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Centre of centralisers in connected reductive groups
Let $G$ be a connected reductive group over an algebraically closed field. Let $T$ be a maximal torus and $x\in T$. Let $G_x$ denote the centraliser of $x$ in $G$.
Question: What is an explicit ...
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Coordinates on $N_+ \backslash \overline{B_+ w B_+} / N_+$
Let $G = \text{GL}_n(\mathbb{C})$ and let $N_+$ be the subgroup of upper triangular matrices with $1$'s on the diagonal. Let $w$ be a permutation, let $B_+ w B_+$ be the Bruhat cell and let $\overline{...
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Only Zariski-closed subsets of compact Lie groups with nonempty interior have nonzero measure
In this question, the following fact was used by the respondent
A Zariski-closed subset of a compact Lie group $G$ with nonzero Haar
measure contains a coset of $G^0$, the connected component of
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Is every connected semisimple linear Lie group the connected component of (the real points of) an algebraic group?
Is every connected semisimple linear Lie group the identity connected component of (the real points of) an algebraic group?
I was told some fact along this line is true but could not find any ...
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Cohomology rings of $ GL_n(C)$, $SL_n(C)$
Can anyone provide me with the reference for the following fact
(idea of the proof will be appreciated too):
Cohomology ring with $\mathbb Q$-coefficients of a group $G$ (I don't know precisely what ...
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Chevalley restriction theorem for non-split Cartan
Let $G$ be a reductive group over a field $k$ with maximal torus $H$. Let $\mathfrak{g}$ and $\mathfrak{h}$ denote the corresponding Lie algebra. If $k$ is algebraically closed, we have a theorem of ...
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How often does a pair of linear maps generate a Zariski-dense subgroup of $GL(d,\mathbb{R})$?
I am an analyst working on a number of problems which in some way relate to random matrix products. In this context I frequently find that the analytic properties I am interested in depend in some way ...
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Invariant theory for parabolics
Let $G$ be a connected reductive group over $\mathbb{C}$ of (reductive) rank $\ell$. Let $P$ be a parabolic of $G$ and let $P=LN$ denote the Levi decomposition. Let $\mathfrak{g}, \mathfrak{p}, \...
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Lifting one parameter subgroups of algebraic groups
Let $G$ be a linear algebraic group over an algebraically closed field $\mathbb C$ of characteristic zero and $U$ its unipotent radical, then $H:=G/U$ is a reductive group. Assume that I have a one ...
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Cohomology of Bott-Samelson varieties?
How is the cohomology of Bott-Samelson varieties (desingularizations of Schubert Varieties ) usually calculated? Let's fix the Lie group to be $GL_n(\mathbb{C})$ or $SL_n(\mathbb{C})$ here.
Is there ...
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Unions of orbits of dimension $\leq n$
Let $G$ be a complex linear algebraic group acting on a smooth complex projective variety $X$ with finitely many orbits. Note that each $G$-orbit is a smooth locally closed subvariety of $X$.
For a ...
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Action of the endomorphism monoid on an irreducible GL-module
Let $G=\mathrm{Gl}_n(\mathbb C)$ and $V$ an irreducible $G$-module on which $G$ acts polynomially. In other words, the algebraic group action of $G$ on the affine space $V$ extends to an algebraic ...
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Holomorphic representations of complex reductive Lie groups and the boundary of orbits (Reference request)
I have difficulties finding an appropriate reference for the following question (which I hope that it to be true).
Let $U$ be a compact Lie group, $G:=U^{\mathbb{C}}$ its complexification and $\tau: U^...
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Representation theory of Discrete Subgroups of Lie groups
My question is the following. Which representations of $Sp(2g, \mathbb Z)$ are extendable to representations of $Sp(2g, \mathbb C)$ or $Sp(2g, \mathbb R)$. Is there a general theory and a good ...
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