Probabilistic boundaries of finite extensions of quantum groups

Abstract

Given a discrete quantum group $H$ with a finite normal quantum subgroup $G$, we show that any positive, possibly unbounded, harmonic function on $H$ with respect to an irreducible invariant random walk is $G$-invariant. This implies that, under suitable assumptions, the Poisson and Martin boundaries of $H$ coincide with those of $H/G$. A similar result is also proved in the setting of exact sequences of C$^*$-tensor categories. As an immediate application, we conclude that the boundaries of the duals of the group-theoretical easy quantum groups are classical.