On the quasi-exponent of finite-dimensional Hopf algebras

dc.creatorEtingof, Pavel
dc.creatorGelaki, Shlomo
dc.date2001-09-25
dc.date2001-11-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:43:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:43:31Z
dc.descriptionRecall (math.QA/9812151) that the exponent of a finite-dimensional complex Hopf algebra H is the order of the Drinfeld element u of the Drinfeld double D(H) of H. Recall also that while this order may be infinite, the eigenvalues of u are always roots of unity (math.QA/9812151, Theorem 4.8); i.e., some power of u is always unipotent. We are thus naturally led to define the quasi-exponent of a finite-dimensional Hopf algebra H to be the order of unipotency of u. The goal of the paper is to create a theory of quasi-exponent, which would be parallel to the theory of the exponent developed in math.QA/9812151. In particular, we give two other equivalent definitions of the quasi-exponent, and prove that it is invariant under twisting. Furthermore, we prove that the quasi-exponent of a finite-dimensional pointed Hopf algebra H is equal to the exponent of the group G(H) of grouplike elements of H. (In particular, the order of the squared antipode of H divides exp(G(H)).) As an application, we find that if H is obtained by twisting the quantum group at root of unity U_q(g) then the order of any grouplike element in H divides the order of q.
dc.description8 pages, latex; new results about twists of U_q(g) were proved in the new version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0109196
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0109196
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/62260
dc.subjectQuantum Algebra
dc.titleOn the quasi-exponent of finite-dimensional Hopf algebras
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