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Classification of "homogeneous" submanifolds of ℝⁿ
I define a subset $M$ of $\mathbb R^n$ to be a "homogeneous Euclidean manifold" if:
it is a closed connected smooth submanifold of $\mathbb R^n$,
for every $p, q$ in $M$, there is a ...
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Model geometry uniqueness
Let $ M $ be a compact connected manifold with
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M \cong \Gamma \backslash G /H
$$
where $G $ is a Lie group, $ H $ a compact subgroup, $\Gamma $ a discrete subgroup, and $ G/H $ is connected and ...
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Can a semisimple orbit always be identified with a cotangent bundle?
Let $H$ be a semisimple element of the Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ of a semisimple Lie group $G$, and let $M:=\mathrm{Ad}_G(H)\subset\mathfrak{g}$ be the corresponding adjoint orbit. If we choose a ...
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Are there invariants of configurations of points in space obtainable via the moduli space of solutions of the Berry-Robbins problem?
Let $C_n(\mathbb{R}^3)$ denote the configuration space of $n$ distinct points in Euclidean $3$-space and let $U(n)/T^n$ denote the flag manifold associated to the unitary group $U(n)$, i.e. the ...
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Almost two-point homogeneous spaces
I define a NICE space to be a connected Riemannian manifold $M$ such that for any two distinct points $p,q\in M$, there exists an isometry $R_{p,q}$ exchanging these two points (that is such that $R_{...
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p-adic analogue of classification of irreducible Riemannian symmetric spaces?
For Riemannian symmetric spaces, we have a nice result that the simply-connected ones are products of irreducible symmetric spaces, of which we have a list of ten infinite families and some ...
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Homogeneous space for intersection of subgroups
Suppose we have a Lie group $G$ and two subgroups $P_1$ and $P_2$. We can then study the homogeneous spaces $M_1=G/P_1$ and $M_2=G/P_2$, and bundles on these spaces associated to representations of $...
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Classification of Euclidian-like Klein geometries in spirit of Erlangen program
All we know about Erlangen Program approach to geometry. The main idea is to consider Lie Group $G$ acting transitively on smooth manifold $M$ (e.g. nLab). I really like such style of thinking, but ...
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Is there a transitive Lie group action on the space of matrices with rank bigger than $k$?
$\newcommand{\GL}{\operatorname{GL}}$
Let $H_{>k}$ be the space of real $d \times d$ matrices of rank bigger than $k$, for some fixed $k$. $H_{>k}$ is an open connected submanifold of $ \mathbb{...
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Does $G/H$ (quotient of a real semisimple Lie group by a Cartan subgroup) have a natural symplectic structure?
Let $G$ be a real semisimple Lie group (say $SL(2,\mathbb{R})$) and $H$ be its Cartan subgroup (say torus or diagonal subgroup of $SL(2,\mathbb{R})$).
My questions is: it is always true that we have ...
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a question about invariant volume forms on homogeneous spaces.
Here I consider $G$ a connected Lie group, which is assumed to be linear (i.e. embeddable in some $GL_n(\mathbb{R})$, and $X$ a homogeneous space under $G$. Fix a point $x\in X$, one considers the map ...
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Descending central extensions to homogeneous spaces
Let $G$ be a Lie group (finite dimensional or Banach), and let $H$ be a Lie subgroup (in the Banach case we assume that $H$ is a submanifold which is also a Lie group). Let $\text{U}(1) \rightarrow \...
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Gelfand pairs and (self)-dual representations
For a Lie group $G$ with compact Lie subgroup $K$, we say that $(G,K)$ is a pair of Gelfand type if the representation $L^2(G/K)$ of $G$ is multiplicity free, that is, if it is a direct integral of ...
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Subgroups of $E(n) = \mathbb{R}^n \rtimes O(n)$ with trivial orbit space
Let G be a subgroup of $E(n) = \mathbb{R}^n \rtimes O(n)$(the rigid motions of $\mathbb{R}^n$ ) with orbit space as a point.
Example: the group of all translations of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and of course any ...
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Sobolev norm of distance function on Riemannian manifold
$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}$Suppose $M$ is a Riemannian manifold with distance function $d:M\times M \rightarrow [0,\infty)$. If it helps let $M$ be a Lie group with finite Haar measure $\mu$ and ...
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Riemannian homogeneous equivalent to linear group orbit
Let $ M $ be a smooth manifold.
Recall that a manifold $ M $ is smooth homogeneous if there exists a Lie group acting transitively on $ M $.
Recall that a manifold $ M $ is Riemannian homogeneous if ...
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Basics on lattice in classical groups
as a beginner,I am not sure whether this question is too basic to post here./-\。
Many textbook will talk about the prototypical example SL(n,Z)\SL(n,R), which can be identified with the space of ...
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Coinvariant representative of homogeneous space cohomology
Given a compact homogeneous space $M = K/L$, consider its de Rham complex $(\Omega^*,d)$. Will every cohomology class $[\omega] \in ker(d)/im(d)$ contain a representative $\nu$ which is invariant with ...
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Are maps between cohomology of homogeneous vector bundles morphisms of representations?
Let $X = G/P$ a rational homogeneous variety, e.g. a grassmannian. Consider a short exact sequence $$ 0 \longrightarrow E_1 \longrightarrow E_2 \longrightarrow E_3 \longrightarrow 0$$
where $E_i$ are ...
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The double quotient of SU(N) by its diagonal maximal torus
$\DeclareMathOperator\SU{SU}$The special unitary group $\SU(N)$ contains $T^{N-1}$ as a maximal torus, which we take to be the diagonal subgroup of $\SU(N)$. Can we describe the double quotient space
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Properties of the orbit $Abx_0$ when $b$ is upper or lower triangular but not diagonal
Let $G=\text{SL}(d,\mathbb R)$ and $\Gamma = \text{SL}(d,\mathbb Z)$. The homogeneous space is identified with the space of unimodular lattices, denoted $X_d$. Let $A$ denote the subgroup of $G$ ...
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Local decomposition of semisimple Lie groups at the identity into the product of centralizer, unstable and stable horospherical subgroups
First let us look at an example. Let $G=\text{SL}(d,\mathbb R)$ and $A$ be its subgroup consisting of diagonal matrices with positive entries.
Let $a\in A$ be an element. We define the stable ...
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What is the precise definition of connect semisimple Lie groups "without compact factors" in the literature?
I frequently see in the literature (of homogeneous dynamics, in particular) of the notion "semisimple Lie groups without compact factors" without seeing its precise definition.
I have three (...
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Transitive Lie group actions with uniformly bounded derivatives
Let $\phi:G\times M\rightarrow M$ be a smooth and transitive action of a real Lie group $G$ on a smooth real manifold $M$. Both $G$ and $M$ are assumed to be finite-dimensional but neither are assumed ...
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Submanifolds of nilmanifolds coming from Lie subgroups
Let $G$ be a connected simply connected nilpotent real Lie group and $\Gamma$ a lattice in $G$, such that $M=\Gamma \backslash G$ is a compact nilmanifold. Let $p:G \to M$ be the projection. If $S$ is ...
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Intermediate quotient for a Hermitian Symmetric Spaces of $Sp(n)$
We know that $U(N)$ can be embedded into $SU(n+1)$ and that the quotient is isomorphic to complex projective space:
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SU(n+1)/U(n) \simeq {\mathbb CP}^{n}.
$$
We can split this process into two ...
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From the representation category of a Lie group and the representation on a homogeneous space, can we reconstruct the stabiliser subgroup reps?
Given a Lie group $G$ and a transitive action $- \triangleright - : G \times X \to X$ on a homogeneous space, we can recover the stabiliser subgroup $H_x$ of a point $x \in X$. It is the subgroup of $...
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Free S^1 action on a symmetric space of compact type
Consider a symmetric space G/H of compact type where rank(G) is greater than rank(H). The Euler characteristic of this space is known to be zero. What can be said about the existence of a fixed point ...
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Torus actions on $Sp(n)$-spheres
In this old question of mine
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1651906/spheres-as-symplectic-homogeneous-spaces
the presentation of spheres as symplectic group homogeneous spaces was ...
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Two nilmanifolds of the same Lie group
By a nilmanifold I mean a quotient $M =\Gamma \backslash G$ of a connected, simply-connected nilpotent real Lie group $G$ by the left action of a maximal lattice , i.e. a discrete cocompact subgroup....
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Cross section for closed Lie subgroup in a Lie group
Let $G$ be a Lie group and $H$ a closed Lie subgroup. Is there an explicit way to construct a local cross section of $H$ in $G$ so that $\pi: G\to G/H$ is a fiber bundle?
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Canonical class of partial flag variety
Let $F(d_1,d_2,\ldots,d_k;n )$ be the variety of all flags $\mathbb A^{d_1} \subset\mathbb A^{d_2}\subset\ldots\subset \mathbb A^{d_k}\subset \mathbb A^{n}$. This variety has the natural maps to ...
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Flag manifolds for classical groups
Let $G$ be a compact connected Lie group and $T$ be a maximal torus in $G$. Then the homogeneous space $G/T$ is a simply connected orientable manifold. (See, e.g., Hofmann-Morris: The structure of ...
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Invariant Finsler Metrics on Homogeneous Spaces
Given:
1) a Finsler metric $F_p : T_p G \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ on $SU(N+1)$
2) a $U(N)$ subgroup of $SU(N+1)$ which is a stabilizer subgroup of some point on $CP^N$ (complex projective space) in ...
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De Rham cohomology of homogeneous spaces
Take a homogeneous space $K/L$, where $K$ and $L$ are compact lie groups. Denoting by $\Omega^*(K/L)$ its de Rham complex, which is a homogeneous vector bundle over $K/L$, and hence has a ...
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cohomology ring of homogenous manifold
Let $[d_1^{t_1}, \dotsc, d_s^{t_s}]$ be a partition of a positive integer $n$, i.e., $\sum d_r t_r = n$. I want to know the de Rahm cohomology ring of the following types of homogenous spaces :
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G/H ...
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About the classification of simply connected homogeneous 3-manifolds
I've read somewhere (but cannot locate the source) that the following classification holds: simply connected homogeneous 3-manifolds are either isometric to $S^2 \times \mathbb{R}$ or to a metric Lie ...
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Homogeneous metrics on compact Lie groups
Given a differentiable manifold $M$, a Riemannian metric $g$ on $M$ is called homogeneous if its isometry group acts transitively on $M$. In that case, given any group $G$ acting transtitively on $(M,...
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Horizontal lift of fundamental vector field
Suppose $\theta\colon G\times M\to M$ is a transitive smooth left action of a compact Lie group $G$ on a manifold $M$ and $\pi\colon G\to M\cong G/K$ the corresponding smooth submersion for some ...
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Is there a class of non-symmetric spaces $G/SO(n)$ such that $Hol(G/SO(n))=SO(n)$?
Is there a certain class (or unique construction of a set) of simply connected non-symmetric spaces $G/SO(n)$ such that the Riemannian holonomy is $Hol(G/SO(n))=SO(n)$? (That is, is there a way to ...
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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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Name for the Quotient $SU(m+1)/(SU(k) \times SU(m-k))$
The sphere $S^{2m-1} \simeq SU(m+1)/SU(m)$ has a canonical $U(1)$-action, and quotienting by this action give complex projective space $CP^m$. We can generalise the family of sphere to the family of ...
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$SU(k)/SO(k)$ as a manifold, for each positive integer $k$ [closed]
The quotient space $SU(k)/SO(k)$ is also a homogeneous space constructed out of the Lie groups (special unitary $SU(k)$ and special orthogonal $SO(k)$).
Because the $SO(k)$ may not be a normal ...
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Reductive space & Reductive Lie algebra
If $M=G/H$ is a reductive space and $\mathfrak{g}=\mathfrak{h}+\mathfrak{m}$ be the canonical decomposition, then are $\mathfrak{g}$ or $\mathfrak{h}$ or both reductive lie algebras? (in this case, ...
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