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Component groups of stabilizers for linear representations
Let $G$ be a connected simple reductive group over $\mathbb C$. Let $V$ be a finite-dimensional complex representation of $G$.
Given a vector $v \in V$, it is natural to consider its stabilizer group $...
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Multiplication in Peter-Weyl theorem
$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}$It is known that the coordinate algebra $\mathcal O(\SL_n(\mathbb C))$ decomposes as direct sum of $V \otimes V^*$ for $V$ finite-dimensional irreducible representations ...
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Counting conjugacy classes of completely reducible subgroups in general linear groups [closed]
Let $G = GL(n, q)$ be the general linear group over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$ with $q$ elements, where $q$ is a power of a prime $p$. Let $m$ be a positive integer dividing $q-1$. Suppose $\...
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Classification of visible actions for *reducible* representations?
Is there a classification of the pairs $(G,V)$ such that $G$ is reductive [and connected, if you like], and $G$ acts faithfully and visibly on $V$ - crucially, including all cases where $V$ is ...
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Do parabolic/Levi pairs admit dynamic descriptions over disconnected base?
In Gille, Thm. 7.3.1, it is proven that given a reductive group scheme $G \to S$ over a connected base $S$, every parabolic-Levi pair $(P, L)$ over $S$ admits a dynamic description, i.e. is of the ...
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What is the minimum possible k-rank of a quasi-split reductive group over a field?
It is not possible for a quasi-split reductive group $G$ over a field $k$ to be anisotropic (unless it is solvable, hence its connected component is a torus). Indeed, there exists a proper $k$-...
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Map $\operatorname{Sym}^{mp}(V^*) \longrightarrow K^{q}$ defined by $q$ points in $\operatorname{Sym}^p(V)$
EDIT : I have edited the question and made it more specific with respect to the kind of answer I expect.
Let $V$ be a finite dimensional $K$-vector space and let $x_1, \dotsc, x_q \in V$ be $q$ points,...
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When can we lift transitivity of an action from geometric points to a flat cover?
Let $G$ a nice group scheme (say, over $S$), $X$ a smooth $G$-scheme over $S$, that is, $\pi : X \to S$ a smooth, $G$-invariant morphism. Assume that the action is transitive on algebraically closed ...
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Constructing tensor structures for representations over group schemes
Let $A$ be an algebra over a field $k$. Let's say a tensor structure for modules over $A$ is any functorial assignment of an $A$-module structure to $M\otimes_kM'$ for $A$-modules $M, M'$. A good way ...
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Zariski closure of the image of an induced representation
Let $G$ be a finitely generated discrete group, $H\le G$ a subgroup of finite index $d$, and let $\rho : H\rightarrow \operatorname{GL}(n,\mathbb{C})$ be a representation.
Let $\tilde{\rho} := \...
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Geometric properties of the adjoint action of a reductive group
$\newcommand{\g}{\mathfrak{g}}$Let $G$ be a reductive algebraic group over field $k = \overline{k}$ and consider the characteristic polynomial $\g \to \g/\!/G := \operatorname{Spec} (k[\g]^G)$ induced ...
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Weights of finite abelian group actions on submanifolds/subvarieties
(cross-posted from https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4125529/weights-of-finite-abelian-group-actions-on-submanifolds-subvarieties)
How do weights associated to actions of finite subgroups of $\...
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Why are coroots needed for the classification of reductive groups?
As we know reductive groups up to isomorphism corresponds to root data up to isomorphism. My question is why in the definition of root data do we need the coroots?
Let's break it down to two questions:...
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What are the irreps in this canonical action of $\operatorname{PGL}_2(F_q)$?
Consider the permutation action of $\operatorname{PGL}_2(\mathbb F_q)$ on $\mathbb P^1(\mathbb F_q)$ by fractional linear transformations. We can consider the associated (complex) representation of ...
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Quotient Jordan property
The Jordan property for finite subgroups of ${\rm GL}_n(\mathbb{C})$ says that there exists a constant $c(n)$ so that for any finite subgroup $G$ of ${\rm GL}_n(\mathbb{C})$ there is a normal abelian ...
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Determining the irreducible invariant subspaces of a permutation action by computing eigenspaces of a matrix
Let $\Sigma\subseteq\mathrm{Sym}(n)$ be a permutation group on $N:=\{1,...,n\}$.
My goal is to determine the irreducible invariant subspaces of the permutation action of $\Sigma$ on $\Bbb R^n$, and I ...
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Wonderful compactification of $\mathrm{SL}(2)/\mathrm{SO}(2)$
Let $\mathbb{P}^2 = \mathbb{P}(\operatorname{Sym}^2\mathbb{C}^2)$ be the projective space of $2\times 2$ symmetric matrices over $\mathbb{C}$ modulo scalar.
Define an $\mathrm{SL}(2)$-action on $\...
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Paramodular forms with level and Iwahori subgroups?
Given an integer $N>0$, not necessarily prime, we have the paramodular group $K(N) \subset \text{Sp}_{4}(\mathbb{Q})$, which consists of matrices of the form
$$\begin{bmatrix} * & *N & * &...
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Mathematical uses of string theory
It is widely believed that correctness of string theory as a physical theory will not be decided in the near future. Regardless whether this will turn out to be correct or not, mathematical concepts ...
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Commuting matrix variety $[A,B]=0$ - can one geometrically explain divisibility of $F_ q$ point count by high powers of $q$?
$\DeclareMathOperator\Comm{Comm}\DeclareMathOperator\Id{Id}$Consider the variety $\Comm$ of commuting matrices $[A,B]=0$ over some field $K$. It is much studied, and interesting for various reasons.
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Interesting examples of pro-algebraic completions of groups
Fix a field $k$. Given a discrete group $G$, the pro-algebraic completion (or Hochschild-Mostow completion) is the pro-algebraic group $A_{k}(G)$ with is universal with respect to finite dimensional ...
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Uniqueness of the wonderful compactification of a semi-simple group
Let $G$ be a semi-simple group over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. In which cases there is a unique wonderful compactification of $G$ (modulo isomorphism)?
For instance, is the ...
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What are the analogs of a Levi/Parabolic/Borel/Bruhat over the field with 1 element?
This is inevitably an imprecise question, but there are already several questions like this on the site so I thought i'd try anyway.
If I understand correctly, for any reductive algebraic group $G$ ...
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Spherical and Wonderful varieties
A spherical variety is a normal variety $X$ together with an action of a connected reductive affine algebraic group $G$, a Borel subgroup $B\subset G$, and a base point $x_0\in X$ such that the $B$-...
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Number of boundary divisors and colors of a Spherical variety
Let $X$ be a Spherical variety for a reductive group $G$ with a Borel subgroup $B$. A boundary divisor of $X$ is a $G$-invariant divisor and a color of $X$ is a $B$-invariant divisor which is no $G$-...
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What are the points of simple algebraic groups over extensions of $\mathbb{F}_1$?
The "field with one element" $\mathbb{F}_1$ is, of course, a very speculative object. Nevertheless, some things about it seem to be generally agreed, even if the theory underpinning them is not; in ...
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Analogies supporting heuristic: Weyl groups = algebraic groups over field with one element?
There is well-known heuristic that Weyl groups are reductive algebraic groups over "field with one element".
Probably the best known analogy supporting that heuristic is the limit $q\to1$ ...
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Is the tangent bundle to the algebraic loop group of $GL_n$ ample?
I am trying to understand the tangent bundle to algebraic loop groups, particularly for $G=GL_n$, over arbitrary characteristic. Can anyone point me to existing literature related to this? In ...
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Can these two irreducible $GL_n \mathbb Z$-representations be isomorphic?
Fix $n\in \mathbb N$ and a partition $\lambda$ with at most $n-1$ parts (of length at most $n-1$). Let $V$ be the irreducible $GL_n \mathbb R$-representation with highest weight $\lambda$ and $D$ the ...
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How generic are Cayley graphs of non-Abelian groups with logarithmic girth?
Given a non-Abelian group $G$ I want to choose a symmetric generating set $S \subset G$ such that $Cay(G,S)$ has girth logarithmic in the size of the set. I want to know,
For which $G$ can the ...
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Why is the polynomial relating the invariants of a binary polyhedral group fixed by an overgroup?
Let $G$ be a finite subgroup of $\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbb{C})$ and $N \triangleleft G$ a normal subgroup. Let $x, y, z$ be the fundamental invariants for the standard action of $N$ on $\mathbb{C}^2$, ...
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Conjugation of the quotient of $\mathrm{SL}(n,\mathbb{C})$ by a finite subgroup
$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}\DeclareMathOperator\Aut{Aut}$EDITED Let $G=\SL_{n,{\mathbb{C}}}$, the special linear group over ${\mathbb{C}}$.
Let $H\subset G$ be a finite subgroup.
Set $X=G/H$ be the ...
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Why is Klein's representation of $PSL_2(\mathbb{F}_7)$ hard to obtain?
In his famous article [1] Klein constructs a representation of $G=PSL_2(\mathbb{F}_7)$ in $\mathbb{C}^3$ (of which the first invariant polynomial of three variables gives rise to the famous Klein's ...
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Quotient of Projective line over rationals with an infinite subgroup of PGL(2,Q)
I am looking for references for the following; how to calculate quotient of the projective line over the field of rationals with an infinite subgroup of PGL(2,Q), e.g, of the form
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subgroups of a $p$-solvable group and complete reducibility
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Let $G$ be a $p$-solvable group and $V$ be a finite dimensional
faithful $kG$-module, where the characteristic of $k$ is $p$. But
$V$ is not a semisimple $kG$-module. For every $n\geq 0$, we ...
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resolution of strata of the affine grassmanian
Let G a semisimple simply connected group over an algebraically closed field.
Let $Gr:= G(k((t))/G(k[[t]])$ be the affine grassmanian. It admits a stratification indexed by the dominant cocaracter
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elements in the weyl group
Let W be the Weyl a group of a semisimple simply connected group over C.
Let I={1,...,r} the set of simple roots.
For $w\in W$, I denote by supp(w) the subset of I corresponding to the simple ...
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Is there an arithmetic analogue of Drinfeld's count of a number of 2d irreps of fundamental group of a curve ?
There is a paper by V. Drinfeld 1981, which title is "Number of two-dimensional irreducible representations of the fundamental group of a curve over a finite field".
It gives a formula for this ...
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Motivation behind the construction of Deligne and Lusztig
If $G$ is a connected reductive group over a finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$ and $T$ is a maximal torus in $G$, the famous construction of Deligne and Lusztig (Annals of Math, 1976) associates ...
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ind schemes and formally smoothness
In Beilinson-Drinfeld (Hitchin System, lemma (362)) they show that if f:X->Y is a morphism between formally smooth ind-schemes of ind-finite type such that the differential is surjective then f is ...
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What is the pro-algebraic completion of the free semigroup on one generator?
This question is motivated by an attempt to understand what is going on in Tom's post from a certain point of view.
Let $\mathbb N^+$ be the free semigroup on one generator (so the positive natural ...
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What is known about the locus of zero-divisors in the group ring of a (non-abelian) finite group?
Let $G$ be a finite group and $\mathbb{C}G$ its group ring. Left multiplication by $\alpha\in \mathbb{C}G$ is a linear map $\alpha:\mathbb{C}G \to \mathbb{C}G$, and so $\alpha$ has a left determinant ...
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semisimple restricted representation
As a consequence of THEOREM 2.6 in [ROBERT J. BLATTNER, SUSAN MONTGOMERY, CROSSED PRODUCTS AND GALOIS EXTENSIONS OF HOPF ALGEBRAS, PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS
Vol. 137, No. 1, 1989, 37-54], we know ...
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Bruhat decomposition for G(R), R local ring or R=Z/p^r
Is there an invariant, which encodes the failure of the Bruhat decomposition to hold for a reductive group with coefficients in a local ring like the p-adic integers or the ring $\mathbb{Z}/\mathfrak{...
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How does one compute invariants of certain Grassmannians inside the regular representation?
Barry Mazur and I have come across the question below, motivated by (but independent
of) issues regarding the Leopoldt conjecture.
Suppose that $\mathbf{C}$ is the complex numbers.
Let $H$ be a ...
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