Drinfeld center

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs center of a monoidal category
gptkbp:application gptkb:quantum_field_theory
quantum algebra
modular tensor categories
gptkbp:category half-braidings
gptkbp:defines The Drinfeld center of a monoidal category C is a braided monoidal category whose objects are pairs (X, γ), where X is an object of C and γ is a natural isomorphism satisfying certain coherence conditions.
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:category_theory
gptkbp:generalizes center of a group
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Drinfeld center
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Vladimir_Drinfeld
gptkbp:introducedIn 1989
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Vladimir_Drinfeld
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:monoidal_category
braided monoidal category
quantum double
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:modular_tensor_category
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6