Extensions of Yang-Baxter sets

Abstract

The paper extends the notion of braided set and its close relative - the Yang-Baxter set - to the category of vector spaces and explore structure aspects of such a notion as morphisms and extensions. In this way we describe a family of solutions for the Yang-Baxter equation on the product of B and C if given B and C correspond to two linear (set-theoretic) solutions of the Yang-Baxter equation. One of the key observation is the relation of this question with the virtual pure braid group.

29 pages, 3 figures