Nonclassical iota-canonical basis conjecture

Let (V,BV)(V,\mathbb{B}_V) be a based Uq2U_{-q^2}-module, for example a finite-dimensional irreducible type I representation with Lusztig canonical basis BV\mathbb{B}_V. Let N=C(q){1N}\mathcal{N}=\mathbb{C}(q)\{1_{\mathcal{N}}\} be the one-dimensional nonclassical representation, and let Θι\Theta^\iota be the 22-tensor quasi KK-matrix acting on VNV\otimes\mathcal{N}. Nonclassical iota-canonical basis conjecture. The operators satisfy

Θι=(Tw01\prescriptιTw01)Δ(\prescriptιTw0),\Theta^\iota=(T_{w_0}^{-1}\otimes\prescript{\iota}{}{T}_{w_0}^{-1})\circ\Delta(\prescript{\iota}{}{T}_{w_0}),

where Tw0T_{w_0} and \prescriptιTw0\prescript{\iota}{}{T}_{w_0} are the longest quantum Weyl group elements; Θι\Theta^\iota induces an ι\iotabar involution, there is a unique ι\iotacanonical basis BVNι\mathbb{B}_{V\otimes\mathcal{N}}^\iota that is invariant and unitriangular relative to BV1N\mathbb{B}_V\otimes1_{\mathcal{N}}, this basis respects isotypic components, and a compatible nonclassical ι\iotacanonical basis exists for a modified form of Uq2ιU_{-q^2}^\iota. In rank 11, that basis consists of the nonclassical ι\iotadivided powers x(k)\mathsf{x}^{(k)}. These assertions extend the usual canonical-basis formalism to the nonclassical quantum symmetric-pair setting. The statements are presented as conjectural; the rank-one description and preceding operator properties provide partial evidence, while the general existence and compatibility claims remain open.

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Elijah Bodish, Ben Elias and David E. V. Rose, “Type B Webs”, arXiv:2607.13252 (2026).

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