Fusion-lifting conjecture for formal ribbon extensions

Let HH be a finite-dimensional quasitriangular Hopf algebra and let H~\tilde H be its formal ribbon extension. Let M1,M2M_1,M_2 be indecomposable HH-modules, and let M~1,M~2\tilde M_1,\tilde M_2 be H~\tilde H-modules such that M~1HM1\tilde M_1|_H\cong M_1 and M~2HM2\tilde M_2|_H\cong M_2 as HH-modules. Fusion-lifting conjecture. If the simple HH-module VV is a composition factor of M1M2M_1\otimes M_2, then there is exactly one H~\tilde H-module V~\tilde V, up to isomorphism, such that V~HV\tilde V|_H\cong V and V~\tilde V is a composition factor of M~1M~2\tilde M_1\otimes\tilde M_2. If the indecomposable HH-module MM is a direct summand of M1M2M_1\otimes M_2 as an HH-module, then there is exactly one H~\tilde H-module M~\tilde M, up to isomorphism, such that M~HM\tilde M|_H\cong M and M~\tilde M is a direct summand of M~1M~2\tilde M_1\otimes\tilde M_2 as a H~\tilde H-module. The conjecture is supported by experimental evidence from the stated propositions and is also true when HH is ribbon; its general case remains open.

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Quinn T. Kolt, “On the formal ribbon extension of a quasitriangular Hopf algebra”, arXiv:2412.20339 (2025).

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