Homomorphisms to Hook Specht Modules over Quiver Hecke Algebras of Type C

Abstract: We investigate homomorphisms between Specht modules for level 1 cyclotomic quiver Hecke algebras of affine type C. For hook partitions with a short leg' or ashort arm', we give the full quiver Hecke algebra action and we show that every non-zero homomorphism from an arbitrary Specht module is determined by sending the cyclic generator to a single standard basis element. We use this action to investigate homomorphisms to these Specht modules, giving a full classification in the short leg case. This provides the first investigation of homomorphisms between Specht modules in affine type C and extends methods previously used in affine type A.