Questions tagged [perverse-sheaves]
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Microlocal geometry - A theorem of Verdier
(1) In "Geometrie Microlocale", Verdier states the following theorem.
Theorem: Let $E$ be a vector space and $F$ a constructible complex on $E$.
Then for $\ell$ a linear form on $E$, we have a ...
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Nearby cycles without a function
Suppose that:
$X$ is a smooth complex algebraic variety,
$f : X \to D$ is a proper map to a small disc, smooth away from 0,
$Z_\epsilon = f^{-1}(\epsilon)$, and $Z = Z_0$.
Then there is a procedure (...
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Constructible derived category and fundamental category
Introduction (may be skipped)
Given a nice topological space $X$, the category of local systems (say over a field $k$) on it is equivalent to the category of representations of its fundamental ...
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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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Kakuro puzzles and sheaf cohomology
This is a recreational, summer question and could be more well-suited for mathstackexchange. However, some of you on holiday could appreciate the topic. I recently came across Kakuro Puzzles, similar ...
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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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intuition about perverse sheaves
firstly, I would know if my very basic intuition on perverse sheaves is correct .
secondly, I would have some clarification in what perverse sheaves behaves better than regular sheaves .
my intuition ...
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$K$-theory of $D$-modules
I have to admit I don't know much about topics appearing in this question, I just see very rough connections between these objects:
According to this page 23, a different $t$-structure on $D^b(\text{...
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On the definition of triangulated categories
Triangulated categories were introduced in the 1960s by Grothendieck and Verdier in order to develop homological algebra in the framework of derived categories. An example of a triangulated category ...
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Is it possible to define a perverse $t$-structure for a certain triangulated category of sheaves of spectra?
The perverse t-structure for the derived category of complexes of sheaves is certainly a mighty tool for studying cohomology. My question is: does there exist any homotopy-theoretic analogue for it (...
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What is an example of Beilinson's theorem on $D^b\mathrm{Perv}$ failing for non-field coefficients?
In Beilinson's paper "On the derived category of perverse sheaves", he proves that the realization functor $D^b\mathrm{Perv}(X,R)\to D^b_c(X, R)$ is an equivalence when $R$ is a field. Here $...
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Beilinson's theorem for fixed stratifications
Beilinson's theorem states that for a variety $X$ and a field $k$ the realization functor
$$\text{real}: D^b\text{Perv}(X,k)\to D_c^b(X,k)$$ is an equivalence of categories.
If we only consider ...
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What's the definition of a microlocal sheaf?
I'm slowly becoming familiar with what microsupport of a sheaf is, but none of the references I've seen give a definition of what a microlocal sheaf should be in general.
In this paper of ...
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Lefschetz pencils and perverse sheaves
I have been reading BBD and Geordie Williamson's “An illustrated guide to perverse sheaves”. The latter has been tremendously helpful to get some intuition for the former.
Let $K$ be some field, and ...
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What is an example of a non-mixed $\ell$-adic sheaf?
$\def\FF{\mathbb{F}}\def\cG{\mathcal{G}}\def\QQ{\mathbb{Q}}\def\CC{\mathbb{C}}$I've been attending a reading seminar at Michigan on Kiehl and Weissauer's book Weil conjectures, perverse sheaves and l’...
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A reference for Bernstein's approach to KL conjectures
The exposition in the famous J. Bernstein's lecture notes on D-modules is rather sketchy.
Fortunately, there are many other sources for the information from this text (like Hotta's excellent "D-...
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Explicit computation for perverse cohomology
To construct the convolution product for two ($G(O)$-equivariant) perverse sheaves $\mathcal{F}, \mathcal{G}$ on affine grassmanian, the first thing we need to compute is $^PH^0(\mathcal{F} \boxtimes^...
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What's the relationship between the different versions of the BBD decomposition theorem?
I have a few questions relating to the BBD decomposition theorem.
I have come across the following two versions of the decomposition theorem.
Version 1. Let $f : X \to Y$ be a proper map of ...
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Fourier transform for perverse sheaves
I am interested in studying the Fourier transform for perverse sheaves on "nice" spaces, say affine complex space stratified by the action of an algebraic group into finitely many orbits.
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What advantages do perverse sheaves provide over D-modules? (or vice versa)
My question is as in the title: What advantages do perverse sheaves provide over D-modules? (or vice versa)
As a specific example: could something like the modular generalized Springer correspondence ...
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The geometric "hands-on" vs. algebraic approach to nearby cycles
Feel free to skip to the question below; the following is just context and discussion:
An interesting, but seemingly less used result in the theory of nearby cycles of constructible sheaves is (...
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is constant sheaf perverse on a Cohen-Macaulay variety?
Let $X$ be a connected Cohen-Macaulay algebraic variety of dimension $d$, say, over $\mathbb C$. Is it true that $\underline{{\mathbb C}_X}[d]$ is a perverse sheaf, where $\underline{{\mathbb C}_X}$ ...
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Springer fibers and Weyl group
Let $\pi:\tilde{\mathfrak{g}}\rightarrow\mathfrak{g}$ the Grothendieck-Springer resolution of a semisimple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$, over $\mathbb{C}$.
We know it's a small map, and that $\pi_{*}\...
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Toric Degenerations and Nearby Cycles
Suppose that $f: X \to \mathbb{A}^1$ is a toric degeneration in the sense of Nishinou-Siebert. In other words let X be a (possibly singular) toric variety equipped with a (not necessarily proper) ...
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Characteristic Cycles and Nearby Cycles
Let $Y$ be a smooth algebraic variety over $\mathbb{C}$, let $X = Y \times \mathbb{C}$ and let $f: X \to \mathbb{C}$ be the projection. Let $M$ be a (not necessarily regular) holonomic $D_X$-module ...
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Blow ups and Characteristic varieties
Let $f:Y\to X$ be a morphism of smooth varieties (complex analytic or algebraic as you wish). We have
$$
T^* Y \overset{f_d}{\longleftarrow} Y\times_X T^*X \overset{f_\pi}{\longrightarrow} T^* X
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Relation between crystalline and perverse sheaves
Take $X$ to be a smooth complex projective algebraic variety. The Riemann-Hilbert correspondence gives an equivalence of categories between the category of perverse sheaves on $X$ and the category of ...
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Deligne-Lusztig and Character sheaves
Consider: $G$ - a nice group ($GL_n$) over a finite field $F$. $X$ - the flag variety. Consider a nice $G$-equivariant $l$-adic sheaf $\mathcal{M}$ on $X \times X$, equipped with Weil structure.
Fix $...
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Mixed structures on Hom spaces induced by mixed sheaves
Let $D^b_m(X)$ (resp $D^b(X)$) denote the derived category of mixed Hodge modules (resp. constructible sheaves) on a complex variety $X$. Let
$rat\colon D^b_m(X)\to D^b(X)$
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About an argument in `Koszul duality patterns in representation theory' by Beilinson-Ginzburg-Soergel.
I am trying to understand Proposition 3.4.2 in `Koszul duality patterns in representation theory' by Beilinson-Ginzburg-Soergel [BGS]. A copy of the paper can be found at http://home.mathematik.uni-...
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Are Lusztig's perverse sheaves the only equivariant ones with nilpotent characteristic cycle?
In his '91 paper, Lusztig defines a collection of simple perverse sheaves that correspond to the canonical basis; these are defined using a pushforward construction, and from the definition, it's easy ...
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Do all the main properties of constructible and perverse sheaves (in an 'arithmetic' situation) follow from results of Gabber?
This question is a continuation of Bad behaviour of perverse sheaves over 'general' bases?
Let $S$ (for example) be a finite type separated scheme over $\mathbb{Z}$. I would like: (1) to ...
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Is there an "$\ell$-adic Riemann Hilbert correspondence"?
The Riemann-Hilbert correspondence (see, e.g., Thm. 7.2.2 of D-modules, perverse sheaves, and representation theory) shows that analytic perverse sheaves are equivalent to regular holonomic $D$-...
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$\pm 1$-equivariant perverse sheaves on the affine line
Let $G=\mathbb{Z}/\mathbb{2Z}$ act by the map $z\mapsto -z$ on a complex line $\mathbb{C}$. The category $\mathcal{Perv}(\mathbb{C})$ of perverse sheaves smooth along the stratification by the origin ...
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Do the nearby cycle and Beilinson's vanishing cycle functors commute?
Let $X$ be a complex algebraic variety with a pair of regular functions $f_1,f_2$. To these functions we can associate various functors: the nearby cycles functor $\Psi_{f_i}$, the vanishing cycles ...
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How to think about Beilinson's gluing data?
Let $X$ be a complex manifold, $D$ a divisor (that is globally the zero locus of a function) and $U$ its complement. Recall Beilinson's "how to glue perverse sheaves":
Given a perverse ...
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Simpson correspondence for perverse sheaves
Let $X$ be a projective complex manifold. Then Simpson's correspondence from nonabelian Hodge theory shows that the category of semisimple local systems on $X$ is equivalent to the category of ...
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D-modules generated by derivatives of Delta function
We consider D-modules over the affine line $\mathbb{A}_{\mathbb{C}}^{1}$, i.e. modules of Weyl algebra $A_1(\mathbb{C})=\mathbb{C}[x,\partial]$. There is a set of microfunctions (ref. A Primer of ...
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Perverse sheaves with stable infinity categories
I hope this question is not too naive.
I have recently been trying to get familiar with the theory of stable $\infty$-categories. Lurie's Higher Algebra explains that they are a useful 'upgrade' of ...
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Bialgebras from mixed Bruhat sheaves
Let $A = \bigoplus_{i=0}^{+\infty} A_i$ be a graded bialgebra in a braided monoidal category $\mathcal V$. Then, according to Kapranov–Schechtman's article "Parabolic induction and perverse ...
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Absolute purity for intersection cohomology
If $i:Z\hookrightarrow X$ is a closed embedding of codimension $c$, then
$$i^*k_X\ =\ k_Z , \ \ \ i^!k_X\ \stackrel{(\star)}{=}\ k_Z[2c]$$
where $(\star)$ is true when $i$ is in addition regular.
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Perverse restriction
Let $f:U\to V$ be a separable dominant morphism of irreducible positive-dimensional varieties. Let $F$ be a perverse sheaf on $U$. Are there infinitely many closed points $p\in V$ such that $F|_{U_p}$ ...
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Who introduced the heart ($\mathcal{C}^\heartsuit$) notation in the context of $t$-structures on triangulated categories?
In the context of $t$-structures
([Wikipedia],
[nLab],
[Notes I],
[Notes II],
[HA, Definition 1.2.1.11)],
[BBD, Définition 1.3.1]),
one often writes $\mathcal{C}^\heartsuit$ for the heart of a ...
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Families of Hessenberg varieties for $GL_n$
In short, the question is
What do we know about the sheaf $\pi_*\underline{\bar{\mathbb{Q}}_{\ell}}$ given by the family of (very original, see below) Hessenberg varieties for $GL_n$? As a sum of ...
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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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what does the decomposition theorem say for a Lefschetz pencil?
The setting is the following: let $X$ be a smooth projective variety (say over $\mathbb{C}$), $D$ a simple normal crossings divisor on $X$ and $(H_t)_{t \in \mathbb{P}^1}$ a Lefschetz pencil on $X$ ...
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Geometric picture behind tilting sheaves
I am trying to read "Tilting exercises" and have trouble to see any geometric pictures behind the formulas.
So my questions are, how to think about tilting perverse sheaves?
Are they just formal ...
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Tate conjecture for singular varieties in terms of intersection homology
In his book “Mixed motives and algebraic K-theory”, Jannsen generalizes the Tate conjecture to a potentially singular projective variety $X$ over a finitely generated field. The statement is the same ...
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Understanding the proof of the Springer correspondence
Let $G$ be a connected reductive group over an algebraically closed field $k$ with Weyl group $W$.
Let
$$
\mathcal{S} = R\pi_*\mathbb{Q}_\ell[\dim \mathcal{N}]
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be the Springer sheaf, where $\...
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Hodge structure on intersection cohomology of toric varieties
Given a convex polytope with integer vertices, one can construct a complex projective variety $X$ called toric variety. In general $X$ is not smooth. As I have heard, by the work of M. Saito, the ...
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