ON POINTED HOPF ALGEBRAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MATHIEU SIMPLE GROUPS

Abstract

Let G be a Mathieu simple group, s ∈ G, [Formula: see text] the conjugacy class of s and ρ an irreducible representation of the centralizer of s. We prove that either the Nichols algebra [Formula: see text] is infinite-dimensional or the braiding of the Yetter–Drinfeld module [Formula: see text] is negative. We also show that if G = M22 or M24, then the group algebra of G is the only (up to isomorphisms) finite-dimensional complex pointed Hopf algebra with group-likes isomorphic to G.