Free coactions of a finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebra and strong Morita equivalence

Abstract: We shall introduce a notion of free coactions of a finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebra on a $C^*$-algebra modifying a notion of free actions of a discrete group on a $C^*$-algebra and we shall study several properties on coactions of a finite dimensional $C^*$-Hopf algebra on $C^*$-algebras, which are relating to strong Morita equivalence for inclusions of $C^*$-algebras.