The Hecke algebra is in general not quasi-hereditary, meaning that its module category is not a highest weight category; while it admits a quasi-hereditary cover via category O for certain rational Cherednik algebras due to Ginzburg-Guay-Opdam-Rouquier. It was proved in type A that this category O can be realized using q-Schur algebra, but this realization problem remains open beyond types A/B/C. An essential step for type D is to study Hu’s Hecke subalgebra, which deforms from a wreath product that is not a Coxeter group. In this talk, I’ll talk about a new theory allowing us to take the ‘quantum wreath product’ of an algebra by a Hecke algebra. Our wreath product produces the Ariki-Koike algebra as a special case, as well as new ‘Hecke algebras’ of wreath products between symmetric groups. We expect them to play a role in answering the realization problem for complex reflection groups.

This is joint work with Dan Nakano and Ziqing Xiang.

This video was produced by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, as part of their OIST Representation Theory Seminar series.