Questions tagged [geometric-representation-theory]
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Roadmap to Geometric Representation Theory (leading to Langlands)?
I believe there has been at least one question similar to this one and yet I still think this particular question deserves to have a thread of its own.
I'm becoming increasingly fascinated by stuff ...
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What is the Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch formula for the flag variety of a Lie algebra?
If we have a finite dimensional Lie algebra g, then the flag variety of g is a projective scheme.
My question is what is Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch formula for this projective scheme? Are there any ...
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Proofs of Beilinson-Bernstein
The Beilinson-Bernstein localization theorem states roughly that the category of $D$-modules on the flag variety $G/B$ is equivalent to the category of modules over the universal enveloping algebra $U\...
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Introductory References for Geometric Representation Theory
Would anyone be able to recommend text books that give an introduction to Geometric Representation Theory and survey papers that give an outline of the work that has been done in the field? I'm ...
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What do Hecke eigensheaves actually look like?
Let $\mathbb F_q$ be a finite field, $C$ a curve over $\mathbb F_q$ of genus $g\geq 2$, $\rho: \pi_1(C) \to GL_2(\overline{\mathbb Q}_\ell)$ an irreducible local system. The geometric Langlands ...
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How many ways are there to globalize Harish Chandra modules?
Suppose $G$ a reductive Lie group with finitely many connected components, and suppose in addition that the connected component $G^0$ of the identity can be expressed as a finite cover of a linear Lie ...
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motivating geometric representation theory
I am wondering if there is a good motivation for geometric representation theory from within the questions of classical representation theory.
In other words, I'd be curious to see something using ...
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What is the significance that the Springer resolution is a moment map?
Let $\mathcal{B}$ be the flag variety and $\mathcal{N} \subset \mathfrak{g}$ is the nilpotent cone. We know that the Springer resolution
$$
\mu: T^*\mathcal{B}\rightarrow \mathcal{N}
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Your favourite alternative proof of Borel–Weil–Bott
There is a really nice proof of Borel–Weil–Bott, essentially using parabolic induction (see Proof of Borel-Weil-Bott Theorem, Lurie - A proof of the Borel–Weil–Bott theorem or Demazure - A very simple ...
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Homotopy type of the affine Grassmannian and of the Beilinson-Drinfeld Grassmannian
The affine Grassmannian of a complex reductive group $G$ (for simplicity one can assume $G=GL_n$) admits the structure of a complex topological space. More precisely, the functor $$X\mapsto |X^{an}|$$ ...
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Why are the holomorphic line bundle sections finite dimensional?
I'm trying to understand the Borel--Weil theorem at the moment (not the whole Bott--Borel--Weil theorem as has been asked elsewhere). However, I am having a little difficulty finding a direct proof, ...
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Is there Grothendieck Riemann Roch for abelian category?
From the answers in noncommutative algebraic geometry, one can take abelian category as a scheme(commutative or noncommutative). So I wonder whether anyone ever developed the Grothendieck Riemann Roch ...
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Branching rule of $S_n$ and Springer theory
Let $u\in\mathrm{GL}_n$ be a unipotent element, let $\mathcal{B}_u$ be the variety of Borel subgroups containing $u$, and let $d=\dim \mathcal{B}_u$. Then Springer theory tells us that $H^{2d}(\...
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Applications of character sheaves
There are many important recent works (for example, by Lusztig, Bezrukavnikov-Finkelberg-Ostrik, Ben-Zvi-Nadler, Boyarchenko-Drinfeld, Lusztig-Yun, Vilonen-Xue) on character sheaves (which are certain ...
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Open conjectures on the Fukaya category coming from physics
This is a slightly vague question (for which I apologize in advance): can somebody give examples to open conjectures on the behavior of the $Fuk(M,\omega)$ that come from string theory and can be ...
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How should I think about the Grothendieck-Springer alteration?
Given a simple complex Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$, recall the Springer resolution of its nilpotent cone $\widetilde{\mathcal{N}}\to \mathcal{N}$. Several times I have seen someone explaining Springer ...
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How to understand character sheaves
There's a well-known series of articles by Lusztig about Character Sheaves. They have important connections to many things in (geometric) representation theory, e.g. 0904.1247
How to understand these ...
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What is the Zhu algebra of a vertex algebra "really"?
Given any vertex algebra $V$, you can give a particular quotient $\DeclareMathOperator\Zhu{Zhu}\Zhu V=V/\cdots$ an algebra structure using (a small amount of) the vertex algebra structure. As far as ...
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Why should intersection cohomology and quantum cohomology be related for a symplectic resolution?
In http://arxiv.org/pdf/1410.6240.pdf M. McBreen and N. Proudfoot conjectured a precise relationship between the quantum cohomology of a symplectic resolution and the intersection cohomology of the ...
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Morphisms between Verma modules
Let $\mathcal{O}_0$ be the principal block of the BGG category $\mathcal{O}$ for a finite dimensional simple Lie algebra over $\mathbb{C}$. For an element $w$ in the Weyl group $W$, let $\Delta_w$ ...
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Why is $ULU=NU$ (a refinement of $|N|=q^{n^2-n}$)?
Let $G=GL_n(\mathbb{F}_q)$, $U$, $L$, $N$ the subsets of upper-triangular unipotent, lower-triangular unipotent, all unipotent matrices respectively. Then $ULU=NU$ means that for any $g\in G$ the ...
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Borel-Weil-Bott, Langlands and Hitchin
Let $G$ be a compact semi-simple Lie group and $G_\mathbb{C}$ be its complexification. We denote by $B$ a Borel subgroup of $G_\mathbb{C}$.
Given a dominant weight $\lambda$, one can construct a line ...
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Representation viewpoint on Chern–Weil (cohomology computations done with rep theory?)
$\DeclareMathOperator\Sym{Sym}$Let $G$ be a compact lie group. Chern–Weil theory tells us that there's a homomorphism:
$$H^{*}(BG;\mathbb{R}) \to (\Sym^{\bullet} \mathfrak{g^*})^G$$
which in our case ...
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Can the Quantum Torus be realized as a Hall Algebra?
Background
The Quantum Torus
Let $q$ be an arbitrary complex number, and define (the algebra of) the quantum torus to be
$$T_q:=\mathbb{C}\langle x^{\pm 1},y^{\pm 1}\rangle/xy-qyx$$
For $q=1$, this is ...
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What kind of algebraic object is $\mathcal{D}_X$? (algebra of diifferential operators). What's special about modules over it?
Let $R$ be a regular ring over a field of char 0. Let $X=Spec R$ and $D=\mathcal{D}_X$
the algebra of differential operators over it.
The overall vague question is what kind of algebraic object is $...
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Roadmap to geometric Langlands for a mathematical physics student
I am a student of both mathematics and physics, who has recently been studying string theory. My mathematics background is mostly differential geometry (principal bundles, Lie groups, etc.), although ...
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Sign error in Chriss-Ginzburg?
On page 118, Theorem 2.7.26 (iii) in Chriss-Ginzburg "Representation Theory and Complex Geometry" there is a formula for the convolution of the classes of conormal bundles of $Y_{12}\subset ...
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Perverse sheaves and representation theory
At my university we are having a working group on perverse sheaves, with the aim of applying them to representation theory (Lusztig canonical bases for quivers/quantum groups etc). We are still ...
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Reference for combinatorics with view towards representation theory/algebraic geometry
I'm making this post to ask for a reference about combinatorics: I'm a PhD student in representation theory/algebraic geometry. My background is mostly in algebra and geometry (and also mostly ...
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How nice are representation varieties of Fuchsian groups?
Background
Let $S_{g,n}$ be an oriented surface of genus $g$, with $n$ punctures. We explicitly prohibit the non-hyperbolic cases:
$g=0$, $n=0,1,2$.
$g=1$, $n=0$.
Let $\Gamma$ be the fundamental ...
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Characteristic Classes in Geometric Representation Theory
Geometric respectively topological methods are widely applied in representation theory. As far as I know mainly cohomological methods are used.
I wonder if there are concrete applications of the ...
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Decategorification of Gaitsgory's strange functional equation?
Let $G$ a complex reductive algebraic group, $X$ be a smooth compact complex curve. The moduli stack $Bun_G$ of principal $G$-bundles on $X$ is generally speaking not quasi-compact (so we do not have ...
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Why are VOA characters modular forms (geometrically)?
In Zhu's seminal paper, he proves (5.3.2) that if $V$ is a vertex algebra the character of all of its modules are modular forms! (This is not literally true- there are conditions).
I have always found ...
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Is the affine closure of the basic affine space of a reductive algebraic group Cohen–Macaulay?
Let $G$ be a reductive algebraic group with choices of Borel subgroup and maximal torus $B \supseteq T$ and unipotent radical $U$ over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic zero. Is the ...
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Explanation for Satake correspondence
Some time ago I was told there's an interesting classical Satake correspondence which I will write as
$$[\mathop{\mathrm{disk}} \Rightarrow G] \,\backslash\, [\mathop{\mathrm{disk}^\times} \...
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Geometric construcion of Proj as a quotient by a $\mathbb{G}_m$ action
I'm trying to translate the Proj construction as a kind of quotient by a $\mathbb{G}_m$ action. Here's what I have so far:
Let $X=Spec\,A$ be an affine scheme (after this case is setteled I imagine it ...
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Is there a good account of D-affinity and localization theorem for partial flag varieties?
Recall that a topological space is called $A$-affine for a sheaf of algebras $A$ if taking global sections of coherent sheaves of $A$-modules is an equivalence of categories to finitely generated $\...
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Geometric meaning of twist
It is sometimes the case that a Galois representation or a motive acquires a desirable property only after a twist by a character, usually a Tate twist. The latest example of this I have come across ...
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Confusion about Subcategories of Category $\mathcal{O}$
So, in learning about category $\mathcal{O}$ representations of a semisimple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$, I've come across two natural kinds of subcategories, and I think I'm confused about their ...
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Smoothness properties of the Springer fiber
The Springer fiber, recall, is defined (briefly) with reference to a chosen unipotent matrix $U \in \mathrm{GL}_n$, and consists of all flags $0 = F_0 \subset F_1 \subset \dots \subset F_n = \mathbb{C}...
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Intuitive reason that the regular representation is a uniform function
Corollary 12.14 of Digne-Michel's book Representations of finite groups of Lie type gives various decompositions of the regular representation $\operatorname{reg}_G$ in terms of the Deligne-Lusztig ...
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Reference request: Affine Grassmannian and G-bundles
Let $G$ be an affine algebraic group over an algebraically closed field $k$ of zero characteristic. The set of cosets $X_G=G(k((t))/G(k[[t]])$ is called the Affine Grassmannian of $G$ and can be given ...
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Quiver varieties and the affine Grassmannian
Recently I was watching a talk: http://media.cit.utexas.edu/math-grasp/Ben_Webster.html and at the end the lecturer gave a correspondence (I was having trouble with subscripts so changed the notation ...
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Kazhdan-Lusztig Polynomials and Intersection Cohomology
I hope this question has not been asked before.
I would like to know which Ideas led (Deligne), Kazhdan and Lusztig believe, that Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomials can be expressed via intersection ...
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A combinatorial expression of Hall-Littlewood polynomials
This is related to the question Hall-Littlewood functions and functions on the nilpotent cone, and arises in the construction of Coulomb branches of gauge theories. The motivation is explained at the ...
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Global Affine Flag Variety and Affine Flag Variety
There is a construction of a global affine flag variety over $\mathbb{A}^1$ (or another curve) $Fl_{\mathbb{A}_1}$ such that each fiber above $\epsilon \neq 0$ is isomorphic to a direct product of the ...
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Restriction to Levi Subgroups and the Affine Grassmannian
Let $G$ be a complex reductive group, $L\subset G$ a Levi subgroup and $Rep(G)$ the category of rational representations of $G$.
My Question:
What is the geometric analogue of the restriction ...
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Weil's theorem about maps from a discrete group to a Lie group.
Let K be a group (with discrete topology), G be a Lie group. Let $\operatorname{Hom}(K,G)$ be the space of all group homomorphisms from K to G. This is a closed subvariety of the space of all the maps ...
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Interactions (functors) between equivariant sheaves for different groups?
Let $G$ be a finite group and $k$ a field (alg. closed char 0 for simplicity).
To every $G$ set $X$ we can assign the category of $G$-equivariant sheaves of $k$-vector spaces $Sh_G(X)$. It is ...
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Two versions of parabolic category O
Let $ \mathfrak{g} $ be a semisimple Lie algebra with corresponding complex semisimple group $ G$. Let $ P \subset G $ be a parabolic subgroup. Let $ W^P $ be the set of shortest coset ...
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