Pivotal Brauer-Picard groupoids and graded extensions

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Main Authors: Czenky, Agustina, Jaklitsch, David, Nikshych, Dmitri, Plavnik, Julia, Reutter, David, Sanford, Sean, Yadav, Harshit
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author Czenky, Agustina
Jaklitsch, David
Nikshych, Dmitri
Plavnik, Julia
Reutter, David
Sanford, Sean
Yadav, Harshit
author_facet Czenky, Agustina
Jaklitsch, David
Nikshych, Dmitri
Plavnik, Julia
Reutter, David
Sanford, Sean
Yadav, Harshit
contents We develop pivotal and spherical versions of graded extension theory. We define the corresponding analogues of Brauer-Picard $2$-categorical groups and realize them as fixed points of natural $\mathbb{Z}$ and $\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}$ $2$-categorical actions. We classify graded extensions of a pivotal tensor category by monoidal $2$-functors into the pivotal Brauer-Picard $2$-categorical group. A similar statement is proven for spherical (unimodular) tensor categories. We also develop an obstruction theory for determining when pivotal and spherical structures can be extended.
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spellingShingle Pivotal Brauer-Picard groupoids and graded extensions
Czenky, Agustina
Jaklitsch, David
Nikshych, Dmitri
Plavnik, Julia
Reutter, David
Sanford, Sean
Yadav, Harshit
Quantum Algebra
Category Theory
16T05, 18M15, 18M20
We develop pivotal and spherical versions of graded extension theory. We define the corresponding analogues of Brauer-Picard $2$-categorical groups and realize them as fixed points of natural $\mathbb{Z}$ and $\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}$ $2$-categorical actions. We classify graded extensions of a pivotal tensor category by monoidal $2$-functors into the pivotal Brauer-Picard $2$-categorical group. A similar statement is proven for spherical (unimodular) tensor categories. We also develop an obstruction theory for determining when pivotal and spherical structures can be extended.
title Pivotal Brauer-Picard groupoids and graded extensions
topic Quantum Algebra
Category Theory
16T05, 18M15, 18M20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.04482