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A Lie-theoretic question regarding $B\ltimes \mathfrak{g}/\mathfrak{b}$
I am stuck on a seeming elementary Lie-theoretic question arising from a study of components of affine Springer fibers. Will be very grateful if somebody would like to share some insight, or ...
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Why is the $A$-series root system best written in a vector space of one dimension higher?
In the classification of root systems, we have four families $A_n,B_n,C_n$, and $D_n$, and six exceptionals $E_6,E_7,E_8, F_4$, and $G_2$. For every non-exceptional case except $A_n$, the root system ...
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Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the exceptional simple Lie group E6, E7, E8
What is the significance of the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the exceptional simple Lie group root lattice to the Lie group or other mathematics branches?
For example,
E6, we have
$$
\left(
\begin{...
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Good range and fair range
Let $G$ be a noncompact simple Lie group with complexified Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$. Fix a Cartan involution $\theta$, which defines a maximal compact subgroup $K$ of $G$. Take a $\theta$-stable ...
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Root systems of maximally noncomact Cartan subalgebras
Let $G$ be a real reductive Lie group, and $K$ a maximal compact subgroup in $G$. Write $\mathfrak{g}$ for the Lie algebra of $G$, and $\mathfrak{g}=\mathfrak{k}+\mathfrak{p}$ for the Cartan ...
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A property of an irreducible root system
Let $\Phi$ be an irreducible root system. Let $\alpha_k$ be a simple root. I recently observed that the number of positive roots which are bigger than $\alpha_k$ and of height $m$ is same as the ...
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Root space inner products and the partial order on roots
For a root system $R$ and a choice of positive roots $R^+$ it is a standard fact (see, e.g., Bourbaki, "Lie Groups and Lie Algebras," Theorem 1 of Section 1.3 of Chapter VI) that
if $(\...
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The group of fixed points of an involution of a Weyl group
Let $R$ be a reduced root system in a vector space $V$ over $\mathbb Q$.
Let $W=W(R)$ denote its Weyl group.
Let $S\subset R$ be a basis of $R$ (a system of simple roots).
Let $D=D(R,S)$ denote the ...
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How large is the intersection of the root system of a subalgebra of a compact Lie algebra with the original root system?
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a finite-dimensional real compact Lie algebra and $\mathfrak{t}\subset \mathfrak{g}$ a maximal abelian subalgebra. Let $\Delta(\mathfrak{g}_\mathbb{C},\mathfrak{t}_\mathbb{C})\...
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Conjugation of faces in root systems / of parabolic subgroups having same Levi in split reductive groups
If $(V,\Phi)$ is a root system of rank $n$, one knows that its Weyl group $W$ acts simply and transitively on Weyl chambers. But in general, if $d\lt n$, the action of $W$ on faces of dimension $d$ is ...
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The Cartan is a complex vector space but the root system is real?
Let $\frak{g}$ be a complex semisimple Lie algebra with some choice of Cartan subalgebra $\frak{h}$. The dual space $\frak{h}^* = \mathrm{Hom}_{\mathbb{C}}(\frak{h},\mathbb{C})$ is a complex vector ...
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Multiplicative invariants of non-reduced root systems
It is a well known fact (cf. [1] VI.3.4 Thm. 1) that if $\Phi$ is a (reduced) root system with weight lattice $P$ and $W$ is the Weyl group of this root system, then the algebra of invariant ...
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The Weyl dimension formula for fundamental weights
The Weyl dimension formula is an equation to calculate the dimension of a simple $\frak{g}$-module $V_{\lambda}$, of highest weight $\lambda$, for $\frak{g}$ a complex semisimple Lie algebra. ...
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The simple reflections of the Weyl group in $\operatorname{SO}_{2n}(\mathbb C)$
Let $W$ be the Weyl group corresponding to the maximal torus $diag(t_1, . . . , t_{n}, t^{−1}_n, . . . , t^{−1}_1)$ in a Borel group of $\operatorname{SO}_{2n}(\mathbb C)$.
What are the matrices ...
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The partial orders on the elements of a root system coming from the positive spans of the weights and the roots
Let $(\Delta,V)$ be a root system with a choice of positive roots $\Delta^+$. Denote the $\mathbb{N}_0$-span of the positive roots by $\mathcal{O}^+$, and the $\mathbb{N}_0$-span of the associated ...
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Nontrivial relations of the irreducible root systems
For the root system of the type $A_n$, the roots are $\alpha _{i,j}$, $1\le i\neq j\le n$, we have the nontrivial relations $(x_{i,j} (t), x_{j,k}(u)) = x_{i,k}(tu)$ if $i, j, k$ are distinct. ($x_{i,...
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Some questions about $\rho^{\vee}$ in Lie theory
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a semisimple Lie algebra and $I$ its vertices of Dynkin diagram. The weight $\rho$ is defined by $\rho = \sum_{i \in I} \omega_i = \frac{1}{2} \sum_{\alpha \in \Phi^+} \alpha$, ...
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A weakening of the definition of positive roots for a root system
Given a root system $\Delta$ a choice of positive/negative roots is a decomposition of the elements of $\Delta$ into two subsets $\Delta^+$ and $\Delta^-$ satisfying
$$\Delta^+ = - \Delta^-\tag{$*$}\...
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Relation between real forms of Lie algebras and root systems on pseudoeuclidean vector spaces
This might be trivial but I cannot see it clearly.
Simple complex Lie algebras are fully classified by the root systems arising from the Cartan subalgebra for which the Euclidean norm is the Cartan-...
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