$t$-quantized Cartan matrix and R-matrices for cuspidal modules over quiver Hecke algebras
Masaki Kashiwara, Se-jin Oh
TL;DR
This paper shows that the $t$-quantized Cartan matrix ${oldsymbol{ extsf{C}}_t(t)=oldsymbol{ extsf{C}}(1,t)}$ and its AR-quiver framework encode the $Z$-invariants of R-matrices between cuspidal modules in quiver Hecke algebras of arbitrary finite type. By folding simply-laced AR-quivers along Dynkin diagram automorphisms, the authors relate non-simply-laced types to ADE-type data, deriving explicit degree polynomials $oldsymbol{rak{d}}_{i,j}(t)$ and their folded counterparts $ ilde{oldsymbol{rak{d}}}_{i,j}(t)$. They prove that the invariant $oldsymbol{ ext{d}}(S_Q(oldsymbol{eta}),S_Q(oldsymbol{eta'}))$ equals the coefficient of $t^{|p-s|-1}$ in $ ilde{oldsymbol{ extunderbar{B}}}_{i,j}(t)$ after mapping $(i,p)$ and $(j,s)$ through $oldsymbol{ extphi}_Q$, and that the composition length of the convolution product of cuspidal modules is governed by these degree polynomials. The work advances a unified combinatorial approach to R-matrix denominators and convolution lengths across all finite types, including BCFG, by leveraging AR-quiver statistics and Q-data folding. It strengthens the link between quiver Hecke algebras and quantum groups, providing tools to compute explicit invariants from Dynkin-quiver data.
Abstract
As every simple module of a quiver Hecke algebra appears as the image of the R-matrix defined on the convolution product of certain cuspidal modules, knowing the $\mathbb{Z}$-invariants of the R-matrices between cuspidal modules is quite significant. In this paper, we prove that the $(q,t)$-Cartan matrix specialized at $q=1$ of an arbitrary finite type, called the $t$-quantized Cartan matrix, informs us of the invariants of R-matrices. To prove this, we use combinatorial AR-quivers associated with Dynkin quivers and their properties as crucial ingredients.
