Geometric representations of GL(n,R), cellular Hecke algebras and the embedding problem

We study geometric representations of GL(n,R) for a ring R. The structure of the associated Hecke algebras is analyzed and shown to be cellular. Multiplicities of the irreducible constituents of these representations are linked to the embedding problem of pairs of R-modules x < y.Comment: 18 pages, final version, to appear in JPA

From p-adic to real Grassmannians via the quantum

Let F be a local field. The action of GL(n,F) on the Grassmann variety Gr(m,n,F) induces a continuous representation of the maximal compact subgroup of GL(n,F) on the space of L^2-functions on Gr(m,n,F). The irreducible constituents of this representation are parameterized by the same underlying set both for Archimedean and non-Archimedean fields. This paper connects the Archimedean and non-Archimedean theories using the quantum Grassmannian. In particular, idempotents in the Hecke algebra associated to this representation are the image of the quantum zonal spherical functions after taking appropriate limits. Consequently, a correspondence is established between some irreducible representations with Archimedean and non-Archimedean origin.Comment: 24 pages, final version, to appear in Advances in Mathematic

Representations of automorphism groups of finite O-modules of rank two

Let O be a complete discrete valuation domain with finite residue field. In this paper we describe the irreducible representations of the groups Aut(M) for any finite O-module M of rank two. The main emphasis is on the interaction between the different groups and their representations. An induction scheme is developed in order to study the whole family of these groups coherently. The results obtained depend on the ring O in a very weak manner, mainly through the degree of the residue field. In particular, a uniform description of the irreducible representations of GL(2,O/P^k) is obtained, where P is the maximal ideal of O.Comment: Final version, to appear in Advances in Mathematic