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Understanding the structure of unitary groups

I would like to understand precisely the structure of unitary groups. Let $F$ be a global number field, $E$ a quadratic extension of $F$, and $U$ a unitary group on $E$ (i.e. the group of ...
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Fields of definition of parabolically induced representations of $\mathrm{SL}(2,q)$

Let $\alpha_0$ be the unique non-trivial character satisfying $\alpha_0^2=1$ of the split torus $\mathrm{T} \subset \mathrm{SL}(2,q)$ and denote by $\mathrm{R}(\alpha_0)$ the character of $\mathrm{SL}(...
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Which groups are Galois over some p-adic field?

Suppose I have some finite $p$-group $G$, or a little extension of it. How do I know if there exists a prime $l$ and a finite extension $K$ of $\mathbb{Q}_l$ such that $G$ is the Galois group of ...
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