Motivic Springer theory

Abstract

We show that representations of convolution algebras such as Lustzig’s graded affine Hecke algebra or the quiver Hecke algebra and quiver Schur algebra in type A and A˜ can be realized in terms of certain equivariant motivic sheaves called Springer motives. To this end, we lay foundations to a motivic Springer theory and prove formality results using weight structures.As byproduct, we express Koszul and Ringel duality in terms of a weight complex functor and show that partial quiver flag varieties in type A˜ (with cyclic orientation) admit an affine paving.