Deformations of left-symmetric color algebras

Abstract

We develop a deformation theory for finite-dimensional left-symmetric color algebras, which can be used to construct new algebraic structures and interpret left-symmetric color cohomology spaces of lower degrees. We explore equivalence classes and extendability of deformations for a fixed left-symmetric color algebra, demonstrating that each infinitesimal deformation is nontrivially extendable if the third cohomology subspace of degree zero is trivial. We also study Nijenhuis operators and Rota-Baxter operators on a left-symmetric color algebra, providing a better understanding of the equivalence class of the trivial infinitesimal deformation.

18 pages; to appear in Algebra Colloq