Double affine braid groups and Hecke algebras of classical type

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

Last update: 12 March 2012

Introduction

I thank M. Noumi for providing me with a copy of his article [N95].

Type (Cn∨,Cn), for n≥2

Use a graphical notation for relations so that gi gj means gigj = gjgi, gi gj means gigjgi = gjgigj,   and gi gj means gigjgigj = gjgigjgi.

The double affine braid group

The double affine braid group is the group 𝔅˜n is generated by q 1 2 T1...Tn and T0,T0′,T0∨ with relations q 1 2 ∈Z(𝔅˜n),  T0∨T1-1T0T1 = T1-1T0T1T0∨,  T0-1T1(T0∨)-1T1-1 = T1(T0∨)-1T1-1T0-1, (Daff 2.1) T0 T1 T2 Tn-2 Tn-1 Tn T0∨ T1 T2 Tn-2 Tn-1 Tn T0′ T1 T2 Tn-2 Tn-1 Tn (Daff 2.2) There are redundant relations in this presentation of 𝔅˜n. In particular, the second relation in (Daff 2.1) implies T1T0∨T1-1T0 = T0T1T0-1T1, giving that T0 commutes with T1T0∨T1-1 and thus that T0-1 commutes with T1(T0∨)-1T1-1. But this is the last relation in (Daff 2.1).

The elements of the braid group on n+3 strands given by T0 = and Tn = T0∨ = and Ti = i i+1 , satisfy the relations in (Daff 2.1) and (Daff 2.2).

For j=1...n define Yεj∨ and Xεj in 𝔅˜n by Yε1∨ = T0T1⋯Tn⋯T1 and Yεj+1∨ = Tj-1 Yεj∨ Tj-1, Xε1 = (T0∨)-1T1-1⋯Tn-1⋯T1-1 and Xεj+1 = TjXεjTj, (Daff 2.3) for j=1...n-1. Pictorially, Yεj∨ = j and Xεj = j . The pictorial viewpoint makes it straightforward to verify that the subgroups X= ⟨Xε1,...,Xεn⟩ and Y= ⟨Yε1∨,...,Yεn∨⟩ are abelian.

In 𝔅˜n let Tsε1 = T1⋯Tn⋯T1 and T0′ = q-12 Xε1 T0-1 = q-12 (T0∨)-1 T1-1 ⋯ Tn-1 ⋯ T1-1 T0-1 = q-12 (T0∨)-1 Y-ε1∨ (Daff 2.4) DRAW A PICTURE OF THIS ELEMENT? Then, with Tsε1 = T1⋯Tn⋯T1, T0′ T1 T2 Tn-2 Tn-1 Tn and T0T0′T0∨Tsε1 = q-12, since

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The affine braid groups 𝔅n,𝔅n′ and 𝔅n∨ are the subgroups of 𝔅˜n given by 𝔅n = ⟨T0,T1,...,Tn⟩, 𝔅n′ = ⟨T0′,T1,...,Tn⟩ and 𝔅n∨ = ⟨T0∨,T1,...,Tn∨⟩.

  1. The double affine braid group 𝔅˜n is generated by q12, the affine braid group 𝔅n∨, and the abelian group Y with additional relations q12 ∈ Z(𝔅˜n), Yεi+1∨ = Ti-1 Yεi∨ Ti-1, for   i=1,...,n-1, and ⋯ ⋯ Yε1∨ Yε2∨ Yεj-1∨ Tj∨ Yεj+2∨ Yεn-1∨ Yεn∨   for   j=0,...,n. (Daff 2.5)
  2. The double affine braid group 𝔅˜n is generated by q12, the affine braid group 𝔅n, and the abelian group X with additional relations q12∈ Z(𝔅˜n), and ⋯ ⋯ Xε1 Xε2 Xεj-1 Tj Xεj+2 Xεn-1 Xεn   for   j=0,...,n. (Daff 2.6)

Proof.
(Daff 2.1) ⇒ (a): The relations (Daff 2.5) for j≠0 follow easily from the pictorial expression for Yεj∨ and the additional relations (Daff 2.5) for j=0 follow from the definition of Yεj∨ and the relation T0∨T1-1T0T1 = T1-1T0T1T0∨.

(a) ⇒ (Daff 2.1): Since T0 = Yε1∨T1-1 ⋯ Tn-1-1Tn-1Tn-1-1 ⋯ T1-1, the generators in (Daff 2.1) can be written in terms of the generators in (a). We need to show that the relations (Daff 2.5) imply T0T1T0T1 = T1T0T1T0, T0∨T1-1T0T1 = T1-1T0T1T0∨, and T0Ti = TiT0, for   i=2,3,...,n. Pictorially, Tsφ = = T1⋯Tn⋯T1, so that TiTsφ-1 = Tsφ-1Ti, for i=2,3,...,n. Thus, T0Ti = Yε1∨Tsφ-1Ti = Yε1∨TiTsφ-1 = TiYε1∨Tsφ-1 = TiT0, for   i=2,...,n. Using T0∨Yε2∨ = Yε2∨T0∨,  Yε2∨ = T1-1 Yε1∨ T1-1 and T0Ti = TiT0 for i=2,...,n, T0∨ T1-1 T0T1 = T0∨ T1-1 Yε1∨ T1-1 ⋯ Tn-1 ⋯ T1-1 T1 = T0∨ Yε2∨ T2-1 ⋯ Tn-1 ⋯ T2-1 = Yε2∨ T0∨ T2-1 ⋯ Tn-1 ⋯ T2-1 = T1-1 Yε1∨ T1-1 T2-1 ⋯ Tn-1 ⋯ T2-1 T0∨ = T1-1 T0T1 T0∨. Since Yε1∨ = T0T1 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T1 and Yε2∨ = T1-1 Yε1∨ T1-1 = T1-1 T0T1 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2 we have Yε1∨+ε2∨ = T0T1 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2T0T1 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2 = T0T1T0T2 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2T1 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2. Then T1-1 Yε1∨+ε2∨ = T1-1 Yε1∨ Yε2∨ = T1-1 Yε1∨ T1-1 Yε1∨ T1-1 = Yε2∨ Yε1∨ T1-1 = Yε2∨+ε1∨ T1-1 gives T1 Yε1∨+ε2∨ = T1T0T1T0T2 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2T1 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2 = Yε1∨+ε2∨ T1 = T0T1T0T2 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2Tsφ = T0T1T0TsφT2 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2 = T0T1T0T1T2 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2T1 ⋯ Tn ⋯ T2, since TsφTi = TiTsφ for i=2,...,n. thus T1T0T1T0 = T0T1T0T1.

(b) Since ι(Yεi∨) = Xεi, applying the automorphism ι to the presentation in (a) gives the presentation in (b).

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Letting (see [M03, (1.4.3)]) αn = 2εn and αi = εi-εi+1, for   i=1,...,n-1, the relations (Daff 2.5) are equivalent to Y being abelian and Ti Yλ∨ = Ysiλ∨ Ti, if   ⟨λ∨,αi⟩ = 0, and Ti-1 Yλ∨ Ti-1 = Ysiλ∨,   if   ⟨λ∨,αi⟩ = 1. The last relation is vacuous for i=n since ⟨λ∨,2εn⟩ ∈2ℤ for all λ∨ ∈ 𝔥ℤ.

The presentation of the double affine braid group given in (???) is implicit in [H06, ???] and quite explicit in [?, ???].

Automorphisms of the double affine braid group

(Duality) [M03, (3.5.1)] There is an involutive automorphism ι: 𝔅˜n → 𝔅˜n given by ι(q12) = q-12, ι(T0) = (T0∨)-1, ι(T0∨) = T0-1, and ι(Ti) = Ti-1   for   i=1,...,n.

Proof.
The involution ι fixes the first relation in (Daff 2.1), switches the second and third relations in (Daff 2.1), and switches the relations in (Daff 2.2).

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Note that ι(Yεi∨) = Xεi, for   i=1,...,n.

The double affine Weyl group

Type (Cn∨,Cn)

Let 𝔥ℤ = ∑i=1n ℤεi∨ and 𝔥ℤ* = ∑i=1n ℤεi, with ⟨εi∨,εj⟩ = δij. The Weyl group W0 is generated by s1,...,sn with s1 s2 sn-2 sn-1 sn and si2=1, (Daff 3.1) for i=1,...,n. The group W0 acts on 𝔥ℤ by siεi∨ = εi+1∨,   siεi+1∨ = εi∨, for   i=1,...,n-1   and   j≠i,i+1, and snεn∨ = -εn∨, snεj∨ = εj∨, for   j≠n. (Daff 3.2) Then W0 acts on 𝔥ℤ* by setting ⟨wμ,λ∨⟩ = ⟨μ,w-1λ∨⟩, for   w∈W0, μ∈𝔥ℤ*, λ∨∈𝔥ℤ. (Daff 3.3)

The double affine Weyl group is W˜ = {qk/2XμwYλ∨  |  k∈ℤ, w∈W0, μ∈𝔥ℤ*, λ∨∈𝔥ℤ} (Daff 3.4) with q12∈ Z(W˜), wXμ = Xwμw, wYλ∨ = Ywλ∨w, (Daff 3.5) XμXν = Xμ+ν , Yλ∨Yσ∨ = Yλ∨+σ∨ , and   XμYλ∨ = q⟨μ,λ∨⟩Yλ∨Xμ, (Daff 3.6) for μ,ν∈𝔥ℤ*,λ∨,σ∨∈𝔥ℤ,w∈W0.

Noting that q= Xε1 sε1 Y-ε1∨ Xε1 sε1 Y-ε1∨   where   sε1 = s1s2 ⋯ sn-1snsn-1 ⋯ s2s1, (Daff 3.7) define s0 = sε1 Y-ε1∨ , s0∨ = Xε1 sε1 , s0′ = q-12 Xε1 sε1 Y-ε1∨ . (Daff 3.8) The following proposition shows that W˜ is a quotient of that double affine braid group 𝔅˜n.

The group W˜ is presented by generators q12 s0∨ s0s1...sn and relations q12 ∈ Z(W˜),  (s0′)2 = 1, and si2 = 1,  for   i=0,...,n, s0 s1 s2 sn-2 sn-1 sn s0∨ s1 s2 sn-2 sn-1 sn and s0∨ s1s0s1 = s1s0s1 s0∨. (Daff 3.9)

Proof.
With definitions of s0,s0∨ and s0′ as in (Daff 3.8) it is straightforward to check that the relations of Proposition 3.1 hold in W˜.

Since Xε1 = s0∨ s1⋯sn⋯s1, and Xεj+1 = sj Xεj sj, and Yε1∨ = s0 s1⋯sn⋯s1, and Yεj+1∨ = sj Yεj∨ sj, (Daff 3.10) the generators of W˜ can be written in terms of q12 s0∨ s0s1...sn . Theorem 2.1(a) shows that the group presented in Proposition 3.1 satisfies the relations q12 ∈ Z(𝔅˜n), Yεi∨ Yεj∨ = Yεj∨ Yεi∨ ,for   1≤i,j≤n, (Daff 3.11) sn Yεj∨ = Yεj∨ sn,   for   j=1,...n-1, s0∨ Yεj∨ = Yεj∨ s0∨,  for   j=2,...,n, (Daff 3.12) Yεi+1∨ = si Yεi∨,  and   si Yεj∨ = Yεj∨ si, for   i=1,...,n-1   and   j≠i,i+1. (Daff 3.13) Similarly Theorem 2.1(b) shows that the group presented in Proposition 3.1 satisfies the relations q12∈ Z(𝔅˜n), Xεi Xεj = Xεj Xεi, for   1≤i,j≤n, (Daff 3.14) sn Xεj = Xεj sn,  for   j=1,...,n-1, s0 Xεj = Xεj s0,  for   j=2,...,n. (Daff 3.15) Xεi+1 = si Xεi si,   and   si Xεj = Xεj si, for   i=1,...,n-1   and   j≠i,i+1. (Daff 3.16) The relations in (Daff 3.11) and (Daff 3.14) imply the first relation in (Daff 3.5) and the first two relations of (Daff 3.6).

The relation s02=1 gives sε1 Y-ε1∨ = Yε1∨ sε1 which implies sn Y-εn∨ = Yεn∨ sn. Similarly   sn Xεn = X-εn sn follows from (s0∨)2=1. In combination with the relations in (Daff 3.12), (Daff 3.13), (Daff 3.15), (Daff 3.16) these imply the last two relations in (Daff 3.5).

The relation s0∨ Yεj∨ = Yεj∨ s0∨ gives Xε1 sε1 Yεj∨ = Yεj∨ Xε1 sε1 so that, for   j=2,...,n,   Xε1 Yεj∨ = Yεj∨ Xε1; similarly   Yε1∨ Xεj = Xεj Yε1∨ follows from s0 Xεj = Xεj s0, for j=2,...,n. Finally, (s0′)2=1 gives Xε1 Yε1∨ = q Yε1∨ Xε1, which establishes the third relation of (Daff 3.6).

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The group algebra of W˜ contains two Laurent polynomial rings ℂ[X±ε1,...,X±εn] &nsbp; and   ℂ[Y±ε1∨,...,Y±εn∨]   with   Xεi Yεj∨ = qδij Yεj∨ Xεi. This is analogous to the Weyl algebra generated by the two polynomial rings ℂ[x1,...,xn]   and   ℂ[ ∂ ∂x1 ,..., ∂ ∂xn ]   with   [ ∂ ∂xj ,xi] =δij. CHECK AGAIN?

Affine root systems

The notation for affine root systems is WS = {sa  |  a∈S} and S=(S1,S2), where S1 = {a∈S  |  12a∉S} and S2 = {a∈S  |  2a∉S}.

Define O1 = {±εi+r  |  1≤i≤n,r∈ℤ} O2 = {±2εi+2r  |  1≤i≤n,r∈ℤ} O3 = {±εi+12(2r+1)  |  1≤i≤n,r∈ℤ} O4 = {±2εi+2r+1  |  1≤i≤n,r∈ℤ} O5- = {±(εi-εj)+r  |  1≤i<j≤n,r∈ℤ} O5+ = {±(εi+εj)+r  |  1≤i<j≤n,r∈ℤ} and O5=O5-⊔O5+ so that the affine root systems of classical type are missing Note that εn∈O1,  2εn∈O2,  ε1+12δ∈O3,  2ε1+δ∈O4, and εi-εi+1∈O5,   for   i=1,...,n-1.

(Cn∨,Cn) = C-BCnII O4 O3 (Cn∨,BCn) = C-BCnI (BCn,Cn) = C-BCnIV O2 O3 O2 O1 Cn∨ = C-Bn (Bn,Bn∨) = B-BCn BCn = C-BCnIII Cn O3 O2 O1 O4 O4 Bn Bn∨ = B-Cn O1 O2 Dn O5+ An-1 O5- ∅
Where the left notation is the notation in [M03, §1.3] and the right notation is that of [BT]. The Weyl groups of these are WS = { WCn, for types   Cn Cn∨ BCn (BCn,Cn) (Cn∨,BCn) (Cn∨,Cn) , WBn, for types   Bn Bn∨ (Bn,Bn∨) , WDn, for type   Dn } where WCn = W0⋉𝔥ℤ ⊇ WBn = W0⋉𝔥_ℤ ⊇ WDn = W0_⋉𝔥_ℤ with W0=G2,1,n, W0_=G2,2,n and 𝔥ℤ = ∑i=1n ℤεi, and 𝔥_ℤ = {λ1ε1+⋯+λnεn  |  λ1+⋯+λn =0 mod 2}, SAY SOMETHING ABOUT WS orbits on S. HOW DO THESE COMPARE TO KAC AND SAHI-ION???

When n=2 define O1 = {±εi+r  |  1≤i≤2,r∈ℤ} O2 = {±2εi+2r  |  1≤i≤2,r∈ℤ} O3 = {±εi+12(2r+1)  |  1≤i≤2,r∈ℤ} O4 = {±2εi+2r+1  |  1≤i≤2,r∈ℤ} O5- = {±(ε1-ε2)+r  |  r∈ℤ} O5+ = {±(ε1+ε2)+r  |  r∈ℤ} Then the "classical" affine root systems of rank 2 are

(C2∨,C2) O3 O4 O2 O1 (BC2,C2) (C2∨,BC2) O2 O4 O3 O4 O3 BC2 (C2,C2∨) C2∨ C2 O1 O2 O1 O1 O3 O2 O4 O4 A1×A1 O5+ A1 O5- ∅
When n=1 define O1 = {±ε1+r  |  r∈ℤ} O2 = {±2ε1+2r  |  r∈ℤ} O3 = {±ε1+12(2r+1)  |  r∈ℤ} O4 = {±2ε1+2r+1  |  r∈ℤ} Then the "classical" affine root systems of rank 1 are
(C1∨,C1) O3 O4 (BC1,C1) (C1∨,BC1) O2 O2 BC1 O4 A1   ≅   A1 O1 O1⊔O3 ∅ ∅

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