A combinatorial study of affine Schubert varieties in affine Grassmannian

Abstract: Let

o v e r l i n e {m a t h t t X}_{l} a m b d a

be the closure of the

m a t h t t I

-orbit

m a t h t t X_{l} a m b d a

in the affine Grassmanian

m a t h t t G r

of a simple algebraic group

G

of adjoint type, where

m a t h t t I

is the Iwahori group and

l a m b d a

is a coweight of

G

. We find a simple algorithm which describes the set

P s i (l a m b d a)

of all

m a t h t t I

-orbits in

o v e r l i n e {m a t h t t X}_{l} a m b d a

in terms of coweights. We introduce

R

-operators (associated to positive roots) on the coweight lattice of

G

, which exactly describe the closure relation of

m a t h t t I

-orbits. These operators satisfy Braid relations generically on the coweight lattice. We also establish a duality between the set

P s i (l a m b d a)

and the weight system of the level one affine Demazure module

h a t {m a t h s c r D}_{l} a m b d a

of

^{L} i l d e m a t h f r a k g

indexed by

l a m b d a

, where

^{L} i l d e m a t h f r a k g

is the affine Kac-Moody algebra dual to the affine Kac-Moody Lie algebra

i l d e m a t h f r a k g

associated to the Lie algebra

m a t h f r a k g

of

G

.

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