Geometric Satake equivalence: a historical survey

George Lusztig

Before the "geometric Satake equivalence" there was a decategorified version of it which however contained most of its essential features. In my talk I will talk about some of the ideas which have led to this theory. In particular I will explain the connection with modular representations.

https://www.ias.edu/video/geometric-satake-equivalence-historical-survey