Polynomial Representations of GLn

The first half of this book contains the text of the first edition of LNM volume 830, Polynomial Representations of GLn. This classic account of matrix representations, the Schur algebra, the modular representations of GLn, and connections with symme

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830 J. A. Green

Polynomial

Representations of GL n

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 1980

Author James A. Green Mathematics Institute University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL England

AMS SubjeCt Classifications (1980): 20 C30, 20 G05

ISBN 3-540-10258-2 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg NewYork ISBN 0-387-10258-2 Springer-Verlag NewYork Heidelberg Berlin This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. Under § 54 of the German Copyright Law where copies are made for other than private use, a fee is payable to the publisher, the amount of the fee to be determined by agreement with the publisher. © by Springer-Vertag Berlin Heidelberg 1980 Printed in Germany Printing and binding: Beltz Offsetdruck, Hemsbach/Bergstr. 2141/3140-543210

These lectures were given at Yale University semester

1980, while the author was receiving

and hospitality Foundation

of Yale University

versity of Essen,

Germany.

the kind support

and the National

(NSF contract MCS 79-04473).

given at the University of Warwick,

during the spring Science

Earlier versions were

Engl.and and at the uni-

POLYNOMIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF

GL

n

Table of Contents

Chapter i.

Introduction

Chapter 2.

Polynomial representations of GL (K) : The Schur algebra

18

2.1

Notation, etc.

18

2.2

The categories MK(n),MK(n,r)

2.3

The Schur algebra SK(n,r)

19 21 23

2.4

The map

2.5

Modular theory

25

2.6

The module E mr

2.7

Contravariant duality

31

2.8

AK(n,r) as KF-bimodule

34

Weights and characters

36

3.1

Weights

36

3.2

Weight spaces

37

Chapter 3.

e:KF+SK(n,r)

27

3.3

Some properties of weight spaces

38

3.4

Characters

40

3.5

Irreducible modules in ~_(n,r) K-

44

The modules DX, K

5O

4.1

Preamble

50

4.2

~-tableaux

50

4.3

Bideterminants

4.4

Definition of

Chapter 4.

DX, K

51 53

Vt

4.5

The basis theorem for DE, K

55

4.6

The Carter-Lusztig lemma

57

4.7

Some consequences of the basis theorem

59

4.8

James's construction of Di, K

61

The Carter-Lusztig modules VI, K

65

5.1

Definition of V%, K

65

5.2

VI, K is Carter-Lusztig's "Weyl module"

65

5.3

The Carter-Lusztig basis for V~, K

68

Contravariant forms on VI, K

73

Representation theory of the symmetric group

80

6.1

The functor

80

6.2

General theory of the functor f:mod S ÷ mod eSe

83

6.3

Application I. Specht modules and their duals

88

6.4

Application II. Irreducible KG(r)-medules, char K = p

93

6.5

Application III. The functor MK(N,r) + MK(n,r) (N L n )

102

6.6

Application IV. Some theorems on decomposition numbers

107

Chapter 5.

5.4 5.5 5.6

Chapter 6.

Some consequences of the basis theorem

Z-forms of V~,Q

f:MK(n,r) ÷ mod KG(r)(r ~ n)

70

77

Bibliography

113

Index

117

§I.

Introduction Issai Schur determined the polynomial replesentations of the complex

general