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Intersection Cohomology of Igusa Stacks

Number Theory 2026-07-28 v1 Algebraic Geometry Representation Theory

Abstract

We study the intersection cohomology of minimally compactified Shimura varieties of PEL type AC using Igusa stacks and the work of Fargues-Scholze. More precisely, we construct a sheaf on the moduli stack of GG-bundles on the Fargues-Fontaine curve, which recovers this intersection cohomology after applying a Hecke operator in the sense of geometric Langlands. We show that this sheaf has several desirable properties; for example, it is Verdier self-dual and perverse. This leads to several applications to intersection cohomology, including a version of the Mantovan product formula, as well as torsion-vanishing and Eichler-Shimura relations. Along the way, we investigate the interaction between Baily-Borel and Newton stratifications on minimally compactified Igusa stacks, and we study perverse t-structures on stratified v-stacks.

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@article{arxiv.2607.25889,
  title  = {Intersection Cohomology of Igusa Stacks},
  author = {Ana Caraiani and Linus Hamann and Mingjia Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.25889},
  year   = {2026}
}

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