The WKB crystal structure conjecture for shift-of-argument eigenlines

Let L(λ)L(\lambda) be a finite-dimensional representation of U(gln)U(\mathfrak{gl}_n), let uhreg^(R)u\in\widehat{\mathfrak h_{\rm reg}}(\mathbb{R}), and let E(λ,u)E(\lambda,u) be the set of eigenlines for the shift-of-argument subalgebra A(u)\mathcal{A}(u). For each k=1,,n1k=1,\ldots,n-1, denote by sk,k+1(+)(u)s_{k,k+1}^{(+)}(u) and sk+1,k()(u)s_{k+1,k}^{(-)}(u) the relevant operators, and by e~k(u)\tilde e_k(u) and f~k(u)\tilde f_k(u) their WKB-induced operators. WKB crystal structure conjecture. The WKB approximations of sk,k+1(+)(u)s_{k,k+1}^{(+)}(u) and sk+1,k()(u)s_{k+1,k}^{(-)}(u) produce operators e~k(u)\tilde e_k(u) and f~k(u)\tilde f_k(u) on E(λ,u)E(\lambda,u) such that (E(λ,u),e~k(u),f~k(u))(E(\lambda,u),\tilde e_k(u),\tilde f_k(u)) is a gln\mathfrak{gl}_n-crystal. Moreover, for any two representations L(λ1)L(\lambda_1) and L(λ2)L(\lambda_2), the WKB approximations of the displayed tensor-product operators in the source produce the crystal operators e~k(u)\tilde e_k(u) and f~k(u)\tilde f_k(u) on the tensor product E(λ1,u)E(λ2,u)E(\lambda_1,u)\otimes E(\lambda_2,u) of gln\mathfrak{gl}_n-crystals. This conjecture proposes that the WKB asymptotics of shift-of-argument operators recover the crystal structure on eigenlines and are compatible with tensor products.

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Xiaomeng Xu, “WKB approximation, crystals and combinatorics of Young tableaux”, arXiv:2105.13149 (2025).

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