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Title: Free unitary groups are (almost) simple

Journal Article · · Journal of Mathematical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4764860· OSTI ID:22094011
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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3840 (United States)

We show that the quotients of Wang and Van Daele's universal quantum groups by their centers are simple in the sense that they have no normal quantum subgroups, thus providing the first examples of simple compact quantum groups with non-commutative fusion rings.

OSTI ID:
22094011
Journal Information:
Journal of Mathematical Physics, Vol. 53, Issue 12; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-2488
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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