On involutions of minuscule Kirillov algebras induced by real structures

Abstract

We study Kirillov algebras attached to minuscule highest weight representations of semisimple Lie algebras. They can be viewed as equivariant cohomology algebras of partial flag varieties. Real structures on the varieties then induce involutions of these algebras. We describe how these involutions act on the spectra of minuscule Kirillov algebras, and model the fixed points via the equivariant cohomology of real partial flag varieties. We then use this model to characterise freeness of the fixed point coordinate ring over the appropriate base. As an application, we recover a $q=-1$ phenomenon of Stembridge in the minuscule case by geometric means.

arXiv commentminor changes (corrected typos, revised Lemma 4.17 and start of section 7), results unchanged; published version

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