Kleisli convolution representations and a Margolis--Sakurai version of the modular isomorphism problem

Abstract: We introduce Kleisli convolution representations for groups, rings, and algebras. We show that their representation categories are equivalent to the usual ones for groups and finite-dimensional algebras, but for rings only recover modules whose underlying Abelian groups are free of finite rank. We also apply the Kleisli convolution representation to provide a partial answer to the Margolis--Sakurai version of the modular isomorphism problem.