Affine $\imath$quantum groups and Steinberg varieties of type C

TL;DR

This paper geometrically realizes affine imathiquantum groups of type C using equivariant K-groups of Steinberg varieties, introduces a new Drinfeld presentation, and constructs standard and irreducible modules with multiplicity formulas.

Contribution

It provides a new geometric realization and a novel Drinfeld type presentation for affine imathiquantum groups of type C, along with module constructions and multiplicity formulas.

Findings

Geometric realization via equivariant K-groups of Steinberg varieties.

New Drinfeld type presentation with nontrivial Serre relations.

Construction of standard and irreducible modules with multiplicity formulas.

Abstract

We provide a geometric realization of the quasi-split affine $\imath$quantum group of type AIII$_{2n-1}^{(\tau)}$ in terms of equivariant K-groups of non-connected Steinberg varieties of type C. This uses a new Drinfeld type presentation of this affine $\imath$quantum group which admits very nontrivial Serre relations. We then construct \`a la Springer a family of finite-dimensional standard modules and irreducible modules of this $\imath$quantum group, and provide a composition multiplicity formula of the standard modules.