English

An explicit formula for the Hilbert series of a partial flag variety

Representation Theory 2023-10-18 v1

Abstract

For a semisimple, simply-connected linear algebraic group, GG, and parabolic subgroup, PGP\subseteq G, we use the fact that the Hilbert polynomial of the equivariant embedding of G/PG/P is equal to the Hilbert function to compute an explicit formula for the Hilbert series of G/PG/P in terms of the dimensions of finitely many irreducible representations of GG. As an example, we compute the Hilbert series of the adjoint variety of SL(n+1,C)SL(n+1,\mathbb{C}). We conclude by computing the linear term of the numerator of the Hilbert series of any fundamental representation in type AA.

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@article{arxiv.2310.10932,
  title  = {An explicit formula for the Hilbert series of a partial flag variety},
  author = {Wayne A. Johnson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.10932},
  year   = {2023}
}