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arxiv: 1410.0435 · v3 · pith:W7ZDZMYVnew · submitted 2014-10-02 · 🧮 math.RT

Stacks in Representation Theory. What is a continuous representation of an algebraic group ?

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In this note I introduce a new approach to (or rather a new language for) representation theory of groups. Namely, I propose to consider a (complex) representation of a group $G$ as a sheaf on some geometric object (a stack). This point of view necessarily leads to a conclusion that the standard approach to (continuous) representations of algebraic groups is ideologically inconsistent. I propose a way to modify this approach using sheaves on stacks. In new version I corrected some misprints and added an explanation how stack's approach is related to Vogan's picture of representations.

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