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FALSE: the dimension of an object is independent of the pivotal structure

Statement

The dimension of an object is independent of the pivotal structure.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The tensor category of finite-dimensional $Z$ -graded vector spaces, a field element $q \in k^{\times}$ with $q \neq \pm 1$ , and the degree-one line $X = k [1]$ .

[L1]

Pivotal structures vary by monoidal automorphisms of the identity (Pivotal and spherical structures vary by monoidal automorphisms of the identity).

[L2]

$\dim_{a} (X)$ is defined as the trace of the chosen pivotal comparison (The dimension of an object relative to a pivotal structure).

[L3]

On graded vector spaces, multiplying the canonical double-dual map by $q^{n}$ in degree $n$ gives a pivotal structure whose dimension on $k [1]$ is $q$ (FALSE: the left and right traces always agree).

Refutation

technique · direct

1.1givenL1L3

By [L1], the standard pivotal structure on graded vector spaces can be multiplied by the monoidal automorphism acting as $q^{n}$ in degree $n$ . This gives the modified pivotal structure $a^{'}$ used in [L3].

2.1step 1.1L2L3

The standard pivotal structure gives $\dim (X) = 1_{k}$ for the degree- $1$ line $X = k [1]$ , while [L3] gives $\dim_{a^{'}} (X) = q \neq 1_{k}$ . These are exactly the quantities defined in [L2].

3.1step 2.1∎

Therefore the dimension can change when the pivotal structure changes, so the statement is false.

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Sources

P. Etingof, S. Gelaki, D. Nikshych, and V. Ostrik, Tensor Categories, Exercise 4.7.16 (standard reference, not scraped)