Cohomological identification conjectures for BPS complexes of symmetric quotient stacks

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Let GG act on a smooth variety XX. For a pair (λ,α)QX,G(\lambda,\alpha)\in\mathscr{Q}_{X,G}, let P(λ,α)BPS(λ,α)\underline{\mathcal{P}}_{(\lambda,\alpha)}\coloneqq\underline{\mathcal{BPS}}_{(\lambda,\alpha)} be the associated cohomologically graded mixed Hodge module. Let QX,GstQX,G\mathscr{Q}_{X,G}^{\mathrm{st}}\subseteq\mathscr{Q}_{X,G} denote the stable pairs, namely those for which there are closed orbits with finite stabilizer for the Gλ/G(λ,α)G^{\lambda}/G_{(\lambda,\alpha)}-action on XαλX^{\lambda}_{\alpha}. Write IC(Xαλ/ ⁣/Gλ)\underline{\mathcal{IC}}(X^{\lambda}_{\alpha}/\!/G^{\lambda}) for the intersection-cohomology complex and L\mathscr{L} for the Lefschetz object.

BPS complex conjectures. The following assertions should hold:

  1. P(λ,α)0\underline{\mathcal{P}}_{(\lambda,\alpha)}\neq 0 if and only if (λ,α)QX,Gst(\lambda,\alpha)\in\mathscr{Q}_{X,G}^{\mathrm{st}}.
  2. For (λ,α)QX,G(\lambda,\alpha)\in\mathscr{Q}_{X,G},
P(λ,α)=HdimG(λ,α)(πQXαλ/Gλvir)[dimG(λ,α)].\underline{\mathcal{P}}_{(\lambda,\alpha)}={\underline{\mathcal{H}}}^{\dim G_{(\lambda,\alpha)}}(\pi_*\underline{\mathbf{Q}}_{X^{\lambda}_{\alpha}/G^{\lambda}}^{\mathrm{vir}})[-\dim G_{(\lambda,\alpha)}].
  1. There is a natural inclusion
IC(Xαλ/ ⁣/Gλ)LdimG(λ,α)/2P(λ,α),\underline{\mathcal{IC}}(X^{\lambda}_{\alpha}/\!/G^{\lambda})\otimes\mathscr{L}^{\dim G_{(\lambda,\alpha)}/2}\hookrightarrow\underline{\mathcal{P}}_{(\lambda,\alpha)},

which is an isomorphism.

The conjectures aim to identify precisely when the BPS complexes are nonzero and to describe them in terms of cohomology and intersection cohomology. The first conjecture was proved in the cited follow-up work under an orthogonality assumption for the action of GG; the general assertions are not established by the supplied text.

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Primary source

Lucien Hennecart, “Cohomological integrality for symmetric quotient stacks”, arXiv:2408.15786 (2025).

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