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Representation theory, equivariant topology and Langlands duality via fixed point schemes

Objective

We propose a three-way dictionary between representation theory of complex semisimple Lie groups,
equivariant topology of affine Schubert varieties and mirror symmetry for Langlands dual Hitchin systems
via the language of fixed point schemes. This unified framework will yield new insights and advances
within these fields, with applications extending to other areas of mathematics and quantum physics.

We introduce big algebras, which are commutative algebras attached to representations of complex
semisimple Lie groups. We view them as commutative avatars of the representation because they bring
together a wealth of sophisticated information, including a novel ring structure on multiplicity spaces,
the weight diagram and crystal structure.

We geometrize the study of equivariant cohomologies of various varieties with group action by
representing them as rings of functions of certain fixed point schemes of the group action. Adopting this
perspective, we propose novel scheme-theoretic counterparts to several fundamental constructions in
algebraic topology, such as equivariant integration, Hodge and Lefschetz theory. For affine Schubert
varieties, these counterparts offer an alternative topological approach to understanding big algebras.

Due to our central observation that the Hitchin integrable system on various Lagrangians can be modelled
by the spectrum of equivariant cohomology and big algebras, we propose a host of computational tests
of conjectured mirror branes of Kapustin–Witten in Langlands dual Hitchin systems.

We explore several applications, including polynomial relationships between quantum numbers in baryon
multiplets; a big algebra approach to Kashiwara’s conjecture on affine crystals; compatibility with Langlands
duality, endoscopy, transfer and character formulas in the relative Langlands program; geometrization of
various q = −1 phenomena and cyclic sieving in algebraic combinatorics.

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA
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€ 2 499 576,00
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Ostösterreich Niederösterreich Wiener Umland/Nordteil
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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