Exponential Functors, R-Matrices and Twists

Abstract

In this paper we show that each polynomial exponential functor on complex finite-dimensional inner product spaces is defined up to equivalence of monoidal functors by an involutive solution to the Yang-Baxter equation (an involutive $R$-matrix), which determines an extremal character on $S_{\infty }$. These characters are classified by Thoma parameters, and Thoma parameters resulting from polynomial exponential functors are of a special kind. Moreover, we show that each $R$-matrix with Thoma parameters of this kind yield a corresponding polynomial exponential functor. In the second part of the paper we use these functors to construct a higher twist over $SU(n)$ for a localisation of $K$-theory that generalises the one given by the basic gerbe. We compute the indecomposable part of the rational characteristic classes of these twists in terms of the Thoma parameters of their $R$-matrices.

arXiv comment40 pages (fixed a mistake in Sec. 3.2, which does not affect the main result of the paper, Lemma 3.3 has been isolated and moved to an appendix, this agrees (up to minor layout changes) with the version accepted for publication)

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