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Robert Cass

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arXiv2026

Kloosterman sheaves and Bessel functions for generic principal series of finite groups

Let $G$ be a quasi-split reductive group over a finite field and let $\^G$ be the Langlands dual group. Assuming the derived subgroup of $G$ is almost simple, we use techniques from the geometric Langlands program to relate special values of Bessel functions for generic principal series representations of $G$ to the trace of Frobenius acting on Kloosterman sheaves of Heinloth-Ng\^o-Yun for $\^G$. We also give explicit examples in essentially all possible cases, including exceptional groups.

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arXiv2026

Exponential motives on the affine Grassmannian

We develop a notion of exponential motives on general prestacks equipped with a $\mathbf{G}_a$-action, and compare them with Whittaker motives via Gaitsgory's Kirillov model. We then establish foundational results for exponential motives on affine flag varieties concerning Tate motives and t-structures. We use this to prove a motivic Casselman-Shalika equivalence, relating exponential Tate motives on the affine Grassmannian to ind-coherent sheaves on the classifying stack of the Langlands dual group. The decategorification of this equivalence provides a new construction of the Whittaker module for the spherical Hecke algebra which works for arbitrary coefficients, including a generic version.

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arXiv2025

Mod $p$ sheaves on Witt flags

We characterize Cohen--Macaulay and $\varphi$-rational perfect schemes in terms of their perverse \'etale mod $p$ sheaves. Using inversion of adjunction, we prove that sufficiently small Schubert varieties in the Witt affine flag variety are perfections of globally $+$-regular varieties, and hence they are $\varphi$-rational. Our methods apply uniformly to all affine Schubert varieties in equicharacteristic, as well as classical Schubert varieties, thereby answering a question of Bhatt. As a corollary, we deduce that scheme-theoretic local models always have $\varphi$-split special fiber.

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arXiv2024

Central motives on parahoric flag varieties

We construct a refinement of Gaitsgory's central functor for integral motivic sheaves, and show it preserves stratified Tate motives. Towards this end, we develop a reformulation of unipotent motivic nearby cycles, which also works over higher-dimensional bases. We moreover introduce Wakimoto motives and use them to show that our motivic central functor is t-exact. A decategorification of these functors yields a new approach to generic Hecke algebras for general parahorics.

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arXiv2022

Geometrization of the Satake transform for mod $p$ Hecke algebras

We geometrize the mod $p$ Satake isomorphism of Herzig and Henniart-Vign\'eras using Witt vector affine flag varieties for reductive groups in mixed characteristic. We deduce this as a special case of a formula, stated in terms of the geometry of generalized Mirkovi\'c-Vilonen cycles, for the Satake transform of an arbitrary pararhoric mod $p$ Hecke algebra with respect to an arbitrary Levi subgroup. Moreover, we prove an explicit formula for the convolution product in an arbitrary parahoric mod $p$ Hecke algebra. Our methods involve the constant term functors inspired from the geometric Langlands program, and we also treat the case of reductive groups in equal characteristic. We expect this to be a first step towards a geometrization of a mod $p$ Local Langlands Correspondence.

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arXiv2022

Perverse $\mathbb{F}_p$-sheaves on the affine Grassmannian

For a reductive group over an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p > 0$ we construct the abelian category of perverse $\mathbb{F}_p$-sheaves on the affine Grassmannian that are equivariant with respect to the action of the positive loop group. We show this is a symmetric monoidal category, and then we apply a Tannakian formalism to show this category is equivalent to the category of representations of a certain affine monoid scheme. We also show that our work provides a geometrization of the inverse of the mod $p$ Satake isomorphism. Along the way we prove that affine Schubert varieties are globally $F$-regular and we apply Frobenius splitting techniques to the theory of perverse $\mathbb{F}_p$-sheaves.

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arXiv2022

The geometric Satake equivalence for integral motives

We prove the geometric Satake equivalence for mixed Tate motives over the integral motivic cohomology spectrum. This refines previous versions of the geometric Satake equivalence for split reductive groups. Our new geometric results include Whitney--Tate stratifications of Beilinson--Drinfeld Grassmannians and cellular decompositions of semi-infinite orbits. With future global applications in mind, we also achieve an equivalence relative to a power of the affine line. Finally, we use our equivalence to give Tannakian constructions of Deligne's modification of the dual group and a modified form of Vinberg's monoid over the integers.

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arXiv2021

Central elements in affine mod $p$ Hecke algebras via perverse $\mathbb{F}_p$-sheaves

Let $G$ be a split connected reductive group over a finite field of characteristic $p > 2$ such that $G_\text{der}$ is absolutely almost simple. We give a geometric construction of perverse $\mathbb{F}_p$-sheaves on the Iwahori affine flag variety of $G$ which are central with respect to the convolution product. We deduce an explicit formula for an isomorphism from the spherical mod $p$ Hecke algebra to the center of the Iwahori mod $p$ Hecke algebra. We also give a formula for the central integral Bernstein elements in the Iwahori mod $p$ Hecke algebra. To accomplish these goals we construct a nearby cycles functor for perverse $\mathbb{F}_p$-sheaves and we use Frobenius splitting techniques to prove some properties of this functor. We also prove that certain equal characteristic analogues of local models of Shimura varieties are strongly $F$-regular, and hence they are $F$-rational and have pseudo-rational singularities.

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arXiv2021

Constant term functors with $\mathbb{F}_p$-coefficients

We study the constant term functor for $\mathbb{F}_p$-sheaves on the affine Grassmannian in characteristic $p$ with respect to a Levi subgroup. Our main result is that the constant term functor induces a tensor functor between categories of equivariant perverse $\mathbb{F}_p$-sheaves. We apply this fact to get information about the Tannakian monoids of the corresponding categories of perverse sheaves. As a byproduct we also obtain geometric proofs of several results due to Herzig on the mod $p$ Satake transform and the structure of the space of mod $p$ Satake parameters.

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