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Unipotent representations: changing q to -q

Representation Theory 2025-10-17 v2

Abstract

Consider a Chevalley group over a finite field FqF_q such that the longest element of the Weyl group is central. We construct an involution ξξ!\xi\mapsto\xi^! of the set of unipotent representations of this group such that the degree polynomial of a unipotent representation ξ\xi is obtained up to sign from the degree polynomial of ξ!\xi^! by changing qq to q-q.

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@article{arxiv.2508.13951,
  title  = {Unipotent representations: changing q to -q},
  author = {P. Deligne and G. Lusztig},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.13951},
  year   = {2025}
}

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13 pages

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