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What's the relation of the Hecke algebra of a pair and the flag variety?
Let $G$ be a real semisimple Lie group and $K$ a maximal compact subgroup. Let $\mathfrak{g}$ and $\mathfrak{k}$ be the complexified Lie algebra of $G$ and $K$, respectively.
Then the Hecke algebra ...
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Ring of differential operators of a quotient ring
All rings are assumed to have unity.
Let $k$ be a field. Recall the definition of Grothendieck's ring of ($k$-linear) differential operators $D(R;k)$ of a commutative $k$-algebra $R$:
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Characteristic Varieties and Associated Varieties
Two notions that occur often in representation theory seem to be that of a "characteristic variety" and that of an "associated variety". The former term seems exclusive to D-module theory while the ...
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Nearby cycles and specialisation - properties
I am looking for reference for properties of nearby cycles - specifically, commutation with non-characteristic pull-back (good enough - commutation with pull-back to closed subvariety which is ...
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Sabbah b-functions factoring
Sabbah defined a version of b-functions for multiple functions in his 1987 paper here: http://archive.numdam.org/ARCHIVE/CM/CM_1987__62_3/CM_1987__62_3_283_0/CM_1987__62_3_283_0.pdf
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$D^{\infty}$ modules on analytic spaces
In Mebkhout's paper on Local Cohomology of Analytic Spaces, the following theorem is stated:
Let $X$ be a complex smooth manifold and $Y$ is an analytic subspace of $X$. Then ...
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Epsilon factors - a la Beilinson - What is it?
I understand, to some extent, Tate's thesis. Could somebody explain perhaps what are the epsilon factors in Beilinson's works, such as "$\epsilon$-factors for Gauss-Manin determinants", or ...
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Codimension of the range of certain linear operators
Assume that $P(x,y), Q(x,y) \in \mathbb{R}[x,y]$ are two polynomials. We define a linear map
$D$ on $\mathbb{R}[x,y]$ with $D(U)=PU_{x}+QU_{y}$. In fact $D$ is the derivational operator correspond ...
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Smooth mixed hodge modules - representations of fundamental group?
I do not know much about mixed Hodge modules. I would like to ask: Let $X$ be a smooth connected algebraic complex variety, with a chosen point. Could one describe smooth mixed Hodge modules on $X$ as ...
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Algebraic methods in pde [duplicate]
I'm finding myself with a linear, very symetric system of first orders pde with polynomial coefficients. Wandering on the web, i learnt there is some nice alebraic way to deal with it involving ...
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Projective volume form
Upon reading K. Costello's paper on Witten genus, I wonder when, on a smooth (quasi-)projective variety $X$, the canonical bundle $\omega_X$ admits a left $D$-module structure (other than the ...
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Microlocalizing Hochschild homology
A recent paper of Ben-Zvi and Nadler gives a general formalism for understanding "dimensions" in sheaf theories. Without getting too far into details, amongst other things, this formalism allows us ...
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The Weyl algebra modules which are also rings
Consider the space $C^\infty(\mathbb{R})$. We have on it a natural action of the Weyl algebra generated by $x$ and $d/dx$, where $x$ is the coordinate on $\mathbb{R}$, and there is plenty of Weyl ...
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Most general “finiteness of de Rham cohomology” statement for holonomic $D$-modules in the algebraic case?
Let $X$ be a nonsingular algebraic variety over a field $k$ of characteristic zero. (We may assume $k$ algebraically closed if need be, but I want to avoid specifically demanding $k = \mathbb{C}$.) ...
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Convolution of DQ-Modules
On page 92 of Deformation Quantization Modules Kashiwara and Schapira define two different convolution products for DQ-modules that differ by whether one uses $Rp_{13*}$ or $Rp_{13!}$ to push ...
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Bernstein-Sato polynomial (one variable)
Let $R = \mathbb{C}[x_1,...,x_n]$, $p \in R$. There exists a monic (of lowest degree) $b_p(x) \in \mathbb{C}[s]$ and a differential operator $D(s)$ such that
$$b_p(s) p^s = D(x)p^{s+1}.$$
The ...
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The associated graded of a mixed Hodge module
Unfortunately this question will be a bit vague, since the question revolves around a memory of something I may have heard in a talk (long time ago).
Let $X$ be a smooth complex variety. Let $MHM(X)$ ...
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Pull back of D-modules and Koszul resolution
Consider an holonomic D-module on a smooth algebraic variety $X$ over a field $k$ of caracteristic 0.
Let $i: Y \hookrightarrow X$ be a regular embedding.
$Li^* M = \mathcal{D}_{Y\to X} ...
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Is there an analogue of distributions in characteristic p?
Some motivation: When working over $\mathbb{C}$, distributions (in the sense of generalized functions) act as natural generators for $D$-modules (in the sense that any regular holonomic $D$-module is ...
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singular support of D-module smooth w.r.t. a stratification
(1) Suppose that $X$ is a smooth complex algebraic variety, stratified by some nice smooth stratification $S$. Let $M$ be a $D$-module on $X$, s.t. its shriek-pullback (or star... whatever is ...
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A nice rigid analytic model for local systems over an elliptic curve?
For $E$ an elliptic curve, let $LS(E)$ be the group of line bundles on $E$ with a flat connection. This is an $\mathbb{A}^1$-torsor over $E^\vee$. By Riemann-Hilbert (since the gauge group acts ...
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About “de-Rham” and “l-adic” local systems - comparison
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Suppose that $k$ is an algebraically closed field of char. 0.
Let $X$ be a smooth connected variety over $k$.
Then I have the category $A$ of Regular Singular smooth $D$-modules on $X$ (i.e. ...
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D-modules as quantization of modules on cotangent bundle
If we have filtration on D-module compatible with some good filtration on differential operators sheaf then adjoint graded module is module over functions on cotangent bundle. So morally D-module is ...
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D-affine morphisms and composition
I am just a beginner in $D$-module, so this could be a stupid question, but I can't find an easy reference for it. I would like to define the notion of $D$-affine morphism. The most obvious way would ...
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Weight decomposition and eigenspaces Euler vector field
Let $V$ be a finite dimensional vector space over $\mathbb{C}$, denote $V^{\times} = V -0$ and let $\pi : V^{\times} \rightarrow \mathbb{P}(V)$ be the quotient by the natural action of ...
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Analogues of D-modules and constructible sheaves
For a smooth complex variety, one can consider the category of say holonomic $\mathcal D$ modules on it. It is equipped with the deRham functor, which turns a $\cal D$-module into a constructible ...
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D-module that is coherent as O-module
Suppose that $X$ is an algebraic variety over $\mathbb C$, not necessarily smooth. Is it still true that each $\mathcal D_X$-module ($\mathcal D_X$ is of course the sheaf of differential operators) ...
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Non-characteristic is to pullback as (blank) is to pushforward.
Suppose $f:X\to Y$ is a map of smooth complex algebraic varieties. There is a pushforward functor
$f_\ast : D(X) \to D(Y)$
on the derived category of $D$-modules. This certainly does not preserve ...
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Duality in category O vs. Duality of D-modules
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I omit in the following all the words "derived, twisted, holonomic, finitely-generated...".
We have the Bernstein-Beilinson equivalence between the category of $N$-equivariant $D$-modules on ...
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Tensor product of $\mathcal{D}$-modules and constructible sheaves
The Riemann-Hilbert correspondence, as proved by Kashiwara and Mebkhout, says that for X a smooth algebraic variety over $\mathbb{C}$ there is an equivalence of triangulated categories
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Polarizable variations of (mixed) Hodge structures
I am trying to come to grips with Saito's theory of mixed Hodge modules (slightly) beyond just the basic axiomatic formalism. I will take my Hodge structures and sheaves to be rational, but I would be ...
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An equivalence between $(\mathcal{D}_X^m)-\text{mod}$ and $(\mathcal{D}_X^{m+1})-\text{mod}$
This question is related to my other question. Consider a scheme $X$ over $S=\text{Spec}(\mathbb{k})$ where $\mathbb{k}=\overline{\mathbb{F}_p})$; let $F: X \rightarrow X$ be the Frobenius $p$-th ...
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$\mathcal{D}$-modules of level m
My question is regarding the definition of $\mathcal{D}$-modules of level $m$ given in this paper. As an example, let $X=\mathbb{A}^1$ over $S=\text{Spec }\overline{\mathbb{F}_p}$; I was told that a ...
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$D$-modules and quasi-projective varieties?
Until recently I was under the impression, that for any morphism $f:X\rightarrow Y$ of smooth complex varieties there exist functors six functors $f^*,f_{*},...$ between the derived categories of ...
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What kind of algebra has geometric realization as in “Geometric Methods in Representation Theory of Hecke Algebras and Quantum Groups”
In Chriss and Ginzburg's book "Representation Theory and Complex Geometry" as well as the paper "Geometric Methods in Representation Theory of Hecke Algebras and Quantum Groups", the group algebra ...
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Characteristic variety of a D-module along smooth pullback
All varieties are over the complex numbers. Given a smooth variety $X$, write $T^* X$ for its cotangent bundle.
For a morphism of smooth varieties $f: X \to Y$ write $f_{\pi}: T^*Y \times_Y X \to ...
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Non-characteristic maps (ala D-modules)
I am trying to understand a `well known' fact (see Kashiwara'sIntroduction to microlocal analysis page 63, remark 4.8) about non-characteristic morphisms. Here is ...
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$\mathcal{D}$-quasi-isomorphisms and coherent $\Omega$-modules
Let $X$ be a smooth $\mathbf{C}$-scheme of finite type. In section 7.2 of their preprint "Quantization of Hitchin's Integrable System and Hecke Eigensheaves", Beilinson and Drinfeld define an ...
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Distinguished triangle of closed - open partition, for D-modules
Hello,
I am sorry if this question is not appropriate for MO.
Suppose $X$ is the affine line, $i:Z\to X$ is the origin, and $j: U \to X$ is the complement to $Z$ in $X$.
I then have a distinguished ...
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Induced D-modules
According to the usual definition, an induced D-module on a complex manifold $X$ is a right D-module of the form $L \otimes_{\mathscr{O}_X} \mathscr{D}_X$, for $L$ a coherent sheaf of ...
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Does the Riemann-Hilbert Correspondence work at the DG level?
let $X$ denote a smooth complex algebraic variety. Let $D_{rh}(X)$ denote the category of regular holonomic $D$-modules on $X$ and $D_{rh}^b(D(X))$ denote the bounded derived category of $D$-modules ...
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Computing the constant D-module on an intersection
Let $M$ be a smooth variety, say over the complex numbers, and let $i:W \hookrightarrow M, j: Z \hookrightarrow M$ be smooth subvarieties. Let $i_{+},j_{+}$ denote (derived) pushforward of D-modules, ...
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How is this observation related to Koszul duality?
Let $X$ be a smooth variety, $\mathcal D$ the sheaf of algebraic differentail operators, $\Omega$ the algebraic deRham complex and $\mathcal M$ a quasi coherent $\mathcal O_X$-module.
Now there is a ...
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Localizability of differential operators a la Grothendieck
Hello,
Maybe this question is trivial, so sorry
Let $A$ be a (comm. with 1) $k$-algebra, where $k$ is a ring (comm. with 1).
Then we can define the module of differential operators $D^{\leq n} ...
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existence of global good filtration for D-modules?
Let $X$ be a smooth algebraic variety over $\mathbb{C}$ (or a field of characteristic zero). We have $D_X$ the sheaf of differential operators on $X$, which is a coherent sheaf of rings, and it ...
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l-adic Turrittin
What would be an l-adic analogue of the Turrittin-Levelt decomposition theorem?
Turrittin-Levelt is a structure theorem of meromorphic connections on a complex curve in the formal neighbourhood of a ...
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Is base affine space a trivial fibration?
I am very confused about the base affine space. Let $G$ be a complex reductive algebraic group and $H=B/U$ the abstract torus.
If I understand it correctly (Edit: which turns out not to be the case! ...
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Examples for D-affine varieties?
A variety is called $\mathcal D$- affine if the global section functor induces an equivalence between quasi-coherent $\mathcal D$-modules and modules over $\Gamma(X,\mathcal D)$.
It is easy to see ...
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Characteristic cycle of irreducible holonomic modules
Let $i:A\rightarrow X$ be an affine locally closed inclusion of smooth complex varieties. What can be said about the characteristic cycle of the minimal extension $i_{*!}\mathcal{O}_A$?
How would one ...
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D-modules and Algebraic Solutions of PDEs
I am not certain if this is a complete question and I fear it might be shot down. Anyway, I try to pose it. My question is in connection to using D-modules to study PDEs (and systems of PDEs). When ...
