A quiver variety approach to root multiplicities
Algebraic Combinatorics, Volume 4 (2021) no. 1, pp. 163-174.

We present combinatorial upper bounds on dimensions of certain imaginary root spaces for symmetric Kac–Moody algebras. These come from the realization of the corresponding infinity-crystal using quiver varieties. The framework is general, but we only work out specifics in rank two. In that case we give explicit bounds. These turn out to be quite accurate, and in many cases exact, even for some fairly large roots.

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DOI: 10.5802/alco.158
Classification: 17B67
Keywords: Kac–Moody algebra, quiver, crystal
Tingley, Peter 1

1 Loyola University Chicago Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics 1032 W. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL
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Tingley, Peter. A quiver variety approach to root multiplicities. Algebraic Combinatorics, Volume 4 (2021) no. 1, pp. 163-174. doi : 10.5802/alco.158. https://alco.centre-mersenne.org/articles/10.5802/alco.158/

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