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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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Is it possible to realize the Moebius strip as a linear group orbit?
On MSE this got 5 upvotes but no answers not even a comment so I figured it was time to cross-post it on MO:
Is the Moebius strip a linear group orbit? In other words:
Does there exists a Lie group $ ...
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Is the manifold of complex points of a quotient of compact groups just the tangent bundle?
In great generality a Lie group mod its maximal compact subgroup is contractible (for example this is true for all connected Lie groups). Whenever this is true then the Lie group $ D $ is ...
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When a free action gives rise to a $G$-principal bundle
When a free action gives rise to a $G$-principal bundle
Let a (topological) group $G$ act freely on a (topological) space $X$. Assume that
$G \backslash X$ is Hausdorff. (equivalently the image of ...
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Particular decomposition of $SU(n)$
Given $a,b \in \mathfrak{su(n)}$ which generate the full algebra, it is possible to write and $G \in SU(n)$ as:
$G = \exp(\alpha_1 a)\exp(\beta_1 b) \ldots \exp(\alpha_m a)\exp(\beta_m b)$
for some ...
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Beautiful descriptions of exceptional groups
I'm curious about the beautiful descriptions of exceptional simple complex Lie groups and algebras (and maybe their compact forms). By beautiful I mean: simple (not complicated - it means that we need ...
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Is there a Levi decomposition for Lie group and algebraic group?
Let $G$ be a Lie group and $R$ be the largest connected solvable
normal subgroup of $G$.
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Is there a Lie subgroup $S$ such that: (1) $G=SR$; (2)
every real representation of $S$ is ...
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