Maximal ideals in the Hecke algebra at $e=2$ in positive characteristic

Prove that, for a Hecke algebra $H_\infty$ over a field $F$ of positive characteristic with quantum parameter of quantum characteristic $e=2$, there are precisely two maximal ideals.

Background

The paper proves that the infinite Hecke algebra HH_\infty has precisely e1e-1 maximal ideals when e>2e>2, and proves that it has exactly one maximal ideal in characteristic zero when e=2e=2. For positive characteristic and e=2e=2, the methods used for the symmetric group algebra do not directly extend because they rely on its Hopf algebra structure.

The paper notes that at least two maximal ideals are known in this remaining case and formulates the precise conjecture that there are no others. A proof would complete the analogous maximal-ideal classification for the relevant Hecke algebras.

References

A proof of the following conjecture would generalise Theorem~\ref{thm:main}(2) and complete this story for Hecke algebras. Note that one can show that there are at least two maximal ideals here. If $\mathrm{char}(F)>0$ and $e=2$, there are precisely two maximal ideals in $H_\infty$.

Maximal ideals in the finitary symmetric group algebra in characteristic two  (2608.18782 - Coulembier, 19 Aug 2026) in Section 4, subsection “Hecke algebras,” Conjecture labeled \ref{conj:Hecke}