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Coherent sheaves and categorical sl(2) actions

Algebraic Geometry 2019-12-19 v2 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We introduce the concept of a geometric categorical sl(2) action and relate it to that of a strong categorical sl(2) action. The latter is a special kind of 2-representation in the sense of Rouquier. The main result is that a geometric categorical sl(2) action induces a strong categorical sl(2) action. This allows one to apply the theory of strong sl(2) actions to various geometric situations. Our main example is the construction of a geometric categorical sl(2) action on the derived category of coherent sheaves on cotangent bundles of Grassmannians.

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@article{arxiv.0902.1796,
  title  = {Coherent sheaves and categorical sl(2) actions},
  author = {Sabin Cautis and Joel Kamnitzer and Anthony Licata},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.1796},
  year   = {2019}
}

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29 pages

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