Crystal of affine type \(\widehat{A}_{\ell-1}\) and Hecke algebras at a primitive \(2\ell\) th root of unity (Q2236089)

Let \(\ell\ge 2\) be an integer. In this paper, the authors provide a realization of the crystal of affine type \(\widehat{A}_{\ell-1}\) using the modular representation theory of the affine Hecke algebras \(\mathcal{H}_n\) of type \(A\) and their level two cyclotomic quotients whose Hecke parameter is a primitive 2\(\ell\)th root of unity. The main results of this paper generalize earlier work of \textit{I. Grojnowski} and \textit{M. Vazirani} on the relations between the crystal of \(\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_\ell\) and the affine Hecke algebras of type \(A\) at a primitive \(\ell\)th root of unity [Transform. Groups 6, No. 2, 143--155 (2001; Zbl 1056.20002)].