Deligne–Lusztig theory

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Deligne–Lusztig theory is a framework in algebraic geometry and representation theory that constructs and studies representations of finite groups of Lie type using varieties defined over finite fields.

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instanceOf mathematical theory
representation theory framework
appliesTo finite groups of Lie type
basedOn Deligne–Lusztig varieties
cohomology of algebraic varieties
constructs character sheaves precursors
cuspidal representations
representations of finite groups of Lie type
unipotent representations
virtual representations
contextOf Chevalley groups
finite groups of Lie type classification
reductive groups over finite fields
describedIn "Representations of reductive groups over finite fields"
field algebraic geometry
representation theory
generalizes classical character theory of finite groups
influenced Lusztig’s theory of character sheaves
geometric representation theory
modern approaches to the Langlands correspondence
introducedBy George Lusztig
Pierre Deligne
involves Borel subgroups
linked to: Borel subalgebras

Bruhat decomposition
Weyl groups
linked to: Weyl group

maximal tori in reductive groups
provides geometric construction of representations
geometric interpretation of character values
parameterization of irreducible representations
publishedIn Annals of Mathematics
relatesTo Bruhat–Tits theory
Langlands program
Springer correspondence
Tits building
character sheaves
modular representation theory
studies Green functions
Hecke algebras
linked to: Hecke algebra

characters of finite groups of Lie type
unipotent characters
uses Frobenius endomorphism
Weil conjectures techniques
algebraic groups over finite fields
varieties over finite fields
étale cohomology
ℓ-adic cohomology
yearIntroduced 1976

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Pierre Deligne knownFor Deligne–Lusztig theory
Deligne–Lusztig theory basedOn Deligne–Lusztig varieties
linked to: Deligne–Lusztig theory