The Aubert-Zelevinsky involution for $G_2$ and its associated Hecke algebras
Chuan Qin
TL;DR
This work computes the Aubert–Zelevinsky duality for the exceptional group $G_2$ within Bernstein blocks, focusing on principal and intermediate series. By constructing progenerators for Levi subgroups, it transfers the duality to endomorphism algebras $\mathcal{H}^{\mathfrak{s}}(G)$ and derives explicit involutions on the corresponding affine Hecke algebras. The paper simultaneously verifies numerous instances of Bernstein’s conjecture for $G_2$, distinguishing unitarizable from non-unitarizable duals and providing concrete dual correspondences between $G_2$-representations and Hecke-algebra modules. These results extend Muic’s methodology to the exceptional group $G_2$, offering a detailed, case-by-case atlas of dualities across principal and intermediate blocks and illuminating the Langlands-quotient structure in this setting.
Abstract
Motivated by the recent work of Aubert-Xu and the techniques in G. Muic's article, we provide examples of computations of the Aubert-Zelevinsky duality functor for the principal and mediate series of the exceptional group $G_2$, and deduce corresponding results regarding the involution on the Hecke algebra side. These computations also allow us to confirm several instances of the Bernstein conjecture for $G_2$. This article is developed from part of the author's PhD thesis.
