Abstract
We show that bicrossed product Hopf algebras arising from exact factorizations in almost simple finite groups, so in particular, in simple and symmetric groups, admit no quasitriangular structure.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
These results are the outgrowth of some questions that were brought to the author's attention by S. Montgomery. The author thanks her for sharing her insights and for interesting references and discussions.
Partially supported by CONICET, SeCYT (UNC), and FAMAF (República Argentina).
Notes
Communicated by S. Montgomery.
To Mia Cohen, on the occasion of her retirement.