In Chapter 1 we introduce the Yokonuma-Hecke Algebra and a Yokonuma-Hecke Algebra-module. In Chapter 2 we determine that the possible eigenvalues of particular elements in the Yokonuma-Hecke Algebra acting on the module. In Chapter 3 we find determine module subspaces and eigenspaces that are isomorphic. In Chapter 4 we determine the structure of the q-eigenspace. In Chapter 5 we determine the spherical elements of the module. / Master of Science / The Yokonuma-Hecke Algebra-module is a vector space over a particular field. Acting on vectors from the module by any element of the Yokonuma-Hecke Algebra corresponds to a linear transformation. Then, for each element we can find eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The transformations that we are considering all have the same eigenvalues. So, we consider the intersection of all the eigenspaces that correspond to the same eigenvalue. I.e. vectors that are eigenvectors of all of the elements. We find an algorithm that generates a basis for said vectors.

The Iwahori-Hecke algebras of Coxeter groups play a central role in the study of representations of semisimple Lie-type groups. An important tool is the combinatorial approach to representations of Iwahori-Hecke algebras introduced by Kazhdan and Lusztig in 1979. In this dissertation, I discuss a generalization of the Iwahori-Hecke algebra of the symmetric group that is instead based on the complex reflection group G(r,1,n). Using the analogues of Kazhdan and Lusztig's R-polynomials, I show that this algebra determines a partial order on G(r,1,n) that generalizes the Chevalley-Bruhat order on the symmetric group. I also consider possible analogues of Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials.

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Graded Hecke algebras are deformations of skew group algebras which arise from a group acting on a polynomial ring. Over fields of characteristic zero, these deformations have been studied in depth and include both symplectic reflection algebras and rational Cherednik algebras as examples. In Lusztig's graded affine Hecke algebras, the action of the group is deformed, but not the commutativity of the vectors. In Drinfeld's Hecke algebras, the commutativity of the vectors is deformed, but not the action of the group. Lusztig's algebras are all isomorphic to Drinfeld's algebras in the nonmodular setting. We find new deformations in the modular setting, i.e., when the characteristic of the underlying field divides the order of the group. We use Poincare-Birkhoff-Witt conditions to classify these deformations arising from the symmetric group acting on a polynomial ring in arbitrary characteristic, including the modular case.

This thesis explores various connections between multiple zeta values and modular forms of low level. In the first part, we consider double zeta values of odd weight. We generalize a result of Gangl, Kaneko and Zagier on period polynomial relations among double zeta values of even weights to this setting. This answers a question asked by Zagier. We also prove a conjecture of Zagier on the inverse of a certain matrix in this setting. In the second part, we study multiple zeta values of higher depth. In particular, we give a criterion and a conjectural criterion for "fake" relations in depth 4. In the last part, we consider multiple zeta values of levels 2 and 3. We describe one connection with the Hecke operators T₂ and T₃, and another connection with newforms of level 2 and 3. We also give a conjectural generalization of the Eichler-Shimura-Manin correspondence to the spaces of newforms of levels 2 and 3.

In this dissertation, we give a complete classification and list all identities of the form h = fg, where f , g and h are Hecke eigenforms of any weight with respect to Γ₁(N). This result extends the work of Ghate [Gha02] who considered this question for eigenforms with respect to Γ₁(N), with N square-free and f and g of weight 3 or greater. We remove all restrictions on the level N and the weights of f and g. For N = 1 there are only 16 eigenform identities, which are classically known. We first give a new proof of the level N = 1 case. We then give a proof which classifies all such eigenform identities for all levels N > 1. The identities fall into two categories. There are two infinite families of identities, given in Table 7.2. There are 209 other identities, listed (up to conjugacy) in Table 7.1. Thus any eigenform identity h = f g with respect to Γ₁(N) is either conjugate to an identity in Table 7.1 or takes the form of an identity described in Table 7.2.

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This thesis concerns representation theory of the symmetric groups and related algebras. In recent years, the study of the “quiver Hecke algebras”, constructed independently by Khovanov and Lauda and by Rouquier, has become extremely popular. In this thesis, our motivation for studying these graded algebras largely stems from a result of Brundan and Kleshchev – they proved that (over a field) the KLR algebras have cyclotomic quotients which are isomorphic to the Ariki–Koike algebras, which generalise the Hecke algebras of type A, and thus the group algebras of the symmetric groups. This has allowed the study of the graded representation theory of these algebras. In particular, the Specht modules for the Ariki–Koike algebras can be graded; in this thesis we investigate graded Specht modules in the KLR setting. First, we conduct a lengthy investigation of the (graded) homomorphism spaces between Specht modules. We generalise the rowand column removal results of Lyle and Mathas, producing graded analogues which apply to KLR algebras of arbitrary level. These results are obtained by studying a class of homomorphisms we call dominated. Our study provides us with a new result regarding the indecomposability of Specht modules for the Ariki–Koike algebras. Next, we use homomorphisms to produce some decomposability results pertaining to the Hecke algebra of type A in quantum characteristic two. In the remainder of the thesis, we use homogeneous homomorphisms to study some graded decomposition numbers for the Hecke algebra of type A. We investigate graded decomposition numbers for Specht modules corresponding to two-part partitions. Our investigation also leads to the discovery of some exact sequences of homomorphisms between Specht modules.

On peut associer à tout groupe de réflexions complexes, son algèbre de Hecke H(W). Celle-ci peut etre vue comme une déformation de l'algèbre du groupe W. La théorie d'Ariki-Lascoux-Leclerc-Thibon a permis de montrer que les représentations de ces algèbres sont dans certains cas intimement reliées à des objets remarquables provenant de la théorie des groupes quantiques en type A affine (comme les cristaux ou les bases canoniques de Kashiwara-Lusztig). Le principal objectif de ce mémoire est d'étudier puis d'étendre les liens unissant ces deux théories. Nous obtenons entre autres des paramétrisations des modules simples pour H(W) grace à l'étude des cristaux du groupe quantique, calculons les matrices de décompositions associées ou encore étudions certaines involutions remarquables de H(W). Des résultats concernant la théorie des représentations des algèbres de Hecke affines de type A sont également présent\és (règle de branchement modulaire, calcul de l'involution de Zelevinsky etc.)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-42).