The center of small quantum groups I: the principal block in type A

Abstract

We develop an elementary algebraic method to compute the center of the principal block of a small quantum group associated with a complex semisimple Lie algebra at a root of unity. The exemplary case of ${\mathfrak{sl}}_3$ is computed explicitly, and further evidence of ${\mathfrak{sl}}_4$ is sketched. This allows us to formulate the conjecture that, as a bigraded vector space, the center of a regular block of the small quantum ${\mathfrak{sl}}_m$ at a root of unity is isomorphic to Haiman's diagonal coinvariant algebra for the symmetric group $S_m$.

44 pages, V3 contains corrections from the referee and updated references, comments welcome, International Mathematics Research Notices 2017

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