Categorical representations, KLR algebras and Koszul duality (1512.04878v2)

Abstract: The parabolic category $\mathcal O$ for affine ${\mathfrak{gl}}N$ at level $-N-e$ admits a structure of a categorical representation of $\widetilde{\mathfrak{sl}}_e$ with respect to some endofunctors $E$ and $F$. This category contains a smaller category $\mathbf A$ that categorifies the higher level Fock space. We prove that the functors $E$ and $F$ in the category $\mathbf A$ are Koszul dual to Zuckerman functors. The key point of the proof is to show that the functor $F$ for the category $\mathbf A$ at level $-N-e$ can be decomposed in terms of components of the functor $F$ for the category $\mathbf A$ at level $-N-e-1$. To prove this, we use the approach of categorical representations. We prove a general fact about categorical representations: a category with an action of $\widetilde{\mathfrak sl}{e+1}$ contains a subcategory with an action of $\widetilde{\mathfrak sl}{e}$. To prove this claim, we construct an isomorphism between the KLR algebra associated with the quiver $A{e-1}^{(1)}$ and a subquotient of the KLR algebra associated with the quiver $A_{e}^{(1)}$.