The free 2-rig conjecture for representations of the special linear group

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Let kk be a field of characteristic zero, let II be the unit for the tensor product, and let xx be an object of dimension nn with nnth exterior power Λn(x)\Lambda^n(x). The special linear representation 2-rig conjecture. The 2-rig Rep(SL(n,k))\mathsf{Rep}(\mathrm{SL}(n,k)) is the free 2-rig on an object xx equipped with an isomorphism

Λn(x)I.\Lambda^n(x) \cong I.

The source presents this as one of the conjectures expected to hold for every field of characteristic zero; it is part of the proposed universal characterization of representation 2-rigs of classical groups.

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John C. Baez and Todd Trimble, “Tannaka Reconstruction and the Monoid of Matrices”, arXiv:2504.03094 (2025).

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