Metaplectic covers of Kac–Moody groups and Whittaker functions

Patnaik, M. M. and Puskás, A. (2019) Metaplectic covers of Kac–Moody groups and Whittaker functions. Duke Mathematical Journal, 168(4), (doi: 10.1215/00127094-2018-0049)

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Abstract

Starting from some linear algebraic data (a Weyl group invariant bilinear form) and some arithmetic data (a bilinear Steinberg symbol), we construct a central extension of a Kac–Moody group generalizing the work of Matsumoto. Specializing our construction over non-Archimedean local fields, for each positive integer n we obtain the notion of n -fold metaplectic covers of Kac–Moody groups. In this setting, we prove a Casselman–Shalika-type formula for Whittaker functions.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Puskas, Dr Anna
Authors: Patnaik, M. M., and Puskás, A.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Mathematics
Journal Name:Duke Mathematical Journal
Publisher:Duke University Press
ISSN:0012-7094
ISSN (Online):1547-7398

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