Ariki-Koike algebras with semisimple bottoms (Q1581839)

We investigate the representation theory of an Ariki-Koike algebra whose Poincaré polynomial associated with the ``bottom'', i.e., the subgroup on which the symmetric group acts, is non-zero in the base field. We prove that the module category of such an Ariki-Koike algebra is Morita equivalent to the module category of a direct sum of tensor products of Hecke algebras associated with certain symmetric groups. We also generalize this Morita equivalence theorem to give a Morita equivalence between a \(q\)-Schur\(^m\) algebra and a direct sum of tensor products of certain \(q\)-Schur algebras.