Simplicity and finite primitive level of indecomposable set-theoretic solutions of the Yang-Baxter equation

Abstract: This paper aims to deepen the theory of bijective non-degenerate set-theoretic solutions of the Yang-Baxter equation, not necessarily involutive, by means of q-cycle sets. We entirely focus on the finite indecomposable ones among which we especially study two classes of current interest: the simple solutions and those having finite primitive level. In particular, we provide two group-theoretic characterizations of these solutions, involving their permutation groups. Finally, we deal with some open questions.