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What are "classical groups"?
Unlike many other terms in mathematics which have a universally understood meaning (for instance, "group"), the term classical group seems to have a fuzzier definition. Apparently it originates with ...
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Follow-up to Steinberg's problem (12) in his 1966 ICM talk?
Steinberg's lecture at the 1966 ICM in Moscow here surveyed his work on regular elements of semisimple algebraic groups, while also formulating a number of then-open questions as "problems" (...
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Existence of a regular semisimple element over $\mathbb{F}_{q}$
This is probably old, a Chevalley level of old, but I'm not at all an expert in this field so I need help.
Let $G$ be a simply connected (almost) simple linear algebraic group defined over $K=\mathbb{...
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Reduction mod $n$ of symplectic group
Let $g,n$ be positive integers, is there a reference that $\mathrm{Sp}(2g,\mathbb{Z})\to\mathrm{Sp}(2g,\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z})$ is surjection?
The only reference I could find is lemma 5.16 in Deligne–...
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About the paper by Buekenhout, Delandtsheer, Doyen, Kleidman, Liebeck and Saxl
The paper by Buekenhout, Delandtsheer, Doyen, Kleidman, Liebeck and Saxl called Linear spaces with flag transitive automorphism groups (Geom. Dedicata) from 1990 annonces a very powerful ...
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Presentation of special linear group over localizations of the integers
I am looking (for $n,k\in{\mathbb Z}$) for a presentation (in the best of all worlds concretely, as a list of relators) for the group ${\rm SL}_n(R)$ for $R={\mathbb Z}[\frac{1}{k}]=\{\frac{a}{k^l}\...
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Anisotropic algebraic groups have no unipotent elements
I have found the following fact stated in a number of places:
If $k$ is any field, a connected reductive group $G$ is anisotropic if and only if its only unipotent element is $e$ and $\mathrm{Hom}_k(...
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Decomposition of linear groups into free products
I recently learnt about Nagao's theorem which states $SL_2(k[t])\cong SL_2(k)\ast_{B(k)}B(k[t])$ for a field $k$. I read in "A.W. Mason, Serre's generalization of Nagao's theorem" that a theorem of ...
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Parabolics and simple roots for a special unitary group: reference request
I am looking for a reference where the relative root system, the relative system of simple roots, and parabolic $\Bbb R$-subgroups for the real algebraic group ${\rm SU}(p,q)$ are explicitly computed.
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abelian centralizers in almost simple groups
Hallo!
I'm looking for a reference. I'm sure that the information I need is already in the literature but I'm having some trouble to find it. Here is the question.
Let $S$ be a non-abelian finite ...
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A basic question on a base change of a homogeneous space of a linear algebraic group
I asked this basic question in MSE and got a comment "This belongs to Mathoverflow", so I ask my question here.
Let $G$ be a linear algebraic group over a field $k$, and $H\subset G$ be a $k$-...
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A conjecture of Lubotzky on ranks of subgroups of special linear groups over the integers
In a 1985 paper named "Dimension function for discrete groups" Lubotzky conjectured that:
For any integer $n \geq 3$ the group $\mathrm{SL}_n(\mathbb{Z})$
contains infinitely many finite index ...
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Quasisplit but not split semisimple groups
In section 35.1 of the book "Linear algebraic groups" by Humphreys, it is stated that the quasi-split but not split semisimple groups can only arise when the root system admits a nontrivial ...
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Twisted forms with real points of a real Grassmannian
Let $X={\rm Gr}_{n,k,{\Bbb R}}$ denote the Grassmannian of $k$-dimensional subspaces in ${\Bbb R}^n$.
We regard $X$ as an ${\Bbb R}$-variety with the set of complex points $X({\Bbb C})={\rm Gr}_{n,k,{\...
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Finite subgroups of $GL(2,K)$ with $K\neq\mathbb{C}$
It is well known that the finite subgroups of $SL(2,\mathbb{C})$ up to conjugacy are the binary polyhedral groups (or Klein groups). There are two infinite families (cyclic groups and binary dihedral ...
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Classification of algebraic groups of the types $^1\! A_{n-1}$ and $^2\! A_{n-1}$
This seemingly elementary question was asked in Mathematics StackExchange.com: https://math.stackexchange.com/q/4779592/37763.
It got upvotes, but no answers or comments, and so I ask it here.
Let $G$ ...
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Reference Request: Derived group of $\mathscr R_u(B)$
Let $G$ be a connected, reductive group over an algebraically closed field $k$. Let $B$ be a Borel subgroup with maximal torus $T$ and unipotent radical $U$. Let $\Phi^+ = \Phi(B,T)$ and $\Delta$ ...
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Cohomology of linear algebraic groups
Let $R$ be a commutative ring. Let $G\subset \mathrm{GL}_m$ be a linear algebraic subgroup. Has the group cohomology $H^i(G(R),R^m)$ been studied in the literature?
For example, do we know
(1) $H^...
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Reductive groups over positive characteristics
Let $G$ be a connected split reductive group over a field $k$ of characteristic $p$. Let $\mathfrak{g}:=T_e(G)$ denote its Lie algebra. Let $T$ be a maximal split torus and $W$ the Weyl group (of the ...
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Structure of abelian connected complex linear algebraic groups?
Let $G$ be an abelian connected complex linear algebraic group.
Is it true that $G$ is isomorphic to $(\mathbb{G}_m)^k\times (\mathbb{G}_a)^\ell$, where the nonnegative exponents denote repeated ...
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Classification of visible actions for *reducible* representations?
Is there a classification of the pairs $(G,V)$ such that $G$ is reductive [and connected, if you like], and $G$ acts faithfully and visibly on $V$ - crucially, including all cases where $V$ is ...
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Connectedness of the stabilizer in a semisimple group of a semisimple element in the Lie algebra: a reference request
Let $G$ be a (connected) semisimple algebraic group over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic 0.
We consider the adjoint representation
$$ {\rm Ad}\colon G\to {\rm GL}({\mathfrak g}),$$
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A quotient group of a self-normalizing spherical subgroup
Let $G$ be simply connected, simple algebraic group over $\mathbb{C}$.
Let $H\subset G$ be a self-normalizing spherical subgroup of $G$,
not necessarily connected or reductive.
Here "self-...
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Reference for nonquasi-split groups of type $E_6$ and $E_7$ over local fields
The semisimple groups over a local field have been classified by Tits, cf. [1] "Classification of algebraic semisimple groups" in Boulder and [2] "Reductive groups over local fields" in Corvallis.
In ...
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Steinberg relations for elementary subgroup of a Chevalley group over an arbitrary ring
Given a semisimple Lie algebra $\frak{g}$ of type $\Phi$ with a Lie algebra representation $\rho:\frak{g}\to \frak{gl}(v)$ and an arbitrary commutative ring one can associate the following gadgets:
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A polynomial homomorphism from Gl to the group of units is a power of the determinant
I was browsing MO and stumbled upon this post, and I got very curious. I searched for about half an hour and could not find a proof for the statement that any polynomial group homomorphism $\mathrm{Gl}...
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For $G$ an adjoint Chevalley group, are all of $G(\mathbb Z)$'s finite-index subgroups congruence subgroups?
Let $G$ be an adjoint Chevalley group. Are all of $G(\mathbb Z)$'s finite-index subgroups congruence subgroups?
I read a theorem that states: When $G$ is the universal Chevalley group and it's not of ...
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Special linear groups over function fields
Let $p$ be a prime number, and let $q$ be a finite power of $p$. Denote by $F_q$ the unique field with $q$ elements.
What is known about the structure and properties of $\mathrm{SL}_2(F_q[t])$ as ...
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Torus in the small Ree group ${}^2G_2$ over an infinite field
In “Simple group of Lie type” by R. W. Carter there is a remark (after Theorem 13.7.4):
It is not known whether $H^1$ coincides with the set of $\sigma$-invariant elements of $H$ if $\mathfrak{L}$ ...
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Any representation is a subrepresentation of a direct sum of the regular representation
I need a reference for the following statement:
Let $G$ be a linear algebraic group over algebraically closed field $k.$ Let $V$ be a finite dimensional $G$-module. Then $V$ is subrepresentation of $...
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Reference on elements of finite order in principal congruence subgroups of symplectic groups
We should start with the definition of the symplectic group for an arbitrary ring $R$.
The symplectic group $Sp(g,R)$ is the subgroup of $SL(2g,R)$ such that all elements satisfy $M=J_g^t M J_g$ with $...
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List of automorphism groups of low-dimensional complex commutative algebras?
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a finite-dimensional commutative associative unital $\mathbb{C}$-algebra. I am looking for a list (of further examples of) $\operatorname{Aut}_\mathbb{C}(\mathcal{A})$, the group ...
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A duality of finite groups coming from a surjective homomorphism with finite kernel of algebraic tori
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$ I am looking for a reference for the following lemma (for which I know a proof):
Lemma.
Let $\...
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Reference request for finite simple exceptional group of lie type $E_7(q)$ and its Schur covering group $2.E_7(q)$?
Does anyone have the paper named 'Génerateurs, relations et revêtements de groupes algébriques' written by Robert Steinberg in 1962, or any other reference for simple groups of Lie type $E_7(q)$ and ...
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