Convolution inverses in a commutative Hopf algebra #
Let A be a commutative Hopf algebra with antipode S. For every algebra map f from A into a
commutative algebra, f ∘ S is a left convolution inverse of f; mathlib's convolution group
AlgHom.convGroup states this only when the target is itself a bialgebra. In the convolution group
WithConv (A →ₐ[R] A) the antipode S is the inverse of the identity, S ∘ S is the inverse of
S, and so S ∘ S is the identity.
Main results #
AlgHom.comp_antipode_cancel:(f ∘ S) ⋆ f = 1.HopfAlgebra.antipode_antipode: the antipode is an involution.
[UPSTREAM] Belongs in Mathlib/RingTheory/HopfAlgebra/Convolution.lean, settling the TODO on
commutative Hopf algebras in Mathlib/RingTheory/HopfAlgebra/Basic.lean.
References #
For an algebra map f from a commutative Hopf algebra into a commutative algebra, f ∘ S is
a left convolution inverse of f: the antipode law S ⋆ id = 1 transported along f.
See Corollary 1.4.12 in [GR20].