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Splitting the Resultant, as when the Determinant becomes the square of the Pfaffian

The Determinant of an $n\times n$ matrix, viewed as a polynomial in the entries, is irreducible. But when it is restricted to the subspace of alternate matrices, it becomes reducible, actually the ...
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Characteristic polynomials of Cartan matrices of Lie algebras

Let $L$ be a simple Lie algebra over $\mathbb{C}$ with Cartan matrix $C_L$ (as in https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartan-Matrix ) Question 1: Is is true that the characteristic polynomial $f$ of $C_L$ ...
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Subgroups that conjugate-cover the ambient group

Let $G$ be a finite group, and suppose that a set of proper subgroups $H_1,\dotsc,H_n$ satisfy $G=\bigcup_{g\in G}\bigcup_{i=1}^nH_i^g$, where $H_i^g$ is the conjugate of $H_i$ by $g$. In this case, ...
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