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Let $ G $ be a Lie group and $ H $ a connected subgroup of $ G $. If $ N_G(H)/H $ is finite does that imply $ H $ must be closed in $ G $?

Let $ G $ be a Lie group and $ H $ a connected subgroup of $ G $. If $ N_G(H)/H $ is finite does that imply $ H $ must be closed in $ G $? The assumption that $ N_G(H)/H $ is finite cannot be weakened ...
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Non-triviality of map $S^{24} \longrightarrow S^{21} \longrightarrow Sp(3)$

Let $\theta$ be the generator of $\pi_{21}(Sp(3))\cong \mathbb{Z}_3$, (localized at 3). How to show the composition $$S^{24}\longrightarrow S^{21}\overset{\theta}\longrightarrow Sp(3)$$ is non-trivial ...
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Some counter examples in group theory

In this question, which we flag it as a community wiki question, we search for a big list of groups $G$ which can not be isomorphic to a structure mentioned in $i.$ for some $i \in \{1,2,\ldots,...
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Uniquely divisible neighborhoods of identity in topological groups

Let $G$ be a (finite dimensional real) Lie group, and let $A\subset G$ be an open neighborhood of identity. If $A=\operatorname{Exp}(\mathcal{A})$ is the injective range of the exponential map from a ...
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A section over an orbit space

Let $G$ be a compact second countable Hausdorff group, and let $X=G/H$ be a homogeneous space with $H\subset G$ a closed subgroup. Let further $K\subset G$ be another closed subgroup. Questions: ...
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