Stable Grothendieck Rings of Wreath Product Categories

Abstract

Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero, and let $\mathcal{C} = \mathcal{R}-mod$ be the category of finite-dimensional modules over a fixed Hopf algebra over $k$. One may form the wreath product categories $\mathcal{W}_{n}(\mathcal{C}) = (\mathcal{R} \wr S_n)-mod$ whose Grothendieck groups inherit the structure of a ring. Fixing distinguished generating sets (called basic hooks) of the Grothendieck rings, the classification of the simple objects in $\mathcal{W}_{n}(\mathcal{C})$ allows one to demonstrate stability of structure constants in the Grothendieck rings (appropriately understood), and hence define a limiting Grothendieck ring. This ring is the Grothendieck ring of the wreath product Deligne category $S_t(\mathcal{C})$. We give a presentation of the ring and an expression for the distinguished basis arising from simple objects in the wreath product categories as polynomials in basic hooks. We discuss some applications when $\mathcal{R}$ is the group algebra of a finite group, and some results about stable Kronecker coefficients. Finally, we explain how to generalise to the setting where $\mathcal{C}$ is a tensor category.