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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 ...
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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 $F$ , $H=GL_{n-1}$ ...
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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 ...
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