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Branes and Representations of DAHA $C^\vee C_1$: affine braid group action on category

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-04-08 v3 Mathematical Physics Algebraic Geometry math.MP Representation Theory Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

We study the representation theory of the spherical double affine Hecke algebra (DAHA) of CC1C^\vee C_1, using brane quantization. By showing a one-to-one correspondence between Lagrangian AA-branes with compact support and finite-dimensional representations of the spherical DAHA, we provide evidence of derived equivalence between the AA-brane category of SL(2,C)\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbb{C})-character variety of a four-punctured sphere and the representation category of DAHA of CC1C^\vee C_1. The D4D_4 root system plays an essential role in understanding both the geometry and representation theory. In particular, this AA-model approach reveals the action of an affine braid group of type D4D_4 on the category. As a by-product, our geometric investigation offers detailed information about the low-energy effective dynamics of the SU(2) Nf=4N_f=4 Seiberg-Witten theory.

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@article{arxiv.2412.19647,
  title  = {Branes and Representations of DAHA $C^\vee C_1$: affine braid group action on category},
  author = {Junkang Huang and Satoshi Nawata and Yutai Zhang and Shutong Zhuang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.19647},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

62 pages + Appendix, 30 figures, 11 tables. v2: Corrections made to the proof of Claim 4.2, typos fixed, and an additional reference included. v3: add the generalized polynomial representation, provide an explicit description of the affine braid group action incorporating the Maslov index, and include additional references