On the classification of simple modules for cyclotomic Hecke algebras of type \(G(m,1,n)\) and Kleshchev multipartitions (Q5956130): Difference between revisions

This paper studies the modular representation theory of the cyclotomic Hecke algebras of type \(G(m,1,n)\), also known as Ariki-Koike algebras. These algebras were proved to be cellular by \textit{J. J. Graham} and \textit{G. I. Lehrer} [Invent. Math. 123, No. 1, 1-34 (1996; Zbl 0853.20029)], which means that they come equipped with a set of cell modules (called ``Specht modules'' in the paper under review). The theory of cellular algebras shows that each Specht module \(S^{\underline\lambda}\) has a natural bilinear form with radical \(\text{rad }S^{\underline\lambda}\), and the nonzero quotients \(D^{\underline\lambda}=S^{\underline\lambda}/\text{rad }S^{\underline\lambda}\) form a complete and irredundantly described set of simple modules over a field. Mathas conjectured, in previous joint work with the author, that the quotient modules \(D^{\underline\lambda}\) should be nonzero if and only if \(\underline\lambda\) is a Kleshchev multipartition. The main result of this paper is a proof of Mathas' conjecture. The technique used to achieve this is to transform the conjecture into a problem about canonical bases in Fock spaces, and then to use methods from quantum groups.