All Questions
3 questions
0
votes
1
answer
181
views
Does every character from group factor through largest central subgroup?
Let $G$ be a coonected reductive algebraic group over $\mathbb{Q}$ and $A_G$ its largest $\mathbb{Q}$-split central torus over $\mathbb{Q}$.
Let $X(G)_{\mathbb{Q}}$ be the addtive group of ...
7
votes
1
answer
1k
views
An interesting double coset in the theory of automorphic forms
Does anyone have some idea to describe the double coset $P(F)\backslash G(F)/H(F)$ , say using Weyl group elements ? Here $G=GL_n\times GL_{n-1}$ is defined over a number field $F$ , $H=GL_{n-1}$ ...
7
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Are the $\Gamma(N)$ the only normal congruence subgroups of $\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$?
The answer to the original question is no, see JSE's answer!
Are the $\Gamma(N)$ the only normal congruence subgroups of $\mathrm{PSL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ with no finite subgroups (elliptic elements)? What ...