Type G2

Arun Ram
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Melbourne
Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
aram@unimelb.edu.au

Last update: 17 November 2012

Type G2

The type G2 root system is

R= { ±α1, ±α2, ±(α1+α2), ±(2α1+α2), ±(3α1+α2), ±(3α1+2α2) } ,

with α1α2 =-1 and α2,α1 =-3. Then R is a root system as defined in (1.2.1), and the Weyl group is

W0= s1,s2 s12=s22=1, s1s2s1s2s1 s2=s2s1s2s1 s2s1 ,

isomorphic to the dihedral group of order 12. The simple roots are α1 and α2, and α1, α1+α2, 3α1+α2 will be referred to as short roots, while α2, 2α1+α2 and 3α1+2α2 will be referred to as long roots.

α1 α2 The typeG2root system

The fundamental weights satisfy

ω1=2α1+α2 α1=2ω1-ω2 ω2=3α1+2α2 α2=2ω2-3ω1.

Let

P=-span {ω1,ω2}.

This is the same lattice spanned by α1 and α2.

ω2 ω1 0 Hα1 Hα2

The affine Hecke algebra H is generated as a -algebra by T1, T2, and X= { Xλ λP } , with relations

XλXμ = Xλ+μ, forλ,μ P (2.21) T1T2 T1T2 T1T2 = T2T1 T2T1 T2T1 (2.22) Ti2 = (q-q-1) Ti+1, fori=1,2 (2.23) Xω1T1 = T1 Xs1·ω1 +(q-q-1) Xω1 (2.24) Xω2T2 = T2 Xs1·ω2 +(q-q-1) Xω2 (2.25) Xω1T2 = T2Xω1 (2.26) Xω2T1 = T1Xω2 (2.27)

Let

[X]= {XλλP} ,

a subalgebra of H, and let

T=Hom-alg ([X],).

Then since α1=2ω1-ω2 and α2=2ω2-2ω1, W0 acts on X by

s1·Xω1 = Xω2-ω1, s1·Xω2 = Xω2, s2·Xω1 = Xω1,and s2·Xω2 = X3ω1-ω2.

Then W0 acts on T by

(w·t)(Xλ) =t(Xw-1λ) . Hα1 H2α1+α2 H3α1+α2 Hα2 Hα1+α2 H3α1+2α2+δ H3α1+2α2 Hα1+α2+δ Hα2+δ H3α1+α2+δ H2α1+α2+δ Hα1+δ

The dimension of the modules with central character t and the submodule structure of M(t) depends only on tQ. Thus we begin by examining the W0-orbits in TQ. The structure of the modules with weight t depends virtually exclusively on P(t)= { αR+ t(Xα)= q±2 } and Z(t)= { αR+ 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 th root of unity for 6 and Z(t)P(t), then t is in the same W0-orbits as one of the following weights.

t1,1, t1,-1, t11/3,1, t1,q2, t1,±q, tq2,1, t±q,1, tq2/3,1, tq2,-q-2, t11/3,q2, tq2,q2, { t1,z z×,z±1 ,q±2,± q±1 } , { tz,1 z×,z±1, 11/3,q±2 ,±q±1, q±2/3 } , { tq2,z z×, {1,q2,q-2} { z,q2z,q4z, q6z,q6z2 } = } ,or { tz,q2 z×, {1,q2,q-2} { z,q2z,q2z2, q2z3,q4z3 } = } .

Proof.

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 wW0. 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 wW0 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+2α2P(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 α1P(wt), then wt(Xα1)=q2, and wt=tq2,1. If 2α1+α2P(wt), then wt=t±q,1. If 3α1+α2P(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 α1P(wt) for some wW0. 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+α2Z(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 wW0. (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× 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:

Lq,q:H Lq,-q-1:H Lq,-q-1:H L-q-1,-q-1:H T1q T1q T1-q-1 T1-q-1 T2q T2-q-1 T2q T2-q-1 Xω1q6 Xω1q2 Xω1q-2 Xω1q-6 Xω2q10 Xω2q2 Xω2q-2 Xω2q-10

Proof.

A check of the defining relations for H shows that these maps are homomorphisms.

Let v be a 1-dimensional H-module with weight t. Then H has relations

Xω1T1=T1 Xω2-ω1+ (q-q-1) Xω1,and Xω2T2=T2 X3ω1-ω2+ (q-q-1) Xω2

If T1v=qv, then the first equation forces

X2ω1-ω2v= q2v,

but α1=2ω1-ω2, so this implies that Xα1v=q2v.

Similarly, if T1v=-q-1v, then Xα1v=q-2v.

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 tT. The principal series module is

M(t)= Ind[X]H t=H [X] t,

where t is the one-dimensional [X]-module given by

t=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

t,=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 (t,) then τi: M(t)wtgen M(t)siwtgen is a bijection. The following pictures show (t,) with one dot in the chamber w-1C for each basis element of M(t)wtgen.

C C s2C s2s1C t1,1,q21 t1,-1,q2±1 C s1C C s1C s1s2C s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1C t13,1,q2 1,q61 tz,1,q2 1,zgeneric C s2C s2s1C s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1s2C t1,z,q2 1,zgeneric tz,wz,w generic

Case 2: Z(t)=.

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-module L(t,J) for each JP(t) such that (t,J), and

dimLwt(t,J)= { 1 ifw (t,J) 0 ifw (t,J).

The following pictures show the local regions (t,J) for each t with Z(t)=. There is one dot in the chamber w-1C for each w(t,J), and the dots corresponding to w and siw are connected exactly when w and siw are in the same local region.

C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1s2C C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1s2C tq2,z,q2 1,zgeneric tz,q21, zgeneric C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1s2C C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1s2C tq2,q2, qgeneric tq2,q2, qa primitive twelfth root of unity C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1s2C C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1s2C t13,q2 ,q2 1,qgeneric tq2,-q-2 qgeneric orq2a primitive third or fifth root of unity orq2a primitive fourth or fifth root of unity C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1s2C tq2,q2,q2 a 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 α1Z(t) and α2P(t). Then t=t1,q±2, but s2s1 s2s1s2 t1,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.

C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1s2C t1,1,q2=1

Otherwise, let w0=s1s2s1 s2s1s2 and define

H{2}=-span { T2Xλ,Xλ λP } ,

the subalgebra of H generated by T2 and [X]. Let vt and vw0t be the 1-dimensional H{2}-modules spanned by vt and vwt, respectively, and given by

T2vt=qvt, Xλvt=t(Xλ)vt, T2vw0t= -q-1vw0t, and Xλvw0t= W0t(Xλ) vw0t.

Then define

M=vt H{2} Hand N=vw0t H{2} H. C s2C s2s1C s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C M N C s2C s2s1C M N t1,q2, q2-1 t1,q2, q2=-1

Proposition 2.15. Assume q2±1. Let M=vt H{2} H and N=vw0t H{2} H, where t=t1,q2.

  1. 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.
  2. If q2 is not a primitive third root of unity, then M is irreducible.
  3. If q2 is a primitive third root of unity, then (M)s2s1s2t is a submodule of M.
  4. 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.
  5. If q2 is not a primitive third root of unity, then N is irreducible.
  6. 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=TwT1 vt+w<w aw,w TwT1vt,

for w { s2, s1s2, s2s1s2, s1s2s1s2 } , where aw,w. Then if siw>w,

τimwt0

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 MN. 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.

C s2C s2s1C s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C C s2C s2s1C s2s1s2C s2s1s2s1C s2s1s2s1s2C t1,q2,q2 a primitive third root of unity t1,q2,q2 not 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} vt and N=H H{1} vs1s2t.

  1. M and N each have 4 composition factors - two 1-dimensional modules and two 2-dimensional modules.
  2. 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 vPt be non-zero. The map

vt P vt v

is a H{2}-module homomorphism. Since

HomH(M,P)= HomH{2} (vt,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=T1T2T1 T2T1v-qT2 T1T2T1v- T1T2T1v+q T2T1v+T1v -qv spans a 1-dimensional submodule of M1. Then let M2=M1/m, so that T1T2 T1T2T1v=q T2T1T2T1v +T1T2T1v-q T2T1v-T1v+ qv in M2.

Then by Theorem 1.3, M2 contains an element mMs2t of the form

m=T2T1vt +as1T1vt+ a1vt.

Specifically, m=T2T1v- qT1v-3v. Then

τ1(m) = T1m-qm = T1T2T1v-T1 v-qv- ( qT2T1v-q2 T1v-3qv ) = T1T2T1v-q T2T1v-2T1 v+2qv Ms1s2t.

Also,

T2·τ1(m) = T2T1T2T1v -qT22T1v-2 T2T1v+2qT2v = T2T1T2T1v- q(q-q-1)T2 T1v-qT1v-2 T2T1v-2v = T2T1T2T1v- qT1v-2v.

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

Xλ·T2τ1 (m)=T2 Xs2λτ1 (m)+ (q-q-1) Xλ-Xs2λ 1-X-α2 τ1(m),

which again lies in M3. Finally,

T1·τ1 (m) = T12T2T1v-q T1T2T1v-2 T12v+2qT1v = (q-q-1)T1 T2T1v+T2T1 v-qT1T2T1v -2(q-q-1) T1v-2v+2qT1v = -q-1 ( T1T2T1v-q T2T1v-2T1v+ 2qv ) =-q-1τ1 (m),

and

T1·T2τ1 (m1) = T1T2T1T2 T1v-qT12v- 2T1v = qT2T1T2T1 v+T1T2T1v- qT2T1v-T1v +qv-q(q-q-1) T1v-qv-2T1v = qT2T1T2T1 v+T1T2T1v- qT2T1v-T1v = ( qT2T1T2T1 v-qT2T1v+T1 v-2qv ) + ( T1T2T1v-q T2T1v-2T1 v+2qv ) = q(τ1(m1)) +T2τ1(m1) .

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=T2T1T2T1 T2v-qT1T2 T1T2v-T2 T1T2v+qT1 T2v+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 vs2t be the one-dimensional H{1}-module with weight s2t, and define L=H H{1} vs2t. We claim that the composition factors of L are the same as those of M. First, note that the one-dimensional H-module Lq,q restricted to H{1} is vs2t. Then there is a H{1}-module map from vs2t 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)T2 vs2t+ vs2t-qT2 vs2t= q ( T2vs2t- qvs2t ) , so that l spans a 1-dimensional H{2}-submodule of L1, with weight t.

Thus, there is a H2 map from vt 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 tT and assume α1Z(t) but α2P(t), so that none of α1+α2, 2α1+α2, or 3α1+α2 are in P(t). Since P(t), 3α1+2α2P(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) =±q1 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}=-span { T2Xλ,Xλ λP } ,

the subalgebra of H generated by T2 and [X]. Let vt and vw0t be the 1-dimensional H{2}-modules spanned by vt and vw0t, respectively, and given by

T2vt=qvt, Xλvt=t (Xλ)vt, T2vw0t=- q-1vw0t, and Xλvw0t= w0t(Xλ) vw0t.

Then define

M=vt H{2} Hand N=vw0t H{2} H. C s1C s1s2C C s2C s2s1C s2s1s2C s1C s1s2C M N t-1,1,q2=1 t±q-1,q2 ,q21

Proposition 2.18. Assume q21. 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 wW0 so that α1Z(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+α2Z(t).

Case 3c: tq2,1

If α2Z(t) and α1P(t), then α1+α2P(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}=-span { T1Xλ,Xλ λP } ,

the subalgebra of H generated by T1 and [X]. Let vt and vw0t be the 1-dimensional H{1}-modules spanned by vt and vwt, respectively, and given by

T1vt=qvt, Xλvt=t (Xλ)vt, T1vw0t= -q-1vw0t, and Xλvw0t= w0t(Xλ) vw0t.

Then define

M=vt H{1} Hand N=vw0t H{1} H. C s1C M N C s1C s1s2C s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1C M N tq2,1,q2 a primitive third root of unity tq2,1,q2 a primitive fourth root of unity C s1C s1s2C s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1C M N tq2,1,q2 not 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 MM is a submodule of M, then dim(M)tgen2 and dim(M)sitgen2. Then dim(M/M)tgen2, 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

  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.
  2. 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.
  3. The composition factors of M and N are the only composition factors of M(t).
  4. 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+α2,3 α1+2α2 } . For w { s1,s2s1,s1 s2s1,s2s1 s2s1 } , let mwt be a non-zero vector in Mwt. By a calculation as in (1.3),

mwt=TwT2 vt+w<w aw,w TwT2vt,

for w { s1,s2s1, s1s2s1, s2s1s2s1 } , where aw,w. Then if siw>w,

τimwt0

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)tgen0, 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).

C s1C s1s2C s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1C M N C s1C s1s2C s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1C tα2,1,q2 not a primitive third or fourth root of unity tq2,1,q2 a primitive fourth root of unity

Case 3d: t±q,1

If α2Z(t) and 2α1+α2P(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}=-span { T1Xλ,Xλ λP } ,

the subalgebra of H generated by T1 and [X]. Define t=s2s1t so that t(Xα1)=q2 and t(Xα2)=±q-3. Let vt and vw0t be the 1-dimensional H{1}-modules spanned by vt and vwt, respectively, and given by

T1vt=qvt, Xλvt=t (Xλ)vt, T1vw0t= -q-1vw0t, and Xλvw0t= w0t(Xλ) vw0t.

Then define

M=vt H{1} Hand N=vw0t H{1} H. C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C M N C s1C s2C s1s2C s2s1C s1s2s1C M N tq2,±q-3 ,P(t)={α1} tq2,q2, q10=1

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)tgen0, 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

  1. M has a 5-dimensional irreducible submodule M and
  2. 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=v be the 1-dimensional H-module given by

Tiv=qv, Xαi=q2v, fori=1,2.

Since

HomH ( H H{1} vt, Lq,q ) =HomH{1} ( vt, Lq,q H{1} )

and

ϕ: vt Lq,q vt v

is a map of H{1}-modules, there is a nonzero map θ:MLq,q. Then let M1 be the kernel of θ, which is 5-dimensional.

If M is the composition factor of M1 with (M)tgen0, 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 Ms1s2tgen0. Thus M=M1 is irreducible. Similarly, there is a map ρ:NLq-1,q-1, where Lq-1,q-1=v 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 Nw0t0 is at least 5-dimensional, with dimNw0tgen= dimNs2w0tgen=2 and Ns1s2w0tgen0. Then N=N1 is irreducible.

Case 3e: tq2/3,1

If α2Z(t) and 3α1+α2P(t), then 3α1+2α2P(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 α1P(t), then this weight was analyzed in case 3c, and if 2α1+α2P(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}=-span { T1Xλ,Xλ λP } ,

the subalgebra of H generated by T1 and [X]. Let vt and vw0t be the 1-dimensional H{1}-modules spanned by vt and vwt, respectively, and given by

T1vt=qvt, Xλvt=t (Xλ)vt, T1vw0t= -q-1vw0t, and Xλvw0t= w0t(Xλ) vw0t.

Then define

M=vt H{1} Hand N=vw0t H{1} H. C s1C s1s2C s1s2s1C s1s2s1s2C s1s2s1s2s1C tq2,1,q2 a 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)tgen0, 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 Ms2s1tgen0. applying Theorem 1.9 again shows that (M)s1s2s1t0, 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 unless q2 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 tT.

t Z(t) P(t) Dim. of irreds. t1,1 R+ 12 t1,-1 {α1,3α1+2α2} 12 t11/3,1 {α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 12 t1,q2 {α1} R+\{α1,3α1+2α2} 1,1,2,3,3 t1,±q {α1} {3α1+2α2} 6,6 t1,z {α1} 12 tq2,1 {α2} {α1,α1+α2} 6,6 t±q,1 {α2} {2α1+α2} 6,6 tq2/3,1 {α2} {3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 6,6 tz,1 {α2} 12 tq2,-q-2 {α1,3α1+2α2} 3,3,3,3 t11/3,q2 {α2,3α1+α2} 2,2,4,4 tq2,q2 {α1,α2} 1,1,5,5 tq2,z {α1} 6,6 tz,q2 {α2} 6,6 tz,w 12

Table 13: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when q is generic.

t Z(t) P(t) Dim. of irreds. t1,1 R+ 12 t1,-1 {α1,3α1+2α2} 12 t11/3,1 {α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 12 t1,q2 {α1} R+\{α1,3α1+2α2} 3,3,2,1,1 t1,±q {α1} {3α1+2α2} 6,6 t1,z {α1} 12 tq2,1 {α2} {α1,α1+α2} 6 t±q,1 {α2} {2α1+α2} 6,6 tq2/3,1 {α2} {3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 6,6 tz,1 {α2} 12 tq2,-q-2 {α1,3α1+2α2} 3,3,3,3 t11/3,q2 {α2,3α1+α2} 4,4,2,2 tq2,q2 {α1,α2,3α1+2α2} 3,3,2,2,1,1 tq2,z {α1} 6,6 tz,q2 {α2} 6,6 tz,w 12

Table 14: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when q12=1.

t Z(t) P(t) Dim. of irreds. t1,1 R+ 12 t1,-1 {α1,3α1+2α2} 12 t11/3,1 {α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 12 t1,q2 {α1} R+\{α1,3α1+2α2} 3,3,2,1,1 t1,±q {α1} {3α1+2α2} 6,6 t1,z {α1} 12 tq2,1 {α2} {α1,α1+α2} 6 tq-4,1 {α2} {2α1+α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 5,5,1,1 t-q-4,1 {α2} {2α1+α2} 6,6 tq2/3,1 {α2} {3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 6,6 tz,1 {α2} 12 tq2,-q-2 {α1,3α1+2α2} 3,3,3,3 t11/3,q2 {α2,3α1+α2} 4,4,2,2 tq2,z {α1} 6,6 tz,q2 {α2} 6,6 tz,w 12

Table 15: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when q10=1.

t Z(t) P(t) Dim. of irreds. t1,1 R+ 12 t1,-1 {α1,3α1+2α2} 12 t11/3,1 {α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 12 t1,q2 {α1} R+\{α1,3α1+2α2} 1,1,2,3,3 t1,±q {α1} {3α1+2α2} 6,6 tq2,1 {α2} {α1,α1+α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 3,3,2,1,1 t1,z {α1} 12 t±q,1 {α2} {2α1+α2} 6,6 tq2/3,1 {α2} {3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 6,6 tz,1 {α2} 12 t11/3,q2 {α2,3α1+α2} 2,2,4,4 tq2,z {α1} 6,6 tz,q2 {α2} 6,6 tz,w 12

Table 16: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when q8=1.

t Z(t) P(t) Dim. of irreds. t1,1 R+ 12 t1,-1 {α1,3α1+2α2} 12 t11/3,1 {α1,3α1+2α2} 12 t1,q2 {α1} R+\{α1} 1,1,1,1,3,3 t1,-q-2 {α1} {3α1+2α2} 6,6 t1,z {α1} 12 tq2,1 {α1,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} {α1,α1+α2,2α1+α2} 6,6 t-q-2,1 {α2} {2α1+α2} 6,6 tq2/3,1 {α2} {3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 6,6 tz,1 {α2} 12 tq2,-q-2 {α1,3α1+2α2} 3,3,3,3 tq2,z {α1} 6,6 tz,q2 {α2} 6,6 tz,w 12

Table 17: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when q2=1.

t Z(t) P(t) Dim. of irreds. t1,1 R+ 12 t1,q2 {α1,3α1+2α2} R+\{α1,3α1+2α2} 2,2,1 t11/3,1 {α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 12 t1,q {α1} {3α1+2α2} 6,6 t1,z {α1} 12 tq,1 {α2} {2α1+α2} 6,6 tq2/3,1 {α2} {3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 4,4,2 tz,1 {α2} 12 tq2,z {α1} 6,6 tz,q2 {α2} 6,6 tz,w 12

Table 18: Table of possible central characters in type G2, when q4=1.

t Z(t)=P(t) Dim. of irreds. t1,1 R+ 1,1,1,1,2,2 t1,-1 {α1,3α1+2α2} 3,3,3,3 t11/3,1 {α2,3α1+α2,3α1+2α2} 3,6,3 t1,z {α1} 6,6 tz,1 {α2} 6,6 tz,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.

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