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Vít Tuček
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question on Can every parabolic subgroupssubgroup be conjugated to its opposite by an element of the Weyl group?

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question on parabolic subgroups

Given a minimal parabloic subgroup we know that conjugation by the longest element in the weyl group takes it to the opposite parabolic.

Can we do the same thing if we choose a standard parabolic subgroup? Can we always find an element in the weyl group such that conjugation by this element takes it to the opposite parabolic? I am guessing this should be possible by modifying the longest element in the weyl group. Is this true? Any help is appreciated.