arXiv · 2609.28304
Braidings, duoidal categories and pre-Cartier structures for bi(co)modules
Abstract
We study braidings and infinitesimal braidings on categories of bi(co)modules and tetramodules, and their compatibility with duoidal structures. For an arbitrary coalgebra, we classify braidings on its category of bicomodules with the cotensor product in terms of canonical $R$-forms, dualizing the classification for bimodules obtained by Agore, Caenepeel, and Militaru. Every such braiding is a symmetry and admits only the zero infinitesimal braiding. We construct duoidal structures on categories of bi(co)modules and tetramodules over bimonoids in braided monoidal categories under suitable assumptions on equalizers and coequalizers. We then introduce pre-Cartier duoidal categories and their one-sided variants. We establish obstructions to compatible braidings for tetramodules, construct nonzero one-sided pre-Cartier structures on bi(co)modules, and give a pre-Cartier duoidal example with distinct monoidal products and a nonzero infinitesimal braiding.
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Andrea Sciandra, Lukas Simons. 2026-09-23. Braidings, duoidal categories and pre-Cartier structures for bi(co)modules. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.28304
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