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The center conjecture for cyclotomic Hecke algebras and cohomology of quiver varieties

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For a quiver without edge loops, we construct an isomorphism from the cohomology of a Nakajima quiver variety with coefficients in an arbitrary field to the Jucys–Murphy center of the corresponding cyclotomic KLR algebra over that field. In affine type Ae−1(1)A^{(1)}_{e-1}, combining this with a dimension count shows that this Jucys–Murphy center coincides with the full center in characteristic 00, when the characteristic does not divide ee, and when the characteristic equals ee. This follows from a geometric theorem showing that the sum of these cohomology rings is cocyclic as a module over an integral form of a loop algebra. As a consequence, we prove that the center of a cyclotomic Hecke algebra of type G(r,1,n)G(r,1,n) with q≠1q\neq 1 over any field is generated by symmetric polynomials in its Jucys–Murphy elements, and the same holds over any commutative domain in which q−1q-1 is invertible. We also prove a generalization to the integral case of the conjecture of Krylov, Paegelow and Shlykov identifying the equivariant KK-theory of the core of a Gieseker variety with the cocenter of the generic cyclotomic Hecke algebra, including the natural extension of this conjecture to positive characteristic.

Introduction

The (Λ−α)(\Lambda-\alpha)-weight space of an irreducible highest weight representation of a Kac–Moody algebra g\mathfrak{g} carries two natural commutative algebras, one geometric and one algebraic. On the geometric side is the cohomology ring H∗(MΛ,α)H^*(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha}) of a Nakajima quiver variety. On the algebraic side is the center Z(RαΛ)Z(R^\Lambda_\alpha) of the cyclotomic KLR algebra RαΛR^\Lambda_\alpha, which categorifies this weight space. Here g\mathfrak{g} is the symmetric Kac–Moody algebra of a finite graph Γ=(I,E)\Gamma=(I,E), without edge loops and possibly with multiple edges, Λ\Lambda is a dominant weight, and α∈Q+\alpha\in Q^+ lies in the positive root cone.

Since the cyclotomic KLR algebra RαΛR^\Lambda_\alpha is an algebraic analogue of the quiver variety MΛ,α\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha}, it is natural to expect a connection between these two algebras. Furthermore, the isomorphism of Brundan and Kleshchev [7] between cyclotomic KLR algebras and blocks of cyclotomic Hecke algebras intertwines this with the question of understanding the center of a cyclotomic Hecke algebra, a question of longstanding interest in representation theory.

The isomorphism ϕ:H∗(MΛ,α;C)→Z(RαΛ(C))\phi: H^*(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha};\mathbb{C}) \to Z(R^\Lambda_\alpha(\mathbb{C})) was proven in finite type A by Brundan [6] and in general finite type by Shan, Varagnolo and Vasserot [32] and the fourth-named author [34]. The latter two proofs used techniques in the representation theory of current algebras which cannot be applied in affine type A.

The approach of [34] is greatly simplified by the work of McGerty and Nevins [24] on Kirwan surjectivity. The quiver varieties MΛ,α\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha} carry tautological bundles ViV_i for each vertex i∈Ii \in I, whose Chern classes ci;j∈H2j(MΛ,α;Z)c_{i;j} \in H^{2j}(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha};\mathbb{Z}) give natural elements of the cohomology ring. McGerty and Nevins showed that the Kirwan map from the polynomial ring in these classes to H∗(MΛ,α;Z)H^*(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha};\mathbb{Z}) is surjective. Localization to torus fixed points determines its kernel in principle, but at the moment, no closed-form presentation of this kernel seems to be known.

Assume that α∈Q+\alpha\in Q^+, that is, α\alpha is a sum of nn simple roots. For each i∈I,1≤j≤ni \in I, 1 \leq j \leq n, define

ei;j:=∑ν∈Iαej(ya∣νa=i)e(ν)∈Z(RαΛ),e_{i;j}:=\sum_{\nu\in I^\alpha}e_j(y_a\mid\nu_a=i)e(\nu)\in Z(R^\Lambda_\alpha),

where IαI^\alpha is the set of sequences ν∈In\nu\in I^n with ∑aανa=α\sum_a\alpha_{\nu_a}=\alpha; this is the jjth elementary symmetric polynomial in the dots on the strands with label ii in the KLR algebra RαΛR^\Lambda_\alpha. We call the subalgebra generated by the ei;je_{i;j}, i∈I,1≤j≤ni\in I,1\leq j\leq n, the Jucys–Murphy center, or JM center. The main result of this paper is the following:

Theorem A. Let Γ\Gamma be a finite graph without edge loops and let k\mathbb{k} be any field of characteristic p≥0p\geq0.

(1) There is an algebra homomorphism

ϕk:H∗(MΛ,α;k)→Z(RαΛ(k))\phi_{\mathbb{k}}:H^*(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha};\mathbb{k})\to Z(R^\Lambda_\alpha(\mathbb{k}))

with ϕk(ci;j)=ei;j\phi_{\mathbb{k}}(c_{i;j})=e_{i;j} for each i∈I,1≤j≤ni\in I,1\leq j\leq n. This map is an isomorphism onto the Jucys–Murphy center of RαΛ(k)R^\Lambda_\alpha(\mathbb{k}). In particular, it is always injective.

(2) The map ϕk\phi_{\mathbb{k}} is an isomorphism if and only if the JM center is the full center. These equivalent conditions hold if and only if

dim⁡H∗(MΛ,α;k)≥dim⁡Z(RαΛ(k)).\dim H^*(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha};\mathbb{k})\geq\dim Z(R^\Lambda_\alpha(\mathbb{k})).

(3) If every connected component of Γ\Gamma is an ee-cycle, for the same ee, and either p=0p=0, p∤ep\nmid e, or p=ep=e, then ϕk\phi_{\mathbb{k}} is an isomorphism.

The conditions on pp in (3) might look a little strange. These are exactly the characteristics in which the required dimension of the center is known. If p=0p=0 or p∤ep\nmid e, the cyclotomic KLR algebra is a block of a non-degenerate cyclotomic Hecke algebra, to which we apply the dimension count of Theorem 4.5. If p=ep=e, we use the analogous count for a degenerate cyclotomic Hecke algebra due to Brundan [6]. This gives the upper bound required in part (2).

Let Hq,nQ\mathcal{H}^{\mathbf{Q}}_{q,n} be the cyclotomic Hecke algebra (Ariki–Koike algebra) of type G(r,1,n)G(r,1,n) over a commutative ring k\mathbb{k} with Hecke parameter q≠1q\neq1 and cyclotomic parameters Q=(Q1,…,Qr)∈(k×)r\mathbf{Q}=(Q_1,\ldots,Q_r)\in(\mathbb{k}^{\times})^r; see Definition 4.1. It is a well-known result of Jucys [18 (8)] and Murphy [25 Theorem 1.9] that the center of the group algebra of the symmetric group is the set of symmetric polynomials in the Jucys–Murphy elements of this algebra. Brundan [6 Theorem 1] proved the corresponding result for the degenerate Ariki–Koike algebras. Hence, it is natural to make the following conjecture, which was part of the folklore long before it first appeared in the literature in [23].

Conjecture 1.1 (Center conjecture [23 Conjecture 3.1]). Suppose that q−1∈k×q-1\in\mathbb{k}^{\times}. Then the center of Hq,nQ\mathcal{H}^{\mathbf{Q}}_{q,n} is the set of symmetric polynomials in the Jucys–Murphy elements L1,…,LnL_1,\ldots,L_n.

Equivalently, Conjecture 1.1 says that the center of the affine Hecke algebra of type A surjects onto the center of the Ariki–Koike algebras. In the semisimple case, Conjecture 1.1 was proved by Ariki and Koike [3 Theorem 3.20]. McGerty [23 Theorem 2.5] established the conjecture when n=2n=2. When r=1r=1, the conjecture was proved by Francis and Graham [11]. Importantly, Ariki [2 §2, Example] gives an example to show that the assumption q≠1q\neq1 in Conjecture 1.1 is necessary.

Together with the isomorphism of Brundan and Kleshchev [7], Theorem A(3) gives the center conjecture for the Ariki–Koike algebras:

Theorem B. Suppose that k\mathbb{k} is a field and q≠1q\neq1. Then the center of Hq,nQ\mathcal{H}^{\mathbf{Q}}_{q,n} is the algebra of symmetric polynomials in its Jucys–Murphy elements L1,…,LnL_1,\ldots,L_n.

Since Theorem B holds in every characteristic, we can apply Theorem B to prove a generalization of a conjecture of Krylov, Paegelow and Shlykov [21] that relates the equivariant KK-theory of the Gieseker variety G(n,r)\mathcal{G}(n,r), the Nakajima quiver variety of the Jordan quiver, and of its core L(n,r)\mathcal{L}(n,r) to the center and cocenter of the generic cyclotomic Hecke algebra. Write A∘=Z[q±1,Q1±1,…,Qr±1,(q−1)−1]\mathcal{A}^{\circ}=\mathbb{Z}[q^{\pm1},Q_{1}^{\pm1},\ldots,Q_{r}^{\pm1},(q-1)^{-1}]; see § 5 for the unexplained notation below.

Theorem C.

(1) Let k\mathbb{k} be a commutative domain with q,Q1,…,Qr,q−1∈k×q,Q_{1},\ldots,Q_{r},q-1\in\mathbb{k}^{\times}. Then

Z(Hq,nQ(k))=Z(Hq,nQ(k))JM.Z(\mathcal{H}^{\mathbf{Q}}_{q,n}(\mathbb{k}))=Z(\mathcal{H}^{\mathbf{Q}}_{q,n}(\mathbb{k}))^{JM}.

In particular, this holds over A∘\mathcal{A}^{\circ}.

(2) There are compatible isomorphisms:

A∘⊗KT(G(n,r))≅Z(Hq,nQ(A∘))andA∘⊗KT(L(n,r))≅Tr⁡(Hq,nQ(A∘)).\mathcal{A}^{\circ}\otimes K^{T}(\mathcal{G}(n,r))\cong Z(\mathcal{H}^{\mathbf{Q}}_{q,n}(\mathcal{A}^{\circ}))\qquad\text{and}\qquad\mathcal{A}^{\circ}\otimes K^{T}(\mathcal{L}(n,r))\cong\operatorname{Tr}(\mathcal{H}^{\mathbf{Q}}_{q,n}(\mathcal{A}^{\circ})).

(3) Let e≥2e\geq2 and k\mathbb{k} be a field of characteristic coprime to ee and ζ∈k\zeta\in\mathbb{k} be a primitive eeth root of unity. Let κ1,…,κr∈Z\kappa_{1},\ldots,\kappa_{r}\in\mathbb{Z}, and let Λ=∑mΛκ‾m\Lambda=\sum_{m}\Lambda_{\overline{\kappa}_{m}} for the quiver of type Ae−1(1)A^{(1)}_{e-1}. For every α∈Q+∨\alpha\in Q_{+}^{\vee}, there is an isomorphism of k\mathbb{k}-algebras K(MΛ,α;k)≅Z(Hζ,αΛ(k))K(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha};\mathbb{k})\cong Z(\mathcal{H}^{\Lambda}_{\zeta,\alpha}(\mathbb{k})) between the KK-theory of the quiver variety and the center of the corresponding block of the cyclotomic Hecke algebra over k\mathbb{k} with q=ζq=\zeta and Qm=ζκmQ_{m}=\zeta^{\kappa_{m}}.

For k=C\mathbb{k}=\mathbb{C}, part (3) is [21 Th. 5.4], which was proved assuming [21 Conj. 4.6]; part (3) removes this assumption. The matching of the components of the fixed locus with blocks of the Hecke algebra follows Paegelow [29 Th. 2.15, Prop. 2.17 and Prop. 5.3].

The key new ingredient is injectivity over an arbitrary field of the map from cohomology to Z(RαΛ)Z(R_{\alpha}^{\Lambda}); this means we can rule out the existence of non-JM classes in the center if we can bound the dimension from above. This follows for the same fundamental reason as the characteristic-zero injectivity in [34]: ϕ\phi is not just a map of rings, but of representations of a larger algebra. In Theorem 2.8, we extend a theorem of Nakajima [27 Prop. 12.3.2, 13.3.1] to guarantee that H∗(MΛ)=⨁αH∗(MΛ,α)H^{*}(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda})=\bigoplus_{\alpha}H^{*}(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha}) is cogenerated by H∗(MΛ,0)≅kH^{*}(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,0})\cong\mathbb{k}. This is dual to the more geometrically natural statement that the homology of the core LΛ,α=π−1(0)⊂MΛ,α\mathcal{L}_{\Lambda,\alpha}=\pi^{-1}(0)\subset\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha} is generated by H∗(MΛ,0)≅kH_{*}(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,0})\cong\mathbb{k}.

Thus, some explanation is needed about how our results here are different from [34]:

  • Since [34] was written when Kirwan surjectivity was not known, it used the interpretation of H∗(MΛ,α)H^{*}(\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha}) as the Hochschild cohomology of a category of sheaves over a quantization of the structure sheaf of MΛ,α\mathcal{M}_{\Lambda,\alpha}. This constructed ϕ\phi in characteristic 0, even on classes outside the image of the Kirwan map. Given that we now know Kirwan surjectivity holds, we can more straightforwardly define an integral map directly on the Chern-class generators; we use the characteristic-zero map of [34] to verify that their relations are preserved.

  • For reduction to positive characteristic, we need a more careful analysis of the geometry of quiver varieties and Hecke correspondences, resulting in the stronger integral statement proved in Theorem 2.8: the Chow groups of the cores are generated over Z\mathbb{Z} by decorated divided-power correspondences. We also identify the integral form of the loop algebra generated by these divided powers and compare its geometric and KLR actions.

  • A few simplifications made in that paper exclude the case of e=2e=2; our arguments here cover all e>1e>1.

The proof of Theorem A(1)–(2) has three steps. First, in § 2, we define decorated divided-power Hecke correspondences on the Chow groups of the cores of quiver varieties and prove integral cyclicity (Theorem 2.8). Next, in § 3, we transpose these to raising and lowering operators on integral cohomology, identify the integral form of the loop algebra they generate, and compare its action with the corresponding operators on the KLR side. Finally, § 3.4 uses Kirwan surjectivity to construct the integral comparison map and cyclicity to prove its injectivity after arbitrary base change. Part (3) and Theorem B are proved in § 4. Theorem C is proved in § 5.

Quiver varieties and Chow groups

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