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  • Title: Cellularity of KLR and weighted KLRW algebras via crystals
  • Authors: Andrew Mathas and Daniel Tubbenhauer
  • Status: Preprint. Last update: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 04:31:36 UTC
  • ArXiv link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.13867
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Abstract

We prove that the weighted KLRW algebras of finite type, and their cyclotomic quotients, are cellular algebras. The cellular bases are explicitly described using crystal graphs. As a special case, this proves that the KLR algebras of finite type are cellular. As one application, we compute the graded decomposition numbers of the cyclotomic algebras.

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In groundbreaking papers, Khovanov–Lauda and Rouquier introduced a family of algebras attached, now called the KLR or quiver Hecke algebras, to a quiver . Even though there is large literature on these algebras there is still surprisingly little structural information known about these algebras. For example, these algebras have certain finite dimensional quotients and bases for these algebras are known only in special cases.
In 2012, Kleshchev, Loubert and Miemietz conjectured that the KLR algebras are graded (affine) cellular algebras. Some progress was made towards this conjecture for the infinite dimensional KLR algebras, but the conjecture for the cyclotomic quotients proved to be much harder, except in affine type A.
In order to understand categorifications of tensor products, Webster introduced the weighted KLRW algebras, which include the KLR algebras as a special case. Using these algebras, Mathas proved that the weighted KLRW algebras and their cyclotomic quotients are graded (affine) cellular algebras in some affine types, extending ideas from Bowman for affine type A.
This paper extends the machinery developed by Mathas to study weighted KLRW algebras, and KLR algebras, of finite type. By the work of Lauda–Vazirani and Varagnolo–Vasserot, it is known that the cyclotomic KLR algebras of finite type categorify the highest weight modules and their crystal graphs. We use the combinatorics of the crystal graphs to explicitly describe cellular bases of the weighted KLRW algebras. In this way we are able to directly link the crystal theory and the KLRW algebras.
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