G-structure on the cohomology of Hopf algebras

We prove that Ext•A(k, k) is a Gerstenhaber algebra, where A is a Hopf algebra. In case A = D(H) is the Drinfeld double of a finite-dimensional Hopf algebra H, our results imply the existence of a Gerstenhaber bracket on H•GS (H, H). This fact was conjectured by R. Taillefer. The method consists of...

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Autores: Farinati, M.A., Solotar, A.L.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Repositorio:Biblioteca Digital (UBA-FCEN)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:paperaa:paper_00029939_v132_n10_p2859_Farinati
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00029939_v132_n10_p2859_Farinati
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gerstenhaber algebras
Hochschild cohomology
Hopf algebras
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Sumario:We prove that Ext•A(k, k) is a Gerstenhaber algebra, where A is a Hopf algebra. In case A = D(H) is the Drinfeld double of a finite-dimensional Hopf algebra H, our results imply the existence of a Gerstenhaber bracket on H•GS (H, H). This fact was conjectured by R. Taillefer. The method consists of identifying H •GS (H, H) ≅ Ext•A (k, k) as a Gerstenhaber subalgebra of H• (A, A) (the Hochschild cohomology of A).