Hopf algebra


A Hopf algebraPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath is a bialgebraPlanetmathPlanetmath A over a field 𝕂 with a 𝕂-linear map S:A→A, called the antipode, such that

m∘(S⊗id)∘Δ=η∘ε=m∘(id⊗S)∘Δ, (1)

where m:A⊗A→A is the multiplication map m⁢(a⊗b)=a⁢b and η:𝕂→A is the unit map η⁢(k)=k⁢1⁢I.