Dihedral pointed fusion categories: diagrammatics, 3-cocycle representatives, and planar algebras
We construct a diagrammatic presentation by generators and relations for all dihedral pointed fusion categories $\mathrm{Vec}_{\mathrm{D}_{2n}}^ω$. Applying a jellyfish algorithm on our diagrammatics, we obtain an explicit closed formula for a complete set of normalized 3-cocycle representatives of $\mathrm{D}_{2n}$. As applications of our diagrammatics, we prove a universal property and show that in some cases we can recover affine $A$ unshaded subfactor planar algebras. We then extend our presentation to obtain diagrammatics for all pivotal structures on $\mathrm{Vec}_{\mathrm{D}_{2n}}^ω$.
Authors
- Agustina Czenky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9203-2242)
- Melody Molander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2160-2986)
Publication Details
- Journal
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Published
- 2026-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2610.40498
- Primary Topic
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
- Type
- preprint