{"title":"A Generalization of Kac Polynomials and Tensor Product of Representations of $${{\\,\\textrm{GL}\\,}}_n(\\mathbb {F}_q)$$","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s00031-024-09854-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>Given a <em>generic</em> <em>k</em>-tuple <span> <span>\\((\\mathcal {X}_1,\\dots ,\\mathcal {X}_k)\\)</span> </span> of split semisimple irreducible characters of <span> <span>\\(\\textrm{GL}_n(\\mathbb {F}_q)\\)</span> </span>, Hausel, Letellier and Rodriguez-Villegas (<em>Adv. Math.</em> 234:85–128, 2013, Theorem 1.4.1) constructed a <em>star-shaped</em> quiver <span> <span>\\(Q=(I,\\Omega )\\)</span> </span> together with a dimension vector <span> <span>\\(\\alpha \\in \\mathbb {N}^I\\)</span> </span> and they proved that <span> <EquationNumber>0.0.1</EquationNumber> <span>$$\\begin{aligned} \\left\\langle \\mathcal {X}_1\\otimes \\cdots \\otimes \\mathcal {X}_k,1\\right\\rangle =a_{Q,\\alpha }(q) \\end{aligned}$$</span> </span>where <span> <span>\\(a_{Q,\\alpha }(t)\\in \\mathbb {Z}[t]\\)</span> </span> is the so-called <em>Kac polynomial</em>, i.e., it is the counting polynomial for the number of isomorphism classes of absolutely indecomposable representations of <em>Q</em> of dimension vector <span> <span>\\(\\alpha \\)</span> </span> over finite fields. Moreover, it was conjectured by Kac (1983) and proved by Hausel-Letellier-Villegas (<em>Ann. of Math. (2)</em> 177(3):1147–1168, 2013) that <span> <span>\\(a_{Q,\\alpha }(t)\\)</span> </span> has non-negative integer coefficients. From the above formula together with Kac’s (1983) results, they deduced that <span> <span>\\(\\left\\langle \\mathcal {X}_1\\otimes \\cdots \\otimes \\mathcal {X}_k,1\\right\\rangle \\ne 0\\)</span> </span> if and only if <span> <span>\\(\\alpha \\)</span> </span> is a root of <em>Q</em>; moreover, <span> <span>\\(\\left\\langle \\mathcal {X}_1\\otimes \\cdots \\otimes \\mathcal {X}_k,1\\right\\rangle =1\\)</span> </span> exactly when <span> <span>\\(\\alpha \\)</span> </span> is a real root. In this paper, we extend their result to any <em>k</em>-tuple <span> <span>\\((\\mathcal {X}_1,\\dots ,\\mathcal {X}_k)\\)</span> </span> of split semisimple irreducible characters (which are not necessarily generic). To do that, we introduce a stratification indexed by subsets <span> <span>\\(V\\subset \\mathbb {N}^I\\)</span> </span> on the set of <em>k</em>-tuples of split semisimple irreducible characters of <span> <span>\\(\\textrm{GL}_n(\\mathbb {F}_q)\\)</span> </span>. The part corresponding to <span> <span>\\(V=\\{\\alpha \\}\\)</span> </span> consists of the subset of generic <em>k</em>-tuples <span> <span>\\((\\mathcal {X}_1,\\dots ,\\mathcal {X}_k)\\)</span> </span>. A <em>k</em>-tuple <span> <span>\\((\\mathcal {X}_1,\\dots ,\\mathcal {X}_k)\\)</span> </span> in the stratum corresponding to <span> <span>\\(V\\subset \\mathbb {N}^I\\)</span> </span> is said to be of level <em>V</em>. A representation <span> <span>\\(\\rho \\)</span> </span> of <span> <span>\\((Q,\\alpha )\\)</span> </span> is said to be of level at most <span> <span>\\(V\\subset \\mathbb {N}^I\\)</span> </span> if the dimension vectors of the indecomposable components of <span> <span>\\(\\rho \\otimes _{\\mathbb {F}_q}\\overline{\\mathbb {F}}_q\\)</span> </span> belong to <em>V</em>. Given a <em>k</em>-tuple <span> <span>\\((\\mathcal {X}_1,\\dots ,\\mathcal {X}_k)\\)</span> </span> of level <em>V</em>, our main theorem is the following generalization of Formula (<span>0.0.1</span>) <span> <span>$$\\begin{aligned} \\left\\langle \\mathcal {X}_1\\otimes \\cdots \\otimes \\mathcal {X}_k,1\\right\\rangle =M_{Q,\\alpha ,V}(q) \\end{aligned}$$</span> </span>where <span> <span>\\(M_{Q,\\alpha ,V}(t)\\in \\mathbb {Z}[t]\\)</span> </span> is the counting polynomial for the number of isomorphism classes of representations of <span> <span>\\((Q,\\alpha )\\)</span> </span> over <span> <span>\\(\\mathbb {F}_q\\)</span> </span> of level at most <em>V</em>. Moreover, we prove a formula expressing <span> <span>\\(M_{Q,\\alpha ,V}(t)\\)</span> </span> in terms of Kac polynomials and so we get a formula expressing any multiplicity <span> <span>\\(\\left\\langle \\mathcal {X}_1\\otimes \\cdots \\otimes \\mathcal {X}_k,1\\right\\rangle \\)</span> </span> in terms of generic ones. As another consequence, we prove that <span> <span>\\( \\left\\langle \\mathcal {X}_1\\otimes \\cdots \\otimes \\mathcal {X}_k,1\\right\\rangle \\)</span> </span> is a polynomial in <em>q</em> with non-negative integer coefficients and we give a criterion for its non-vanishing in terms of the root system of <em>Q</em>.</p>","PeriodicalId":0,"journal":{"name":"","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00031-024-09854-3","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Given a generick-tuple \((\mathcal {X}_1,\dots ,\mathcal {X}_k)\) of split semisimple irreducible characters of \(\textrm{GL}_n(\mathbb {F}_q)\), Hausel, Letellier and Rodriguez-Villegas (Adv. Math. 234:85–128, 2013, Theorem 1.4.1) constructed a star-shaped quiver \(Q=(I,\Omega )\) together with a dimension vector \(\alpha \in \mathbb {N}^I\) and they proved that 0.0.1$$\begin{aligned} \left\langle \mathcal {X}_1\otimes \cdots \otimes \mathcal {X}_k,1\right\rangle =a_{Q,\alpha }(q) \end{aligned}$$where \(a_{Q,\alpha }(t)\in \mathbb {Z}[t]\) is the so-called Kac polynomial, i.e., it is the counting polynomial for the number of isomorphism classes of absolutely indecomposable representations of Q of dimension vector \(\alpha \) over finite fields. Moreover, it was conjectured by Kac (1983) and proved by Hausel-Letellier-Villegas (Ann. of Math. (2) 177(3):1147–1168, 2013) that \(a_{Q,\alpha }(t)\) has non-negative integer coefficients. From the above formula together with Kac’s (1983) results, they deduced that \(\left\langle \mathcal {X}_1\otimes \cdots \otimes \mathcal {X}_k,1\right\rangle \ne 0\) if and only if \(\alpha \) is a root of Q; moreover, \(\left\langle \mathcal {X}_1\otimes \cdots \otimes \mathcal {X}_k,1\right\rangle =1\) exactly when \(\alpha \) is a real root. In this paper, we extend their result to any k-tuple \((\mathcal {X}_1,\dots ,\mathcal {X}_k)\) of split semisimple irreducible characters (which are not necessarily generic). To do that, we introduce a stratification indexed by subsets \(V\subset \mathbb {N}^I\) on the set of k-tuples of split semisimple irreducible characters of \(\textrm{GL}_n(\mathbb {F}_q)\). The part corresponding to \(V=\{\alpha \}\) consists of the subset of generic k-tuples \((\mathcal {X}_1,\dots ,\mathcal {X}_k)\). A k-tuple \((\mathcal {X}_1,\dots ,\mathcal {X}_k)\) in the stratum corresponding to \(V\subset \mathbb {N}^I\) is said to be of level V. A representation \(\rho \) of \((Q,\alpha )\) is said to be of level at most \(V\subset \mathbb {N}^I\) if the dimension vectors of the indecomposable components of \(\rho \otimes _{\mathbb {F}_q}\overline{\mathbb {F}}_q\) belong to V. Given a k-tuple \((\mathcal {X}_1,\dots ,\mathcal {X}_k)\) of level V, our main theorem is the following generalization of Formula (0.0.1) $$\begin{aligned} \left\langle \mathcal {X}_1\otimes \cdots \otimes \mathcal {X}_k,1\right\rangle =M_{Q,\alpha ,V}(q) \end{aligned}$$where \(M_{Q,\alpha ,V}(t)\in \mathbb {Z}[t]\) is the counting polynomial for the number of isomorphism classes of representations of \((Q,\alpha )\) over \(\mathbb {F}_q\) of level at most V. Moreover, we prove a formula expressing \(M_{Q,\alpha ,V}(t)\) in terms of Kac polynomials and so we get a formula expressing any multiplicity \(\left\langle \mathcal {X}_1\otimes \cdots \otimes \mathcal {X}_k,1\right\rangle \) in terms of generic ones. As another consequence, we prove that \( \left\langle \mathcal {X}_1\otimes \cdots \otimes \mathcal {X}_k,1\right\rangle \) is a polynomial in q with non-negative integer coefficients and we give a criterion for its non-vanishing in terms of the root system of Q.