Categorification of quantum symmetric pairs. I (Q1633850)

Summary: We categorify a coideal subalgebra of the quantum group of \(\mathfrak{sl}_{2r+1}\) by introducing a 2-category analogous to the one defined by Khovanov-Lauda-Rouquier, and show that self-dual indecomposable 1-morphisms categorify the canonical basis of this algebra. This allows us to define a categorical action of this coideal algebra on the categories of modules over cohomology rings of partial flag varieties and on the category \(\mathcal{O}\) of type B/C.