Quantum cohomology of the Springer resolution

Let G denote a complex, semi-simple, simply-connected group and B its associated flag variety. We identify the equivariant quantum differential equation for the cotangent bundle T*B with the affine Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov connection of Cherednik and Matsuo. This recovers Kim's description of qua...

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Main Authors: Braverman, Alexander, Maulik, Davesh, Okounkov, Andrei
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115929
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7525-318X
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Summary:Let G denote a complex, semi-simple, simply-connected group and B its associated flag variety. We identify the equivariant quantum differential equation for the cotangent bundle T*B with the affine Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov connection of Cherednik and Matsuo. This recovers Kim's description of quantum cohomology of B as a limiting case. A parallel result is proven for resolutions of the Slodowy slices. Extension to arbitrary symplectic resolutions is discussed. Keywords: Quantum cohomology; Springer resolution; KZ connection; Symplectic resolutions; Dunkl operators