Quiver D-modules and homology of local systems over an arrangement of hyperplanes

Abstract

Let $C$ be an arrangement of affine hyperplanes in a complex affine space $X$, $D$ the ring of algebraic differential operators on $X$. We define a category of quivers associated with $C$. A quiver is a collection of vector spaces, attached to strata of the arrangement, and suitable linear maps between the vector spaces . To a quiver we assign a $D$-module on $X$, called the quiver $D$-module. We describe basic operations for $D$-modules in terms of linear algebra of quivers. We give an explicit construction of a free resolution of a quive $D$-module and use the construction to describe the associated perverse sheaf. As an application, we calculate the cohomology of $X$ with coefficients in the quiver perverse sheaf (under certain assumptions).