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Stable equivalence and stable Auslander algebras
Let $A$ be a representation-finite finite dimensional quiver algebra and $M$ the basic direct sum of all indecomposable $A$-modules.
Recall that the Auslander algebra of $A$ is $End_A(M)$ and the ...
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Typical and atypical modules for Lie superalgebras
There are two types highest weight representations for a Basic classical simple Lie superalgebra $\mathfrak{g}$ which are defined as typical (representation for which highest weight vector is the only ...
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Volumes of double cosets $KtK$
Let $G$ be the group of rational points of a connected reductive group $\mathbb G$ defined over a non-archimedean local field $F$. For simplicity sake, I assume that $\mathbb G$ is split over $F$. Let ...
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Generalisation of the Witt–Berman induction theorem
$\DeclareMathOperator{\Aut}{Aut}\DeclareMathOperator{\Ind}{Ind}$I believe I can prove the following induction theorem (modulo carefully checking a few details), and I would like to know whether this ...
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Existence of a weight of a representation in the fundamental Weyl chamber
Let $\mathfrak g$ be a complex simple Lie algebra.
Fix a Cartan subalgebra $\mathfrak h$ of $\mathfrak g$, let $\Delta$ denote the corresponding root system.
Pick a partial order on $\mathfrak h$, ...
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Lusztig's completion for universal enveloping algebra
In Arkhipov, Bezrukavnikov and Ginzburg's paper "Quantum Groups, the loop Grassmannian and the Springer resolution", they mentioned that Lusztig introduced a certain completion for universal ...
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A theory of (or reference for) symmetric point arrangements
I wonder where I can find something written on symmetric point arrangements (see definition below). I am interested in general references, preferably books that introduce (or papers that use) some ...
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Unitary representations of finite groups over finite fields
I would like to learn the basic theory of unitary representations of finite groups over finite fields.
Here, the unitary group $\operatorname{GU}(n,\mathbb{F}_{q^2})$ consists of all invertible ...
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Tensoring Harish-Chandra bimodules with Verma modules
The question is about the functor $T_\lambda$ defined by Bernstein and Gelfand in the paper Tensor Products of Finite and Infinite Dimensional
Representations of Semisimple Lie Algebras.
Setup: Let $\...
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When does the canonical $t$-structure restrict to perfect complexes?
I am interested in non-Noetherian(!) rings such that the canonical $t$-structure on $D(R)$ (the derived category of left $R$-modules) restricts to perfect complexes i.e. to the subcategory of ...
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What are the zonal spherical functions for a finite unitary group acting on a unit sphere?
Given a prime power $q$ and a dimension $d$, consider the Hermitian form $(\cdot,\cdot) \colon \mathbb{F}_{q^2}^d \times \mathbb{F}_{q^2}^d \to \mathbb{F}_{q^2}$ given by
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(x,y) = \sum_{i\in [d]} ...
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What are the character tables of the finite unitary groups?
I need to know the (complex) character table of the finite unitary group $U_n(q)$. Lusztig and Srinivasan (1977) provide an abstract description, but parsing it requires a stronger background in ...
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Real points of reductive groups and connected components
Let $\mathbf G$ be a connected reductive group over $\mathbb R$, and let $G = \mathbf G(\mathbb R)$. Then $G$ is not necessarily connected as a Lie group, e.g. $\mathbf G = \operatorname{GL}_n$. ...
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Recognizing a restriction from $SL_2(\mathbb{C})$ to $SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$
I am aware that classifying all $SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$ representations is more or less completely intractable, but I was wondering what is known about the following simpler question: How do I recognize ...
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References for representations of Heisenberg Lie algebra
Please suggest some reference material for the representations of the infinite dimensional Heisenberg Lie Algebra or the oscillator algebra. I already looked at Kac and Rainas book, any other ...
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Borel's presentation for the cohomology of a Flag Variety
If $G$ is a simple complex Lie group, $T\subset B\subset G$ is a choice of Borel and maximal torus, and $W$ is the Weyl group, then
1) $H^{*}(G/B,K)=K[T^{\vee}]/(K[T^\vee]^W_{+})$
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2) $K[T^\vee]^...
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Characters of orthogonal groups as symmetric functions
This question was asked on MSE some time ago, here, but got no attention.
The Schur functions are characters of irreps of the unitary group, $s_\lambda(U)=Tr(R_\lambda(U))$. They are symmetric ...
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$q$-plane partitions & specialization & interlinks
MacMahon's enumeration of all plane partions (PP) inside an $n$-cube generalizes to
$${\tt PP_n}(q)=\prod_{i,j,k=1}^n\frac{1-q^{i+j+k-1}}{1-q^{i+j+k-2}}.$$
A $q$-analogue of symmetric plane partitions ...
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Derived invariance of the Cartan determinant
The Cartan matrix $C$ of a finite quiver algebra $A$ with points $e_i$ is defined as the matrix having entries $c_{i,j}=\dim(e_i A e_j)$. The Cartan determinant is defined as the determinant of the ...
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The vanishing of sum of coefficients: symmetric polynomials
Denote $\pmb{X}_n=(x_1,x_2,\dots,x_n)$. Consider the symmetric polynomial
$$f_n(\pmb X_n)=\prod_{1\leq i<j\leq n}(x_i+x_j).$$
Expand these in terms of elementary symmetric polynomials, say
$$f_n(\...
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Who first noticed the duality for finite groups?
A.A.Kirillov in section 12.3 of his "Elements of the Theory of Representations" writes that the first "symmetric" duality theory for non-commutative groups was the theory for finite groups. In short ...
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Infinite-dimensional representation theory of $K[x]$
Let $K$ be an algebraically closed field. The finite-dimensional representation theory of the polynomial algebra $K[x]$ is tame and completely understood, which I shall first summarise. It's ...
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Translation of Soergel's 1990 paper on category O
Is there any English translation for the folowing paper of Soergel?
Kategorie $\mathcal{O}$, perverse Garben, und Moduln über den Koinvarianten zur Weylgruppe, J. Amer. Math. Soc. 3 (1990), 421-445,...
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Reference Request: Structure constants for G2
Let $G$ be a split semisimple real Lie group in characteristic zero, and let $B=TU$ be a Borel subgroup with unipotent radical $U$ and Levi $T$. Fix an ordering on the roots $\Phi^+$ of $T$ in $U$, ...
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List of Automorphism groups of Abelian Varieties for Dummies
(%Edited after abx comment%)
I seek explicit linear integral representations $\rho: Aut(X,\omega) \to Sp_{2g}(\mathbb{Z})$, when $(X,\omega)$ is complex $g$-dimensional PPAV. I prefer explicit ...
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Are there nice isomorphisms $\operatorname{S}^2(k^n)\cong\Lambda^2(k^{n+1})$?
This might be forced to migrate to math.SE but let me still risk it.
The spaces $\operatorname{S}^2(k^n)$ and $\Lambda^2(k^{n+1})$ from the title have equal dimensions. Is there a natural isomorphism ...
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L-functions of tempered automorphic representations
Let $G$ be a reductive group over the adele ring $\mathbb A_F$ of a number field $F$. Let also $r$ be a complex finite dimensional representation of the $L$-group $r:{^LG}\to GL(V)$.
It is generally ...
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Efficient implementation of the Clifford group for $n$ qubits
I'm looking for an efficient implementation of the Clifford group $\mathcal{C}_n$
of $n$ qubits.
The Clifford group $\mathcal{C}_n$ has stucture $(2_+^{1+2n} \circ C_8).Sp(2,n)$,
where $2_+^{1+2n}$ ...
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When does a continuous function's "Fourier series" converge pointwise almost everywhere to the function?
Let $G$ be a compact topological group. By the Peter-Weyl theorem, the complex Hilbert space $L^2(G)$ is the Hilbert space direct sum of the spaces of matrix coefficients of all the irreducible ...
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Schutzenberger's evacuation and $\mu$-coefficient of Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomials
$\def\SYT{\mathrm{SYT}}\def\RSK{\mathrm{RSK}}\DeclareMathOperator\evac{evac}$Let $\mathfrak{S}_n$ be the symmetric group, $\SYT_n$ be the set of standard young tableaux of size $n$.
For $u\in \...
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Finite subgroups of $PSU(3)$
I'm looking for a reference to a classification or description of finite subgroups of $SU(3)$ that contain the center, or equivalently $PSU(3)$. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Tilting Objects in BGG Categories $\mathcal{O}$
Let $\mathcal{O}$ be the BGG category $\mathcal{O}$ with respect to a finite dimensional semisimple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ and its Borel subalgebra $\mathfrak{b}$ (as define in this book by ...
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Basic theorem on induction for representations of $p$-adic groups
I know a lot of places where the following is sparsely proved, but I remember there was some paper where I read it in basically the same form I write it, but unfortunately I can't remember where it ...
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Which representations of the Lie algebra of a Lie group come from representations of the group itself?
I think this is very classic mathematics, but I can't find a complete answer in the literature.
Let $G$ be a Lie group, $\mathfrak{g}$ the Lie algebra of $\mathfrak{g}$. Suppose $\rho : \mathfrak{g} \...
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"Closed bicategories"
I am interested in the following property that a bicategory may or may not have.
Let $\mathbf{B}$ be a bicategory. Every one-morphism $f\colon x\rightarrow y$ defines a functor $\mathbf{B}(y,z)\...
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Is there an accessible exposition of Gelfand-Tsetlin theory?
I'm hoping to start an undergraduate on a project that involves understanding a bit of Gelfand-Tsetlin theory, and have been tearing my hair out looking for a good reference for them to look at. ...
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Schur's Theorem about immanants
$\DeclareMathOperator\Imm{Imm}$I am looking for a proof in English or French of Schur's theorem that, for every $H$ in the space $\mathbb H_n^+$ of positive semi-definite Hermitian matrices, and every ...
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About relation between Kostka numbers and Littlewood-Richardson coefficient
The fact that Kostka numbers equals to Littlewood-Richardson coefficients for some partitions is already known $\colon$
\begin{align}
K_{\lambda \mu} = c_{\sigma \lambda}^\tau
\end{align}
where $\...
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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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Reference for isomorphism $Ext_A^n(X,Y) \cong Ext_A^1(\Omega^{n-1}(X),Y)$
Let $A$ be a finite dimensional algebra and $X,Y$ indecomposable modules and $n \geq 2$.
We know that $Ext_A^n(X,Y) \cong Ext_A^1(\Omega^{n-1}(X),Y)$.
Now such an isomorphism should be given by ...
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Low dimensional representations of $SL_n(\mathbb{Z}/p^\ell \mathbb{Z})$
When $\ell = 1$ I know that the smallest non-trivial irreducible complex representations of $SL_n(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})$ has dimension $\frac{p^n - 1}{p-1} - 1$ (with maybe some exceptions for ...
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Branching Rule for alternating groups
Let $A_n$ be the alternating group of degree $n$. What is the branching rule for the subgroup $A_{n-1}\subset A_n$, i.e., the structure of the restriction of ordinary irreducible representations of $...
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Convergence of the intertwining operator as a vector valued integral
Let $G$ be a connected, reductive group over a $p$-adic field with parabolic $P = MN$ defined by a set of simple roots $\theta \subset \Delta$. For $(\pi,V)$ a representation of $M$, and $\nu \in \...
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Eisenstein series for discrete subgroups of SL(2,C)?
I am looking for a reference for Eisenstein series for discrete subgroups of $SL(2,\mathbb C)$, in particular, finite index subgroups of $SL(2,\mathcal O_K)$ where $K$ is an imaginary quadratic field.
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Representations of the automorphism group of graphs via spectral graphs theory
Given a (simple) graph $G=(V,E)$ with $V=\{1,...,n\}$ and let $A$ be its adjacency matrix.
I am interested in the representation theory (over $\Bbb R$) of the automorphism group $\def\Aut{\mathrm{Aut}...
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Representability of smooth invertible Lipschitz functions by a finite composition of near-identity functions
Theorem 1 of this paper shows that
For every positve integer $K$ and for every nonempty bounded domain $\mathcal X \subseteq \mathbb R^d$, the restriction on $\mathcal X$ of any function $h: \...
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Infinite-dimensional wild commutative algebras with non-trivial units
Let $A$ be an arbitrary (not necessarily finite-dimensional) associative algebra over an algebraically closed field $K$, and let $\mathrm{fin\,}A$ denote the category of finite-dimensional $A$-modules....
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Character formula for Lie superalgebras
The Weyl character formula and the denominator identity play important roles in the representation theory of classical simple Lie algebras and Kac-Moody Lie algebras over $\mathbb{C}$
Can you suggest ...
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n-Gorenstein algebras and tilting modules
Let $\Lambda$ be an artin algebra over a commutative artinian ring $R$. $\Lambda$ is said to be $n$-Gorenstein, for some natural number $n$, provided it have finite self-injective dimension at most $n$...
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Existence of a real eigenvalue is a necessary condition for the density of all the orbits of a Lie subgroup of $GL(\mathbb{R},d)$
Good morning,
I would like to pose the following (maybe naive) question. Let $\mathfrak{a}\subset \mathfrak{gl}(\mathbb{R},d)$ be any lie subalgebra, and $A$ be the connected, simply connected ...
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