Comparing cohomology via exact split pairs in diagram algebras
Sulakhana Chowdhury, Geetha Thangavelu
TL;DR
The paper develops a unified method to compare cohomology across module categories of diagram algebras by establishing exact split pairs between diagram algebras and their input (corner) algebras. Using the framework of cellular algebras and iterated inflations, it proves that for $A$-Brauer, cyclotomic Brauer, and walled Brauer algebras one can realize $D_n(A)$ or $\mathcal{B}_n^r(\pmb{\delta})$ as iterated inflations with corner split quotients $A\wr \mathfrak{S}_{n-2l}$ or $\mathcal{H}_{n-2l}^r$, yielding explicit exact split pairs via induction/restriction functors $\text{ind}_l, \text{Res}_l$. Consequently, Hom and Ext between cell modules reduce to those for the input algebras, enabling precise non-vanishing criteria and global-dimension analyses; finite global dimension results follow under standard modular conditions (e.g., $p>n$ or $p=0$) and invertible delta parameters. The work extends cohomology comparison to several families of diagram algebras, with concrete corollaries for cyclotomic and walled Brauer contexts and implications for quasi-hereditary structure.
Abstract
In this article, we compare the cohomology between the categories of modules of the diagram algebras and the categories of modules of its input algebras. Our main result establishes a sufficient condition for exact split pairs between these two categories, analogous to a work by Diracca and Koenig in [7]. To be precise, we prove the existence of the exact split pairs in $A$-Brauer algebras, cyclotomic Brauer algebras, and walled Brauer algebras with their respective input algebras.
