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$\mathrm{PGL}_n(\mathbb{C})$-character stacks and Langlands duality over finite fields

Representation Theory 2026-05-28 v6 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

In this paper we study the mixed Poincar\'e polynomial of generic PGLn(C)\mathrm{PGL}_n(\mathbb{C})-character stacks with coefficients in some local systems arising from the conjugacy classes of PGLn(C)\mathrm{PGL}_n(\mathbb{C}) which have non-connected stabiliser. We give a conjectural formula that we prove to be true under the Euler specialisation. We then prove that this conjectured formula interpolates the structure coefficients of the two based rings(C(PGLn(Fq)),Loc(PGLn),) \left(\mathcal{C}(\mathrm{PGL}_n(\mathbb{F}_q)),Loc(\mathrm{PGL}_n),*\right) and (C(SLn(Fq)),CS(SLn),)\left(\mathcal{C}(\mathrm{SL}_n(\mathbb{F}_q)), CS(\mathrm{SL}_n),\cdot\right) where for a group HH, C(H)\mathcal{C}(H) denotes the space of complex valued class functions on HH, Loc(PGLn)Loc(\mathrm{PGL}_n) denotes the basis of characteristic functions of intermediate extensions of equivariant local systems on conjugacy classes of PGLn\mathrm{PGL}_n and CS(SLn)CS(\mathrm{SL}_n) the basis of characteristic functions of Lusztig's character-sheaves on SLn\mathrm{SL}_n. Our result reminds us of a non-abelian Fourier transform.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2412.03234,
  title  = {$\mathrm{PGL}_n(\mathbb{C})$-character stacks and Langlands duality over finite fields},
  author = {Emmanuel Letellier and Tommaso Scognamiglio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.03234},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

v5. Improved the expositions, added some results in the case of a Riemann surface of arbitrary genus. All comments are welcome!

R2 v1 2026-06-28T20:22:48.076Z