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We develop an algorithm for computing affine Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials, for all Lie types. This generalizes our previously published algorithm for type A, which in turn is a faster version of an algorithm due to Lascouz, Leclerc and Thibon (proposed in the setting of Hecke algebras of type A, at roots of unity.)
We give a complete classification of simple representations of the braid group B_3 with dimension $\leq 5$ over any algebraically closed f ield. In particular, we prove that a simple d-dimensional representation $ρ: B_3 \to GL(V)$ is determined up to isomorphism by the eigenvalues $λ_1, λ_2, ..., λ_d$ of the image of the generators for d=2,3 and a choice of a $δ=\sqrt{\det ρ(σ_1)}$ for d=4 or a choice of $δ=\sqrt[5]{\det ρ(σ_1)}$ for d=5. We also s howed that such representations exist whenever the eigenvalues and $δ$ are not roots of certain polynomials $Q_{ij}^{(d)}$, which are explicitly given. In this case, we construct the matrices via which the generators act on V. As an application of our techniques, we also obtain nontrivial q-versions of some of Deligne's formulas for dimensions of representations of exceptional Lie groups.
In this paper, we explore the use of path idempotents for the Hecke algebra of type $A$ at roots of unity. For $q$ a primitive $\ell$-th root of unity we obain a non-unital imbedding of (a quotient of) the group algebra of $S_m$ into (a quotient of) the Hecke algebra $H_n(q)$ for certain $m$ and $n$. From this we recover certain instances of irreducibility criteria of Dipper, James, and Mathas, and we derive estimates on the decomposition numbers for the Hecke algebra at roots of unity. The bounds are easily computed, provide a good geometric picture of the pairs of diagrams $λ$, $μ$ for which the decomposition number $d_{λ, μ}$ is non-zero, and also appers to be a useful adjunct to the exact computation of the decomposition numbers.
We present a fast version of the algorithm of Lascoux, Leclerc, and Thibon for the lower global crystal base for the Fock representation of quantum affine sl_n. We also show that the coefficients of the lower global crystal base coincide with certain affine Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials. It is known that the coefficients of the global crystal base are q-analogues of decomposition numbers for Specht modules of the Hecke algebra of type A_n, and that the coefficients of the affine Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials are q-analogues of decomposition numbers for tilting modules for quantum sl_k. Thus our algorithm allows fast computation of these decomposition numbers.