The BMR freeness and symmetrizing-form conjecture for cyclotomic Hecke algebras

Let WW be an irreducible complex reflection group, let AA be the coefficient ring, and write H(W,u){\mathcal{H}}(W,{\mathbf u}) for its cyclotomic Hecke algebra. Let B(W)B(W) be the braid group, let π\boldsymbol\pi be the element defined from a generator of the center as in the source, and write bTbb\mapsto T_b for the natural map from B(W)B(W) to H(W,u){\mathcal{H}}(W,{\mathbf u}). Let xxx\mapsto x^\vee be the automorphism of AA given by uu1{\mathbf u}\mapsto{\mathbf u}^{-1}. The BMR freeness and symmetrizing-form conjecture.

(a) H(W,u){\mathcal{H}}(W,{\mathbf u}) is free over AA of rank W|W|.

(b) H(W,u){\mathcal{H}}(W,{\mathbf u}) carries a non-degenerate symmetrizing form

t:H(W,u)At:{\mathcal{H}}(W,{\mathbf u})\longrightarrow A

which makes it into a symmetric algebra and satisfies

t(Tb1)=t(Tbπ)t(Tπ)for all bB(W).t(T_{b^{-1}})^\vee=\frac{t(T_{b\boldsymbol\pi})}{t(T_{\boldsymbol\pi})}\qquad\text{for all }b\in B(W).

This is presented as a stronger assertion following the basic dimension and representation conjecture. The source notes that the conjecture is known only in some cases, so it remains open in general.

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Primary source

Gunter Malle and Jean Michel, “Constructing representations of Hecke algebras for complex reflection groups”, arXiv:0909.4040 (2009).

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