Arun Ram
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Melbourne
Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
aram@unimelb.edu.au
Last update: 17 November 2012
Type
The type root system is
with
and
Then is a root system as defined in (1.2.1), and the Weyl group is
isomorphic to the dihedral group of order 12. The simple roots are and
and
will be referred to as short
roots, while
and
will be referred to as long roots.
The fundamental weights satisfy
Let
This is the same lattice spanned by and
The affine Hecke algebra is generated as a
by
and
with relations
Let
ℂ[X]={Xλ∣λ∈P},
a subalgebra of H∼, and let
T=Homℂ-alg(ℂ[X],ℂ).
Then since α1=2ω1-ω2
and α2=2ω2-2ω1,W0 acts on X by
The dimension of the modules with central character t and the submodule structure of
M(t) depends only on
t∣Q. Thus we begin by examining the
W0-orbits in
TQ. The structure of the modules with weight t depends virtually exclusively on
P(t)={α∈R+∣t(Xα)=q±2}
and
Z(t)={α∈R+∣t(Xα)=1}.
For a generic weight t,P(t) and
Z(t) are empty, so we examine only the non-generic orbits.
Theorem 2.13. If q2 is not a primitive
ℓth root of unity for ℓ≤6 and
Z(t)∪P(t)≠∅,
then t is in the same W0-orbits as one of the following weights.
In general, the third roots of unity in this theorem are assumed to be primitive, so that there are two different weights that we call
t11/3,1 and
t11/3,q2.
Similarly, tq2/3,1 typically refers to
one of three different characters by corresponding to the three third roots of q2. Exceptions to
this principle are noted as they arise. We refer to α1,α1+α2, and
2α1+α2 as “short” roots. The other roots are
referred to as “long” roots.
Case 1:∣Z(t)∣≥2
If Z(t) contains at least two roots, and one of them is short, then
Z(wt) contains α1 for some
w∈W0. If
Z(wt) also contains any of α2,α1+α2,2α1+α2, or
3α1+α2, then it contains both simple roots
and thus wt=t1,1. It is also possible that
Z(wt)={α1,3α1+2α2},
in which case
wt(Xα1+α2)=-1,
and
wt(Xα2)=-1,
so that wt=t1,-1.
If Z(t) contains no short roots, it contains two of α2,3α1+α2, and
3α1+2α2. But then it must
also contain the third, and
Z(t)={α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}.
In this case,
wt(Xα2)=1,
but
wt(Xα1)
is a third root of unity, so that
wt=t11/3,1.
Case 2:∣Z(t)∣=1
If Z(t) has exactly one root, then there is some
w∈W0 with
Z(wt)={α1}
or Z(wt)={α2}.
If Z(wt)={α1},
then P(t) either contains all of α2,α1+α2,2α1+α2, and
3α1+α2,
or it contains none of them. If it contains all of them,
wt(Xα2)=q±2,
and t is in the same W0-orbit as
t1,q2. If
3α1+2α2∈P(wt), then
wt(Xα2)=±q±1,
and t is in the same orbit as
t1,±q.
Otherwise, wt=t1,z for some
z besides ±q±1 and
q±2. Also then,
z≠±1 by assumption on Z(t).
If Z(wt)={α2},
then any two roots that differ by a multiple of α2 are either both in
P(wt) or both not in
P(wt). By applying
w0 if necessary, we can assume that
wt(Xα)=q2 for the
α that are in P(wt). If
α1∈P(wt),
then
wt(Xα1)=q2,
and
wt=tq2,1. If
2α1+α2∈P(wt),
then
wt=t±q,1.
If
3α1+α2∈P(wt),
then wt(Xα1) is a third root of
q2 and
wt=t1,q2/3.
Otherwise, wt=tz,1 for some
z so that none of
z,z2,z3 is equal to
q±2 or 1. That is,
z≠±1,11/3,q±2,±q±1,q±2/3.
Case 3:∣Z(t)∣=∅
If Z(t) is empty but P(t)
contains a short root, then α1∈P(wt)
for some w∈W0. If
P(wt) contains another short root, then we can apply
s1 if necessary so that P(t) contains
α1 and α1+α2.
Then either wt(Xα1)=wt(Xα1+α2)
so that wt(Xα2)=1, or
wt(Xα1) and
wt(Xα1+α2)
are q2 and q-2 in some order, so that
wt(X2α1+α2)=1.
Thus P(wt) contains at most one short root. If
P(wt) also contains a long root, then applying s1 if necessary, we can assume
P(wt) contains either α2 or
3α1+2α2. If
P(wt) contains α1 and
α2, then we can apply w0 to assume that
wt(Xα1)=q2. If
wt(Xα2)=q-2, then
α1+α2∈Z(wt).
Then wt(Xα2)=q2 and
wt=tq2,q2. If
P(wt) contains α1 and
3α1+2α2, then since
α1 is perpendicular to
3α1+2α2, we can apply
s1 and/or
s3α1+2α2 to assume
wt(Xα1)=q2=wt(X3α1+2α2).
Hence wt(X2α2)=q-4
and by assumption, wt=tq2,-q-2. If
P(wt)={α1}, then
wt=tq2,z does not take the value 1
or q±2 on any other positive root. Then
{1,q2,q-2}∩{z,q2z,q4z,q6z,q6z2}=∅.
If P(t) contains no short roots, but at least two long roots, then
wt(Xα2)=q2=wt(X3α1+α2)
for some w∈W0. (If
wt(Xα2)=q-2,
then wt(X3α1+2α2)=1,
a contradiction.) Hence wt(Xα1) is a
primitive third root of unity and wt=t11/3,q2.
If P(t) contains exactly one long root, then
wt=tz,q2
for some z∈ℂ× so that wt does not take the value 1 or
q±2 on any other positive root. Thus
{q,q2,q-2}∩{z,q2,q2,z2,q2,z3,q4,z3}=∅.
□
Remark. There are some redundancies in this list for specific values of q. If
q2 is a primitive fifth root of unity, then q and
-q are equal to q-4 and
-q-4 in some order depending on whether
q5=1 or -1. Then
tq2,q2 is in the same orbit as
tq-4,1, which is equal to either
tq,1 or
t-q,1.
If q2 is a primitive fourth root of unity, then one note is necessary on the weight
tq2/3,1.
Since q-2 is a third root of unity, we take
q2/3 to mean a different third root of q2 so that
tq2/3,1 and
tq2,1 are in different orbits. In addition,
tq2-q-2=tq2,q2,
which is in the same orbit as tq2,1.
If q2 is a primitive third root of unity, then
11/3=q2,q-2,
or 1. Then t11/3,1 is in the same orbit
as tq2,1 or
t1,1. Also,
t11/3,q2
is in the same orbit as tq2,q2,
which is in turn in the same orbit as t1,q2.
In addition q and -q are equal to q-2
and -q-2 in some order depending on whether
q3 is 1 or -1. Then
t1,q2 is in the same orbit as either
t1,q or
t1,-q, and
tq2,1 is in the same orbit as either
tq,1 or
t-q,1.
If q2=-1, then
tq2,-q-2=tq2,1=t-1,1,
which is in the same orbit as tq2,q2, while
t1,q2=t1,-1.
In fact, t-1,1=s1s2t1,-1. Also, since
q=-q-1, the weights
t1,±q
are in the same orbit as each other, as are the weights
t±1,q.
Finally, t11/3,q2 is in the same orbit as
tq2/3,1.
Finally, if q=-1, then
t1,1=tq2,1=t1,q2=tq2,q2=t1,-q=t-q,1.
Also, tq,1=t-1,1,
which is in the same orbit as
t1,-1=t1,q=tq2,-q-2.
Finally,
t11/3,1=tq2/3,1=t11/3,q2,
while
t1,z=tq2,z
and
tz,1=tz,q2.
Analysis of the characters
Theorem 2.14. The 1-dimensional representations of H∼ are:
By the second relation, if T2v=qv, then
Xα2v=q2v and if
T2v=q-2v, then
Xα2v=q-2v.
□
Remark: If q2=-1, then
q=-q-1 and all four 1-dimensional representations are isomorphic.
Let t∈T. The principal series module is
M(t)=Indℂ[X]H∼ℂt=H∼⊗ℂ[X]ℂt,
where ℂt is the one-dimensional
ℂ[X]-module given by
ℂt=span{vt}andXλvt=t(Xλ)vt.
By (1.6), every irreducible H∼ module is a quotient of some principal series module
M(t). Thus, finding all the composition factors of
M(t) for all central characters t suffices to find all the irreducible
H∼-modules.
Case 1:P(t)=∅.
If P(t)=∅ then by Kato’s criterion, Theorem 1.8,
M(t) is irreducible and thus is the only irreducible module with central character
t. Since P(t)=∅,
there is one local region
ℱt,∅=W0/Wt,
the set of minimal length coset representatives of Wt cosets in
W0, where Wt is the stabilizer of
t in W0. If w and
siw are both in
ℱ(t,∅) then
τi:M(t)wtgen→M(t)siwtgen
is a bijection. The following pictures show ℱ(t,∅) with one
dot in the chamber w-1C for each basis element of
M(t)wtgen.
If Z(t)=∅ then t is a regular central
character. Then the irreducibles with central character t are in bijection with the connected components of the calibration graph for
t, and can be constructed using Theorem 1.14. In particular, there is one irreducible
H∼-moduleL(t,J) for each
J⊆P(t) such that
ℱ(t,J)≠∅, and
dimLwt(t,J)={1ifw∈ℱ(t,J)0ifw∉ℱ(t,J).
The following pictures show the local regions ℱ(t,J) for each
t with Z(t)=∅.
There is one dot in the chamber w-1C for each
w∈ℱ(t,J), and the dots
corresponding to w and siw are connected exactly when
w and siw are in the same local region.
tq2,z,q2≠1,zgenerictz,q2≠1,zgenerictq2,q2,qgenerictq2,q2,qa primitive twelfth root of unityt13,q2,q2≠1,qgenerictq2,-q-2qgenericorq2a primitive third or fifth root of unityorq2a primitive fourth or fifth root of unitytq2,q2,q2a primitive sixth root of unity
Case 3:Z(t),P(t)≠∅.
For these central characters, rather than analyzing M(t) directly, it is easier to construct
several irreducible H∼-modules and show that they include all the composition factors of
M(t).
Case 3a:t1,q2
Assume α1∈Z(t) and
α2∈P(t). Then
t=t1,q±2, but
s2s1s2s1s2t1,q-2=t1,q2,
so that analyzing
M(t1,q2)
is sufficient. Then let t=t1,q2.
If q2=1,
then Z(t)=P(t)=R+,
and the irreducibles with this central character can be constructed using the results of (1.2.9). Specifically, there are four 1-dimensional modules and two
2-dimensional modules with central character t.
t1,1,q2=1
Otherwise, let
w0=s1s2s1s2s1s2
and define
H∼{2}=ℂ-span{T2Xλ,Xλ∣λ∈P},
the subalgebra of H∼ generated by T2 and
ℂ[X]. Let
ℂvt and
ℂvw0t be the 1-dimensional
H∼{2}-modules spanned by
vt and vwt, respectively,
and given by
Proposition 2.15. Assume
q2≠±1. Let
M=ℂvt⊗H∼{2}H∼
and
N=ℂvw0t⊗H∼{2}H∼,
where t=t1,q2.
Ms1s2s1s2t
is a 1-dimensional submodule of M, and M′, the
image of the weight spaces Ms2s1s2t
and Ms1s2t in
M/Ms1s2s1s2t,
is a submodule of M/Ms1s2s1s2t.
The resulting quotient of M is irreducible.
If q2 is not a primitive third root of unity, then M′ is irreducible.
If q2 is a primitive third root of unity, then
(M′)s2s1s2t
is a submodule of M′.
Ns2t is a 1-dimensional submodule of
N, and N′, the image of the weight spaces
Ns1s2t and
Ns2s1s2t in
N/Ns2t, is a submodule of
N/Ns2t. The resulting quotient of
N is irreducible.
If q2 is not a primitive third root of unity, then N′ is irreducible.
If q2 is a primitive third root of unity, then
(N′)s1s2t is a submodule of
N′.
Proof.
Assume q2≠-1. Then
Z(t)={α1}
and P(t) contains α2,α1+α2,2α1+α2, and
3α1+α2. If
q2 is a primitive third root of unity, then P(t)
also contains 3α1+2α2. Then
M has one 2-dimensional weight space Mtgen and four 1-dimensional weight spaces
Ms2t,Ms1s2t,Ms2s1s2t, and
Ms1s2s1s2t. For
w∈{s2,s1s2,s2s1s2,s1s2s1s2},
let mwt be a non-zero vector in
Mwt. By a calculation as in (1.3),
mwt=TwT1vt+∑w′<waw,w′Tw′T1vt,
for
w∈{s2,s1s2,s2s1s2,s1s2s1s2},
where aw,w′∈ℂ.
Then if siw>w,
τimwt≠0
for
w∈{s2,s1s2,s2s1s2,s1s2s1s2},
since the term TiTwT1 cannot be
canceled by any other term in τimwt.
Thus
τ1:Ms1s2s1s2t→Ms2s1s2t
is the zero map since, by Theorem 1.4,
τ12:Ms2s1s2t→Ms2s1s2t
is the zero map. Hence
Ms1s2s1s2t
is a submodule of M. Let
M1=M/Ms1s2s1s2t.
Similarly,
τ1:Ms1s2t→Ms2t
must be the zero map since, by Theorem 1.4,
τ12:Ms2t→Ms2t
is the zero map. Then M′, the subspace spanned by
ms1s2t‾ and
ms2s1s2t‾
in M1, is a submodule of M1.
Lemma 1.11 shows that M2=M1/M′
is irreducible.
(b) If q2 is not a primitive third root of unity,
τ22:(M′)s1s2t→(M′)s1s2t
is invertible, so that M′ is irreducible.
(c) If q2 is a primitive third root of unity, then
τ2:(M1′)s2s1s2t→(M1′)s1s2t
is the zero map and
(M1′)s2s1s2t
is a 1-dimensional submodule of M1′, and
M1′/(M1′)s2s1s2t
is 1-dimensional as well.
(d)-(f) The same argument used in (a)-(c) applies, with each weight space Mwt replaced by
Nww0t.
□
However, the composition factors of M and N are not distinct. If q2 is not a
primitive third root of unity, then M′ and N′ are irreducible
2-dimensional modules with the same weight space structure. Then Theorem 1.10 shows that
M′≅N′.
If q2 is a primitive third root of unity, then note that two 1-dimensional modules M and
M′ are isomorphic if and only if they have the same weight. Then
M1′ and N1′ have the same composition
factors. In any case, the 3-dimensional modules are different since their weight space structures are different.
t1,q2,q2a primitive third root of unityt1,q2,q2not a primitive third root of unity,q2≠-1
Proposition 2.16. If q2≠±1
then the composition factors of M and N are the only irreducibles with central character
t1,q2.
Proof.
Counting multiplicities of weight spaces in M(t) and the distinct composition factors of
M and N shows that the remaining composition factor(s) of M(t)
must contain an s1s2t weight space and an
s2s1s2t weight space, each of dimension 1.
If q2 is not a primitive third root of unity then Theorem (1.8) shows that there must be one remaining composition factor
with an s1s2t weight space and an
s2s1s2t weight space, and Theorem 1.10
shows that it is isomorphic to M1.
If q2 is a primitive third root of unity then
τ22:Ms1s2t→Ms2s1s2
is not invertible. Hence there cannot be an irreducible module consisting of an
s1s2t weight space and an
s2s1s2 weight space, and the remaining
composition factors of M(t) are 1-dimensional.
□
If q2=-1, then
dimMtgen=dimMs2tgen=dimMs1s2tgen=2
and
dimNtgen=dimNs2tgen=dimNs1s2tgen=2.
Proposition 2.17. Assume q2=-1 and
t=t1,q2. Let
M=H∼⊗H∼{2}ℂvt
and
N=H∼⊗H∼{1}ℂvs1s2t.
M and N each have 4 composition factors - two 1-dimensional modules and two 2-dimensional modules.
The composition factors of M and N are the only irreducible modules with central character t.
Proof.
By Proposition 1.10, there is a 2-dimensional module P with
P=Ptgen. Let
v∈Pt be non-zero. The map
ℂvt⟶Pvt⟼v
is a H∼{2}-module homomorphism. Since
HomH∼(M,P)=HomH∼{2}(ℂvt,P),
there is a non-zero map from M to P. Since P is irreducible, this map is
surjective and P is a quotient of M. The kernel of any map from M to
P must be
M1=Ms2tgen⊕Ms1s2tgen,
which is then a submodule of M.
Then we note that
m=T1T2T1T2T1v-qT2T1T2T1v-T1T2T1v+qT2T1v+T1v-qv
spans a 1-dimensional submodule of M1. Then let
M2=M1/m, so that
T1T2T1T2T1v=qT2T1T2T1v+T1T2T1v-qT2T1v-T1v+qv
in M2.
Then by Theorem 1.3, M2 contains an element
m′∈Ms2t
of the form
Then m′,τ1(m′) and
T2·τ1(m′)
are linearly independent and span M2. However,
M3=〈τ1(m′),T2·τ1(m′)〉
is clearly closed under the action T2. Also,
τ1(m′)∈Ms1s2t,
so that
Thus M3 is a submodule of M2. By Theorem 1.11,
M3 is irreducible, and M2/M3
is a 1-dimensional module which is isomorphic to the 1-dimensional module spanned by
τ1(m).
An analoguous argument proves the same result for N. Let Q be the 2-dimensional module
with Q=Qs1s2tgen.
Then there is a surjection from N to Q, and the kernel of this map,
N1, consists of the t and
s2t weight spaces of N. Then
n=T2T1T2T1T2v-qT1T2T1T2v-T2T1T2v+qT1T2v+T2v-qv
spans a 1-dimensional submodule of N1. Let
N2=N1/n.
Then Ns2t contains a non-zero element
n′, and n′,τ2(n1), and
T1τ2(n′)
are linearly independent and span N2. But
τ2(n′) and
T1τ2(n′)
span a submodule of N2, which is irreducible by Theorem 1.11.
(b) Let ℂvs2t be the one-dimensional
H∼{1}-module with weight
s2t, and define
L=H∼⊗H∼{1}ℂvs2t.
We claim that the composition factors of L are the same as those of M. First, note that the
one-dimensional H∼-moduleLq,q restricted to
H∼{1} is
ℂvs2t. Then there is a
H∼{1}-module map from
ℂvs2t to
Lq,q, and thus there is a map from L to
Lq,q. Let L1 be the
kernel of this map. Then L1 has a 1-dimensional s2t weight
space, and 2-dimensional generalized t and s1s2t
weight spaces. Also, L1 contains
l=τ2(vs2t)=T2vs2t-qvs2t,
an element of the t weight space of L1. Then we note that
T2·(T2vs2t-qvs2t)=(q-q-1)T2vs2t+vs2t-qT2vs2t=q(T2vs2t-qvs2t),
so that l spans a 1-dimensional
H∼{2}-submodule of
L1, with weight t.
Thus, there is a H∼2 map from
ℂvt to L1, and thus a
H∼ map from M to L.
This maps is surjective since
l,T2l,T1T2l,T2T1T2l,
and
T1T2T1T2l
are linearly independent and span L1. Then L is a quotient of
M and its composition factors are composition factors of M.
Now, Let P be any irreducible H∼-module with central character
t1,q2. If P is
not a composition factor of M or N, then P must be in the kernel of the
(surjective) map from M(t) to M. Hence
P is at most 6-dimensional, and each of its generalized weight spaces is at most 2-dimensional. If
P=Ptgen, then P is 2-dimensional and
must be the module described in Theorem 1.10. Otherwise, we note that
Ps2tgen⊕Ps1s2tgen
is a H∼{1}-submodule of
P, since the action of τ1 fixes this subspace of
P. Thus
Ps2tgen⊕Ps1s2tgen
contains an irreducible H∼{1}-submodule.
This subspace must be either Ps1s2tgen
or a 1-dimensional module with weight s2t. Hence P is a
quotient of either L or M and is isomorphic to a composition factor of M.
□
Case 3b:t1,±q
Let t′∈T and assume
α1∈Z(t′) but
α2∉P(t′),
so that none of α1+α2,2α1+α2, or
3α1+α2 are in
P(t′). Since
P(t′)≠∅,3α1+2α2∈P(t′)
so that t′(X2α2)=q±2 and
t′(Xα2)=±q±1.
By applying w0 if necessary, we may assume
t′(Xα2)=±q.
If q is a primitive third root of unity then
q=q-2 and
q-1=q2, so that
t1,q is the weight analyzed in case 3a. If q is a primitive sixth root of
unity then -q=q-2 and
-q-1=q2 so that
t1,-q is the weight analyzed in Case 3a. Thus these cases are excluded from the
following analysis, which then describes t1,±q if
q2 is not a primitive third root of unity,
t1,-q if
q3=1, and
t1,q if
q3=-1.
If q2=1, then
Z(t′)=P(t′)={α1,3α1+2α2},
and the irreducibles with central character t can be constructed using the results of (1.2.9). Specifically, there are four 3-dimensional modules
with central character t′.
Otherwise,
s1s2t′(Xα1)=t′(X-α1-α2)=±q∓1
and
s1s2t′(Xα2)=t′(X3α1+2α2)=q±2.
Then by theorem 1.5, M(t′) and
M(t) have the same composition factors, where
t=s1s2t′.
Also, Z(t)={2α1+α2}
and P(t)={α2}.
Let w0=s1s2s1s2s1s2 and define
H∼{2}=ℂ-span{T2Xλ,Xλ∣λ∈P},
the subalgebra of H∼ generated by T2 and
ℂ[X]. Let
ℂvt and
ℂvw0t be the 1-dimensional
H∼{2}-modules spanned by
vt and vw0t,
respectively, and given by
Proposition 2.18. Assume q2≠1.
Let t′=t1,±q,
and define M and N as above. Assume that it is not true that
t′(Xα2)=q-2.
Then M and N are irreducible.
Proof.
Let t=s1s2t. Under the
assumptions, Z(t)={2α1+α2}
and P(t)={α2}. Then
dimMtgen=dimMs1tgen=dimMs2s1tgen=2.
By Lemma 1.11, M has some composition factor M′ with
dimMs2s1tgen=2,
and by Theorem 1.9, M′=M and M is irreducible. Similarly, Lemma 1.11
and Theorem 1.9 show that N is irreducible.
□
Note that in this theorem,
t(Xα2)=q-2
only if t(Xα2)=q and
q3=1 or if
t(Xα2)=-q and
q3=-1. In these cases, t is in the same orbit as
t1,q2, which is described in case 3a. Otherwise,
since M and N are each 6-dimensional, they must be the only composition factors of
M(t).
If t is any weight such that Z(t) contains α1,α1+α2, or
2α1+α2, there exists
w∈W0 so that
α1∈Z(wt). Then
t is in the orbit of one of the weights in case 3a or 3b. Then for the following cases, assume
α1,α1+α2,2α1+α2∉Z(t).
Case 3c:tq2,1
If α2∈Z(t) and
α1∈P(t), then
α1+α2∈P(t)
as well. If q2=-1 then
t(X2α1+α2)=1,
so that t is in the orbit of one of the weights considered in cases 3a and 3b. If
q2=1, then
t=t1,1 which has also already been considered.
Let w0=s1s2s1s2s1s2
and define
H∼{1}=ℂ-span{T1Xλ,Xλ∣λ∈P},
the subalgebra of H∼ generated by T1 and
ℂ[X]. Let
ℂvt and
ℂvw0t be the 1-dimensional
H∼{1}-modules spanned by
vt and vwt, respectively,
and given by
M=ℂvt⊗H∼{1}H∼andN=ℂvw0t⊗H∼{1}H∼.tq2,1,q2a primitive third root of unitytq2,1,q2a primitive fourth root of unitytq2,1,q2not a primitive third or fourth root of unity
Proposition 2.19. If q2 is a primitive third root of unity, then
M and N are irreducible.
Proof.
If q2 is a primitive third root of unity, then
Z(t)={α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}
and
P(t)={α1,α1+α2,2α1+α2}.
Then dimMtgen=4 and
dimMs1tgen=2.
By Lemma 1.11, if M′⊆M is a submodule of
M, then
dim(M′)tgen≥2 and
dim(M′)sitgen≥2.
Then dim(M/M′)tgen≤2,
but dim(M/M′)s1tgen0,
so that Lemma 1.11 implies that (M/M′)t=0.
Thus M′=M and M is irreducible. Lemma 1.11 similarly implies that
N is irreducible.
□
Then since M and N have different weight spaces, they are not isomorphic and are the only irreducibles with central character
t.
Proposition 2.20. Assume q2≠±1
If q2 is a primitive fourth root of unity then
Ms2s1s2s1t
is a 1-dimensional submodule of M, and
M′, the image of the weight spaces
Ms1s2s1t and
Ms2s1t in
M/Ms1s2s1t,
is an irreducible submodule of
M/Ms1s2s1t.
The resulting quotient of M is irreducible.
If q2 is a primitive fourth root of unity then
Ns1t is a 1-dimensional submodule of
N, and N′, the image of the weight spaces
Ns2s1t and
Ns1s2s1t in
N/Ns1t, is an irreducible submodule of
N/Ns1t. The resulting
quotient of N is irreducible.
The composition factors of M and N are the only composition factors of
M(t).
If q2 is not a primitive third or fourth root of unity then M and N are
irreducible, and are the only irreducible modules with central character t.
Proof.
If q2 is not ±1 or a primitive third root of unity,
Z(t)={α2},
so that M has one 2-dimensional weight space Mtgen and four 1-dimensional weight spaces
Ms1t,Ms2s1t,Ms1s2s1t,
and Ms2s1s2s1t.
(a) If q2 is a primitive fourth root of unity, then
P(t)={α1,α1+α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}.
For
w∈{s1,s2s1,s1s2s1,s2s1s2s1},
let mwt be a non-zero vector in
Mwt. By a calculation as in (1.3),
mwt=TwT2vt+∑w′<waw,w′Tw′T2vt,
for
w∈{s1,s2s1,s1s2s1,s2s1s2s1},
where aw,w′∈ℂ.
Then if siw>w,
τimwt≠0
for
w∈{s1,s2s1,s1s2s1,s2s1s2s1},
since the term TiTwT2 cannot be canceled by
any other term in τimwt.
Thus
τ2:Ms2s1s2s1t→Ms1s2s1t
is the zero map since, by Theorem 1.4,
τ22:Ms1s2s1t→Ms1s2s1t
is the zero map. Hence
Ms2s1s2s1t
is a submodule of M. Let
M1=M/Ms2s1s2s1t.
Similarly,
τ2:Ms2s1t→Ms1t
must be the zero map since, by Theorem 1.4,
τ22:Ms1t→Ms1t
is the zero map. Then M1′, the subspace spanned by
ms2s1t‾ and
ms1s2s1t‾
in M1, is a submodule of M1.
Since
τ12:(M1′)s2s1t→(M1′)s2s1t
is invertible, M1′ is irreducible, and Lemma 1.11 shows that
M2=M1/M1′
is irreducible.
(b) Replacing t by w0t in this argument shows that N also
has three composition factors. The weight space Ns1t is a submodule of
N, and N1=N/Ns1t
has an irreducible 2-dimensional submodule N1′, consisting of the image of
Ns2s1t and
Ns1s2s1t in
N1. Lemma 1.11 shows that
N1/N1′ is irreducible.
(c) The composition factors of M and N are not distinct, since
M1′ and N1′ are irreducible
2-dimensional modules with the same weight spaces, and Theorem 1.10 shows that
M1′=N1′. The
1-dimensional composition factors of M and N are not isomorphic since they have different weights, and the 3-dimensional
modules are different since their weight space structures are different.
Counting multiplicities of weight spaces in M,N, and
M(t) shows that the remaining composition factor(s) of
M(t) must contain an
s2s1t weight space and an
s1s2s1t weight space, each of dimension 1.
But Theorem (1.8) shows that there must be one remaining composition factor, and Theorem 1.10 shows that it is isomorphic to
M1. Then the composition factors of M and N are
all the composition factors of M(t).
(d) If q2 is not a primitive third or fourth root of unity then
P(t)={α1,α1+α2}.
Then if M′ is the composition factor of M with
(M′)tgen≠0,
then by Lemma 1.11, dim(M′)tgen=2
and dim(M′)s1t=1.
But then Theorem 1.9 implies that M′ must have a nonzero weight space for the weights
s2s1t,s1s2s1t, and
s2s1s2s1t,
so that M′=M and M is irreducible. Similarly, Lemma 1.11 and
Theorem 1.9 show that N is irreducible. Since M and N are not isomorphic and are each 6-dimensional,
they are the only composition factors of M(t).
□
tα2,1,q2not a primitive third or fourth root of unitytq2,1,q2a primitive fourth root of unity
Case 3d:t±q,1
If α2∈Z(t′)
and 2α1+α2∈P(t′),
then t′(X2α1)=q±2
and t′(Xα1)=±q±1.
By replacing t′ by w0t′
if necessary, it suffices to assume that
t′(Xα1)=±q.
If t′(Xα1)=q-2,
then t′ was analyzed in case 3c. This occurs when q3=1
and t′=tq,1, or when
q3=-1 and
t′=t-q,1.
Thus the following analysis will apply to tq,1 except if
q3=1, and t-q,1
except for when q3=-1.
Also, if t′(X3α1)=q-2,
then P(t) also contains
3α1+α2 and
3α1+2α2. This occurs when
q5=1 and
t′(Xα1)=q or when
q5=-1 and
t′(Xα1)=-q.
Thus these cases will be treated separately below.
Let w0=s1s2s1s2s1s2
and define
H∼{1}=ℂ-span{T1Xλ,Xλ∣λ∈P},
the subalgebra of H∼ generated by T1 and
ℂ[X]. Define
t=s2s1t′ so that
t(Xα1)=q2 and
t(Xα2)=±q-3. Let
ℂvt and
ℂvw0t be the 1-dimensional
H∼{1}-modules spanned by
vt and vwt, respectively,
and given by
Proposition 2.21. Let t′=t±q,1.
Assume that t′(Xα1)≠q-2 and
t′(X3α1)≠q-2.
Then M and N are irreducible.
Proof.
Let t=s2s1t′.
Under the assumptions, Z(t)={3α1+2α2}
and P(t)={α1}.
Then
dimMtgen=dimMs2tgen=dimMs1s2tgen=2.
If M′ is the composition factor of M with
(M′)tgen≠0, then by Lemma 1.11,
dim(M′)tgen=2.
But then Theorem 1.9 implies that
dim(M′)tgen=dim(M′)s2tgen=dim(M′)s1s2tgen=2,
so that M′=M and M is irreducible. Similarly,
Lemma 1.11 and Theorem 1.9 show that N is irreducible.
□
Note that t′(Xα1)=q-2 exactly if
q3=1 or -1 and
t′(Xα1)=q or
-q, respectively. Also,
t′(Xα1)=q-4
exactly if q5=1 or -1 and
t′(Xα1)=q or
-q, respectively. In these cases t falls into another case as noted above. Otherwise, since
M and N are not isomorphic and are each 6-dimensional, they are the only composition factors of
M(t).
Proposition 2.22. If
t(Xα2)=q-3
and q is a primitive fifth root of unity, or if
t(Xα2)=-q-3
and q is a primitive tenth root of unity, then
M has a 5-dimensional irreducible submodule M′ and
N has a 5-dimensional irreducible submodule N′.
Proof.
Given these assumptions,
Z(t)={3α1+2α2}
and P(t)={α1,α2,3α1+α2}.
Then
dimMtgen=dimMs2tgen=dimMs1s2tgen=2.
Let Lq,q=ℂv be the 1-dimensional
H∼-module given by
is a map of H∼{1}-modules, there
is a nonzero map θ:M→Lq,q.
Then let M1 be the kernel of θ, which is 5-dimensional.
If M′ is the composition factor of M1 with
(M′)tgen≠0,
then by Lemma 1.11,
dim(M′)tgen=2.
But then Theorem 1.9 implies that
dim(M′)tgen=dim(M′)s2tgen=2,
and Lemma 1.11 shows that
Ms1s2tgen≠0.
Thus M′=M1 is irreducible. Similarly, there is a map
ρ:N→Lq-1,q-1,
where Lq-1,q-1=ℂv
is given by
Ti=-q-1v,Xαi=q-2v,fori=1,2.
Then if N1 is the kernel of ρ, Lemma 1.11 and Theorem 1.9 show that a
composition factor N′ of N1 with
Nw0t′≠0 is at least
5-dimensional, with
dimNw0tgen=dimNs2w0tgen=2
and
Ns1s2w0tgen≠0.
Then N′=N1 is irreducible.
□
Case 3e:tq2/3,1
If α2∈Z(t) and
3α1+α2∈P(t), then
3α1+2α2∈P(t) as well. If
t(X3α1+α2)=q-2, then
w0t(Xα2)=1 and
w0t(X3α1+α2)=q2,
so by replacing t with w0t if necessary, assume that
t(Xα1)3=q2.
If α1∈P(t), then this weight was
analyzed in case 3c, and if 2α1+α2∈P(t),
then this weight was analyzed in case 3d.
Then for the weights not already analyzed, we have Z(t)={α2}
and P(t)={3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}.
Let w0=s1s2s1s2s1s2
and define
H∼{1}=ℂ-span{T1Xλ,Xλ∣λ∈P},
the subalgebra of H∼ generated by T1 and
ℂ[X]. Let
ℂvt and
ℂvw0t be the 1-dimensional
H∼{1}-modules spanned by
vt and vwt, respectively,
and given by
M=ℂvt⊗H∼{1}H∼andN=ℂvw0t⊗H∼{1}H∼.tq2,1,q2a primitive fourth root of unity
Proposition 2.23. Assume
t=tq2/3,1,
where q2/3 is a third root of q2 not equal to
q±2 or
±q±1. Then
M and N are irreducible.
Proof.
Under the assumptions, Z(t)={α2} and
P(t)={3α1+α2,3α1+2α2},
so that
dimMtgen=dimMs1tgen=dimMs2s1tgen=2.
If M′ is the composition factor of M with
(M′)tgen≠0, then
by Lemma 1.11, dim(M′)tgen=2.
But then Theorem 1.9 implies that
dim(M′)tgen=dim(M′)s1tgen=2,
and Lemma 1.11 shows that
Ms2s1tgen≠0.
applying Theorem 1.9 again shows that
(M′)s1s2s1t≠0,
so that M′=M and M is irreducible. Similarly, Lemma 1.11 and
Theorem 1.9 show that N′ is irreducible, so that M and N are the only
irreducible modules with central character t.
□
Summary
We summarize the results of the previous theorems, including our choices of representatives for the various central characters, in the following tables. It should be
noted that for any value of q with q2 not a root of unity of order 6 or less, the representation theory
of H∼ can be described in terms of q only. If q2 is a
primitive root of unity of order 6 or less, then the representation theory of H∼ does not fit that same description.
This fact can be seen through a number of different lenses. It is a reflection of the fact that the sets
P(t) and Z(t) for
all possible central characters t can be described solely in terms of q. In the local region
pictures, this is reflected in the fact that the hyperplanes Hα and
Hα±δ are distinct unlessq2 is a root of unity of order 6 or less. When these hyperplanes coincide, the sets
P(t) and Z(t)
change for characters on those hyperplanes.
If q10=1, then note that the central characters
t±q,1 are replaced by
t±q-4,1 in some order.
If q8=1, then only the central characters
tq2,1,tq2,-q-2, and
tq2,q2 change from the generic case. All three of
these characters are now in the same orbit. Also, we assume that for the central character
tq2/3,1, we choose
a cube root of q2 besides q-2.
If q6=1, the central characters
t±q,1 and
t1,±q are replaced by
t±q-2,1 and
t1,±q-2 in some order
depending on whether q3 is 1 or -1. Then we note that
t11/3,1=tq±2,1,
and tq-2,1 is in the same orbit as
tq2,1. Also,
t1,q-2=w0t1,q2,
and
tq-2,1=w0tq2,1.
Finally,
t11/3,q2=tq±2,q2,
but
s1tq2,q2=tq-2,q2=s2t1,q-2
and so both are in the same orbit as t1,q2.
When q2=-1, a number of characters change from the general case. Now,
t1,-1=t1,q2,
which is in the same orbit as
tq2,-q-2,tq2,q2 and
tq2,1.
Similarly, t11/3,q2
is in the same orbit as tq2/3,1.
When q2=1,Z(t)=P(t)
for all t∈T.
tZ(t)P(t)Dim. of irreds.t1,1R+∅12t1,-1{α1,3α1+2α2}∅12t11/3,1{α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}∅12t1,q2{α1}R+\{α1,3α1+2α2}1,1,2,3,3t1,±q{α1}{3α1+2α2}6,6t1,z{α1}∅12tq2,1{α2}{α1,α1+α2}6,6t±q,1{α2}{2α1+α2}6,6tq2/3,1{α2}{3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}6,6tz,1{α2}∅12tq2,-q-2∅{α1,3α1+2α2}3,3,3,3t11/3,q2∅{α2,3α1+α2}2,2,4,4tq2,q2∅{α1,α2}1,1,5,5tq2,z∅{α1}6,6tz,q2∅{α2}6,6tz,w∅∅12
Table 13: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when
q is generic.
tZ(t)P(t)Dim. of irreds.t1,1R+∅12t1,-1{α1,3α1+2α2}∅12t11/3,1{α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}∅12t1,q2{α1}R+\{α1,3α1+2α2}3,3,2,1,1t1,±q{α1}{3α1+2α2}6,6t1,z{α1}∅12tq2,1{α2}{α1,α1+α2}6t±q,1{α2}{2α1+α2}6,6tq2/3,1{α2}{3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}6,6tz,1{α2}∅12tq2,-q-2∅{α1,3α1+2α2}3,3,3,3t11/3,q2∅{α2,3α1+α2}4,4,2,2tq2,q2∅{α1,α2,3α1+2α2}3,3,2,2,1,1tq2,z∅{α1}6,6tz,q2∅{α2}6,6tz,w∅∅12
Table 14: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when
q12=1.
tZ(t)P(t)Dim. of irreds.t1,1R+∅12t1,-1{α1,3α1+2α2}∅12t11/3,1{α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}∅12t1,q2{α1}R+\{α1,3α1+2α2}3,3,2,1,1t1,±q{α1}{3α1+2α2}6,6t1,z{α1}∅12tq2,1{α2}{α1,α1+α2}6tq-4,1{α2}{2α1+α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}5,5,1,1t-q-4,1{α2}{2α1+α2}6,6tq2/3,1{α2}{3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}6,6tz,1{α2}∅12tq2,-q-2∅{α1,3α1+2α2}3,3,3,3t11/3,q2∅{α2,3α1+α2}4,4,2,2tq2,z∅{α1}6,6tz,q2∅{α2}6,6tz,w∅∅12
Table 15: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when
q10=1.
tZ(t)P(t)Dim. of irreds.t1,1R+∅12t1,-1{α1,3α1+2α2}∅12t11/3,1{α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}∅12t1,q2{α1}R+\{α1,3α1+2α2}1,1,2,3,3t1,±q{α1}{3α1+2α2}6,6tq2,1{α2}{α1,α1+α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}3,3,2,1,1t1,z{α1}∅12t±q,1{α2}{2α1+α2}6,6tq2/3,1{α2}{3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}6,6tz,1{α2}∅12t11/3,q2∅{α2,3α1+α2}2,2,4,4tq2,z∅{α1}6,6tz,q2∅{α2}6,6tz,w∅∅12
Table 16: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when
q8=1.
tZ(t)P(t)Dim. of irreds.t1,1R+∅12t1,-1{α1,3α1+2α2}∅12t11/3,1{α1,3α1+2α2}∅12t1,q2{α1}R+\{α1}1,1,1,1,3,3t1,-q-2{α1}{3α1+2α2}6,6t1,z{α1}∅12tq2,1{α1,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}{α1,α1+α2,2α1+α2}6,6t-q-2,1{α2}{2α1+α2}6,6tq2/3,1{α2}{3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}6,6tz,1{α2}∅12tq2,-q-2∅{α1,3α1+2α2}3,3,3,3tq2,z∅{α1}6,6tz,q2∅{α2}6,6tz,w∅∅12
Table 17: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when
q2=1.
tZ(t)P(t)Dim. of irreds.t1,1R+∅12t1,q2{α1,3α1+2α2}R+\{α1,3α1+2α2}2,2,1t11/3,1{α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}∅12t1,q{α1}{3α1+2α2}6,6t1,z{α1}∅12tq,1{α2}{2α1+α2}6,6tq2/3,1{α2}{3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}4,4,2tz,1{α2}∅12tq2,z∅{α1}6,6tz,q2∅{α2}6,6tz,w∅∅12
Table 18: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when
q4=1.
tZ(t)=P(t)Dim. of irreds.t1,1R+1,1,1,1,2,2t1,-1{α1,3α1+2α2}3,3,3,3t11/3,1{α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2}3,6,3t1,z{α1}6,6tz,1{α2}6,6tz,w∅12
Table 19: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when
q=-1.
Notes and References
This is an excerpt from Matt Davis' Ph.D Thesis entitled Representations of Rank Two Affine Hecke Algebras at Roots of Unity, University of Wisconsin, 2010.