreducible objects i, j. The output is the empty list if i is not equal to j. Otherwise, the output is a list L = [ [ n_1, k_1 ], \dots, [ n_1, k_l ] ] consisting of positive integers n_j and G-irreducible objects k_j, corresponding to the decomposition of the second exterior power character \wedge^2 c into irreducibles. Here, c is the associated character of i.

3.5-5 Multiplicity
‣ Multiplicity( i, j, k )( operation )

Returns: an integer

The arguments are 3 G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible objects i,j,k. Let their underlying characters be denoted by a,b,c, respectively, and their underlying degrees by n_i, n_j, n_k, respectively. The output is 0 if n_i is not equal to n_j + n_k. Otherwise, the output is the number \langle a, b\cdot c \rangle, i.e., the multiplicity of a in the product of characters b \cdot c.

Let their underlying characters be denoted by a,b, respectively, and their underlying degrees by n_i, n_j, respectively. if n_i = n_j and the underlying character number of j

3.5-6 \*
‣ \*( i, j )( operation )

Returns: a list

The arguments are 2 G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible objects i,j with underlying irreducible characters a,b, respectively. The output is a list L = [ [ n_1, k_1 ], \dots, [ n_l, k_l ] ] consisting of positive integers n_c and G-irreducible objects k_c representing the character decomposition into irreducibles of the product a\cdot b. The underlying degrees of k_c are given by the sum of the underlying degrees of i and j.

3.5-7 AssociatorFromData
‣ AssociatorFromData( i, j, k, A, F, L )( operation )

Returns: a list

The arguments are

The output is the list [ [ \alpha_{h_1}, h_1 ], \dots, [ \alpha_{h_l}, h_l ] ], where \alpha_{h_c} is the F-vector space homomorphism representing the h_c-th component of the associator of i,j,k.

3.5-8 ExteriorPower
‣ ExteriorPower( i, j )( operation )

Returns: a list

The arguments are two G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible objects i, j. The output is the empty list if the underlying characters of i and j are unequal. Otherwise, the output is a list L = [ [ n_1, k_1 ], \dots, [ n_1, k_l ] ] consisting of positive integers n_j and G-\mathbb{Z}-irreducible objects k_a, corresponding to the decomposition of the second exterior power character \wedge^2 c into irreducibles. Here, c is the associated character of i and j. The underlying degree of k_a is the sum of the underlying degrees of i and j.

 [Top of Book]  [Contents]   [Previous Chapter]   [Next Chapter] 
Goto Chapter: Top 1 2 3 4 5 Ind

generated by GAPDoc2HTML