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Maria Chlouveraki

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Intersections of blocks of cyclotomic Hecke algebras

Trinh and Xue have proposed a startling conjecture on intersections of blocks of cyclotomic Hecke algebras occurring in modular representation theory of finite reductive groups. We prove this conjecture for all exceptional type groups apart from $E_8$. We also propose several generalisations, to Suzuki and Ree groups, to non-rational Coxeter groups and even more generally to spetsial complex reflection groups, and confirm these in various cases.

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Generalised hook lengths and Schur elements for Hecke algebras

We compare two generalisations of the notion of hook lengths for partitions. We apply this in the context of the modular representation theory of Ariki-Koike algebras. We show that the Schur element of a simple module is divisible by the Schur element of the associated (generalised) core. In the case of Hecke algebras of type $A$, we obtain an even stronger result: the Schur element of a simple module is equal to the product of the Schur element of its core and the Schur element of its quotient.

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Defect in cyclotomic Hecke algebras

The complexity of a block of a symmetric algebra can be measured by the notion of defect, a numerical datum associated with each of the simple modules contained in the block. Geck showed that the defect is a block invariant for Iwahori-Hecke algebras of finite Coxeter groups in the equal parameter case, and speculated that a similar result should hold in the unequal parameter case. We prove that the defect is a block invariant for all cyclotomic Hecke algebras associated with the complex reflection groups of the infinite series $G(l,p,n)$, which include the Weyl groups of type $B_n$ in the unequal parameter case. In particular, for the groups $G(l,1,n)$, we show that the defect corresponds to the notion of weight in the sense of Fayers. We thus also obtain a new way of computing the weight, which uses a generalisation of the notion of hook lengths. We further show computationally that the defect is a block invariant for all cyclotomic Hecke algebras of exceptional type for which the blocks are known, and we conjecture that the result should hold for all complex reflection groups. Finally, we obtain that the defect is also a block invariant for cyclotomic Yokonuma-Hecke algebras.

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The freeness and trace conjectures for parabolic Hecke subalgebras

The two most fundamental conjectures on the structure of the generic Hecke algebra $\mathcal{H}(W)$ associated with a complex reflection group $W$ state that $\mathcal{H}(W)$ is a free module of rank $|W|$ over its ring of definition, and that $\mathcal{H}(W)$ admits a canonical symmetrising trace. The first conjecture has recently become a theorem, while the second conjecture, known to hold for real reflection groups, has only been proved for some exceptional non-real complex reflection groups (all of rank $2$ but one). The two most fundamental conjectures on the structure of the parabolic Hecke subalgebra $\mathcal{H}(W')$ associated with a parabolic subgroup $W'$ of $W$ state that $\mathcal{H}(W)$ is a free left and right $\mathcal{H}(W')$-module of rank $|W|/|W'|$, and that the canonical symmetrising trace of $\mathcal{H}(W')$ is the restriction of the canonical symmetrising trace of $\mathcal{H}(W)$ to $\mathcal{H}(W')$. Until now, these two conjectures have only be known to be true for real reflection groups. We prove them for all complex reflection groups of rank $2$ for which the BMM symmetrising trace conjecture is known to hold.

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A generalized skein relation for Khovanov homology and a categorification of the $θ$-invariant

The Jones polynomial is a famous link invariant that can be defined diagrammatically via a skein relation. Khovanov homology is a richer link invariant that categorifies the Jones polynomial. Using spectral sequences, we obtain a skein-type relation satisfied by the Khovanov homology. Thanks to this relation, we are able to generalize the Khovanov homology in order to obtain a categorification of the $θ$-invariant, which is itself a generalization of the Jones polynomial.

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The BMM symmetrising trace conjecture for groups $G_4,\,G_5,\,G_6,\,G_7,\,G_8$

We prove the BMM symmetrising trace conjecture for the exceptional complex reflection groups $G_4,\,G_5,\,G_6,\,G_7,\,G_8$ using a combination of algorithms programmed in different languages (C++, SAGE, GAP3, Mathematica). Our proof depends on the choice of a suitable basis for the generic Hecke algebra associated with each group.

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Representation theory and an isomorphism theorem for the Framisation of the Temperley-Lieb algebra

In this paper, we describe the irreducible representations and give a dimension formula for the Framisation of the Temperley-Lieb algebra. We then prove that the Framisation of the Temperley-Lieb algebra is isomorphic to a direct sum of matrix algebras over tensor products of classical Temperley-Lieb algebras. This allows us to construct a basis for it. We also study in a similar way the Complex Reflection Temperley-Lieb algebra.

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Identifying the invariants for classical knots and links from the Yokonuma-Hecke algebras

In this paper we announce the existence of a family of new $2$-variable polynomial invariants for oriented classical links defined via a Markov trace on the Yokonuma-Hecke algebra of type $A$. Yokonuma-Hecke algebras are generalizations of Iwahori-Hecke algebras, and this family contains the Homflypt polynomial, the famous $2$-variable invariant for classical links arising from the Iwahori-Hecke algebra of type $A$. We show that these invariants are topologically equivalent to the Homflypt polynomial on knots, but not on links, by providing pairs of Homflypt-equivalent links that are distinguished by our invariants. In order to do this, we prove that our invariants can be defined diagrammatically via a special skein relation involving only crossings between different components. We further generalize this family of invariants to a new $3$-variable skein link invariant which is stronger than the Homflypt polynomial. Finally, we present a closed formula for this invariant, by W.B.R. Lickorish, which uses Homflypt polynomials of sublinks and linking numbers of a given oriented link.

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Markov traces on affine and cyclotomic Yokonuma-Hecke algebras

In this article, we define and study the affine and cyclotomic Yokonuma-Hecke algebras. These algebras generalise at the same time the Ariki-Koike and affine Hecke algebras and the Yokonuma-Hecke algebras. We study the representation theory of these algebras and construct several bases for them. We then show how we can define Markov traces on them, which we in turn use to construct invariants for framed and classical knots in the solid torus. Finally, we study the Markov trace with zero parameters on the cyclotomic Yokonuma-Hecke algebras and determine the Schur elements with respect to that trace.

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Representation theory of the Yokonuma-Hecke algebra

We develop an inductive approach to the representation theory of the Yokonuma-Hecke algebra ${\rm Y}_{d,n}(q)$, based on the study of the spectrum of its Jucys-Murphy elements which are defined here. We give explicit formulas for the irreducible representations of ${\rm Y}_{d,n}(q)$ in terms of standard $d$-tableaux; we then use them to obtain a semisimplicity criterion. Finally, we prove the existence of a canonical symmetrising form on ${\rm Y}_{d,n}(q)$ and calculate the Schur elements with respect to that form.

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Hecke algebras and symplectic reflection algebras

The current article is a short survey on the theory of Hecke algebras, and in particular Kazhdan-Lusztig theory, and on the theory of symplectic reflection algebras, and in particular rational Cherednik algebras. The emphasis is on the connections between Hecke algebras and rational Cherednik algebras that could allow us to obtain a generalised Kazhdan-Lusztig theory, or at least its applications, for all complex reflection groups.

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The Yokonuma-Hecke algebras and the HOMFLYPT polynomial

We compare the invariant for classical knots and links defined using the Juyumaya trace on the Yokonuma-Hecke algebras with the HOMFLYPT polynomial. We show that the two invariants, as maps on the set ${\mathcal L}$ of oriented link types in $S^3$, do not coincide except in a few trivial cases.

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