Hopf algebra


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

m(Sid)Δ=ηε=m(idS)Δ, (1)

where m:AAA is the multiplication map m(ab)=ab and η:𝕂A is the unit map η(k)=k1I.