# What is the cohomology of the tangent bundle of a flag variety?

Let $G$ be the general linear group $\operatorname{GL}(n,\mathbb{C})$ and $P$ a parabolic subgroup with Lie algebra $\mathfrak{p}$. Consider the vector bundles $$\mathcal{P} = G\times_P \mathfrak{p} \subset G/P \times \mathfrak{gl}$$ and $$\mathcal{T}_{G/P} = G\times_P \mathfrak{g/p}.$$

I would like to understand the space of sections of the latter, eventually in a way which works if $G$ is any principal bundle.

Bott showed that there is an exact sequence $$0\rightarrow H^0(G/P,\mathcal{P}) \rightarrow H^0(G/P,\mathcal{O}_{G/P}\otimes\mathfrak{g})\rightarrow H^0(G/P,\mathcal{P})\rightarrow H^1(G/P,\mathcal{P})\rightarrow 0$$

Question 1: If $G/P = \mathbb{P}^{1}$ then $H^0(\mathbb{P}^{1}, \mathcal{T}_{\mathbb{P}^{1}}) = \operatorname{End}(\mathbb{C}^{2})/\mathbb{C} I$. How does $\mathcal{P}$ split as a direct sum of line bundles on $\mathbb{P}^1$?

Question 2: Is there a vanishing theorem for $H^1(G/P,\mathcal{P})$ for other flag varieties?

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• I don't understand your first question. As for the second --- in characteristic zero you can use Borel--Bott--Weil to answer it. – Sasha Mar 13 '15 at 19:06
• Concerning the first question, the answer is $O \oplus O(-1) \oplus O(-1)$. – Sasha Mar 13 '15 at 19:56
• @sasha : since the global sections are 3-dim, there must be a misprint in your comment. – BS. Mar 16 '15 at 7:51
• BS. He is talking about the sheaf $\mathfrak{p}$, which you would expect to be rank 3, degree -2 and have vanishing cohomology in this case. – Anton Isopoussu Mar 16 '15 at 9:58
• oops! I misread the question. Thanks. – BS. Mar 16 '15 at 10:20