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A projection formula for the ind-Grassmannian

Representation Theory 2013-07-30 v2

Abstract

Let X=kXkX = \bigcup_k X_k be the ind-Grassmannian of codimension nn subspaces of an infinite-dimensional torus representation. If \cE\cE is a bundle on XX, we expect that j(1)jΛj(\cE)\sum_j (-1)^j \Lambda^j(\cE) represents the KK-theoretic fundamental class [\cOY][\cO_Y] of a subvariety YXY \subset X dual to \cE\cE^*. It is desirable to lift a KK-theoretic "projection formula" from the finite-dimensional subvarieties XkX_k, but such a statement requires switching the order of the limits in jj and kk. We find conditions in which this may be done, and consider examples in which YY is the Hilbert scheme of points in the plane, the Hilbert scheme of an irreducible curve singularity, and the affine Grassmannian of SL(2,\C)SL(2,\C). In the last example, the projection formula becomes an instance of the Weyl-Ka\c{c} character formula, which has long been recognized as the result of formally extending Borel-Weil theory and localization to YY \cite{S}. See also \cite{C3} for a proof of the MacDonald inner product formula of type AnA_n along these lines.

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@article{arxiv.1303.5512,
  title  = {A projection formula for the ind-Grassmannian},
  author = {Erik Carlsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.5512},
  year   = {2013}
}

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21 pages, no figures

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