Freezing operators in representation theory of quantum loop algebras

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Main Authors: Fujita, Ryo, Qin, Fan
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author Fujita, Ryo
Qin, Fan
author_facet Fujita, Ryo
Qin, Fan
contents We prove the Hernandez conjecture on the simple $(q,t)$-characters (an analog of the Kazhdan--Lusztig conjecture) for untwisted quantum loop algebras of classical type. This result is new in type $\mathrm{C}$. We also prove that the folding homomorphism, introduced by Hernandez, gives a dimension-preserving bijective correspondence between the finite-dimensional simple representations (in a skeletal subcategory) of untwisted quantum loop algebras of classical simply-laced type and those of the corresponding doubly-twisted quantum loop algebras. This result is new in type $\mathrm{D}$. In our approach, we develop a bootstrapping method for $q$ and $(q,t)$-characters, based on the freezing operator previously introduced in the context of cluster algebras by the second named author. This method allows us to reduce statements for general simple representations in all classical types to corresponding results on core subcategories in a uniform manner.
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spellingShingle Freezing operators in representation theory of quantum loop algebras
Fujita, Ryo
Qin, Fan
Representation Theory
Quantum Algebra
17B37, 20G42, 81R50, 17B10, 17B67
We prove the Hernandez conjecture on the simple $(q,t)$-characters (an analog of the Kazhdan--Lusztig conjecture) for untwisted quantum loop algebras of classical type. This result is new in type $\mathrm{C}$. We also prove that the folding homomorphism, introduced by Hernandez, gives a dimension-preserving bijective correspondence between the finite-dimensional simple representations (in a skeletal subcategory) of untwisted quantum loop algebras of classical simply-laced type and those of the corresponding doubly-twisted quantum loop algebras. This result is new in type $\mathrm{D}$. In our approach, we develop a bootstrapping method for $q$ and $(q,t)$-characters, based on the freezing operator previously introduced in the context of cluster algebras by the second named author. This method allows us to reduce statements for general simple representations in all classical types to corresponding results on core subcategories in a uniform manner.
title Freezing operators in representation theory of quantum loop algebras
topic Representation Theory
Quantum Algebra
17B37, 20G42, 81R50, 17B10, 17B67
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.00687