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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 \(j\).

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