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A simple character formula

Representation Theory 2020-09-11 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

In this paper we prove a character formula expressing the classes of simple representations in the principal block of a simply-connected semisimple algebraic group G in terms of baby Verma modules, under the assumption that the characteristic of the base field is bigger than 2h-1, where h is the Coxeter number of G. This provides a replacement for Lusztig's conjecture, valid under a reasonable assumption on the characteristic.

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@article{arxiv.1904.08085,
  title  = {A simple character formula},
  author = {Simon Riche and Geordie Williamson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.08085},
  year   = {2020}
}

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24pp, final version