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Centralizer bound for irreducible representations of $\operatorname{SU}_n(\mathbb{C})$
Let $G$ be a finite group, $χ$ be the character of an irreducible representation $V$ of $G$, and $g ∈ G$. Then a classical bound on the trace of $g$ is given by: $|χ(g)|² ≤ |C_G(g)|$, where $C_G(g)$ ...
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Representations of a reductive Lie group vie central character and K-types
Let $G$ be a real reductive group, let $\widehat G$ denote the unitary dual and $\widehat G_{adm}\supset\widehat G$ be the admissible dual, i.e., the set of isomorphy classes of irreducible Harish-...
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Pro-unipotent radical (in Bruhat-Tits) vs. unipotent radical (and reference request)
I'm a beginner in Bruhat-Tits theory, and the following phenomenon makes me puzzled.
So let $F$ be a $p$-adic field, with $\mathfrak{o}\supset \mathfrak{p}$ its ring of integers and maximal ideal, and ...
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Constructing a Kac-Moody group as a quotient of the free product of its root subgroups
The paper "Regular Functions on Certain Infinite-dimensional Groups" by Kac and Peterson describes the construction of a group associated to the datum of a Kac-Moody algebra in a way I haven'...
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Reference for character sheaves over $\mathrm{GL}_n(q)$
$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}\DeclareMathOperator\SO{SO}$I know a little bit about complex representation theory of finite reductive groups as $\GL_n(q),\SO_n(q)$ etc via Deligne-Lusztig induction and ...
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Is the affine closure of the basic affine space of a reductive algebraic group Cohen–Macaulay?
Let $G$ be a reductive algebraic group with choices of Borel subgroup and maximal torus $B \supseteq T$ and unipotent radical $U$ over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic zero. Is the ...
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The norm of the principal series intertwining operator for $\operatorname{GL}_2$
Is there a known bound on the norm of the standard intertwining operator for the principal series of $G = \operatorname{GL}_2(\mathbb Q_p)$?
Background:
For a character $\chi = (\chi_1,\chi_2)$ of the ...
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Characterization of automorphic discrete spectra
I recently learned about automorphic spectral decomposition from the book "Spectral decomposition and Eisenstein series" by Moeglin and Waldspurger. (Let me call it M-W)
I have a question ...
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Number of irreducible representations of $SO_3(\mathfrak{o}/\mathfrak{p}^l)$
$\DeclareMathOperator\SO{SO}$Let $F$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$, and let $\mathfrak{o}$ denote the ring of integers, with maximal ideal $\mathfrak{p}$. Let $G_l$ denote the finite group $\...
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Volumes of double cosets $KtK$
Let $G$ be the group of rational points of a connected reductive group $\mathbb G$ defined over a non-archimedean local field $F$. For simplicity sake, I assume that $\mathbb G$ is split over $F$. Let ...
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Convergence of the intertwining operator as a vector valued integral
Let $G$ be a connected, reductive group over a $p$-adic field with parabolic $P = MN$ defined by a set of simple roots $\theta \subset \Delta$. For $(\pi,V)$ a representation of $M$, and $\nu \in \...
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Irreducibility of the unramified principal series
Let $G = \operatorname{GL}_n(F)$ with the usual Borel subgroup $P = TU$. Let $\chi = \chi_1 \otimes \cdots \otimes \chi_n$ be an unramified character of $T$. Suppose that $\chi$ is regular, which is ...
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A normalized embedding $\mathbb C \rightarrow \mathfrak a_M^{\ast}$ via $\tilde{\alpha}$
Let $G$ be a connected, reductive group over a field $k$. Let $S$ be a maximal $k$-split torus of $G$ with Weyl group $W$, $\Delta$ a set of simple roots of $S$ in $G$, and $P = MN$ a maximal ...
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When is an irreducible unramified principal series representation $K$-spherical?
Let $G = \operatorname{GL}_n(\mathbb Q_p)$, $T$ the usual maximal torus of $G$, and $K = \operatorname{GL}_n(\mathbb Z_p)$.
Let $\chi$ be an unramified character of $T$, with $\chi(t_1, ... , t_n) =...
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What is the archimedean Hecke algebra?
Let $\mathbf G$ be a connected, reductive group over $\mathbb Q$. For each nonarchimedean place $v$, let $K_v$ be a maximal compact subgroup of $\mathbf G(\mathbb Q_v)$. The space $\mathscr H(\mathbf ...
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Representations of groups with the same derived group, how much control do we have over the central character?
Let $G_1 \subset G$ be the rational points of $p$-adic reductive groups sharing the same derived group. There are some well known results relating representations of $G_1$ to representations of $G$, ...
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Connections between representations of $\operatorname{SL}_n$ and $\operatorname{GL}_n$
Let $G = \operatorname{GL}_n(F)$ for a $p$-adic field $F$, and let $G_D = \operatorname{SL}_n(F)$. I am wondering if there is a connection between irreducible, admissible representations of $G$ and ...
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Meaning of a highly ramified character for reductive groups
Let $F$ be a $p$-adic local field, and $G$ a connected reductive group over $F$. What is the meaning of a "highly ramified character" of $G(F)$? I have seen this terminology in many places in ...
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Generic supercuspidal representations of $\operatorname{GL}_n$ can be defined by integrals over $U$
Let $(V,\pi)$ be an irreducible, admissible, supercuspidal representation of $G = \operatorname{GL}_n(F)$ for $F$ a $p$-adic field. Let $B = TU$ be the usual Borel subgroup, maximal torus, and ...
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Definition of Admissible Representation
Let $G$ be a connected, reductive group over a number field $k$. Let $v$ be a place of $k$.
If $v$ is finite, an admissible representation of $G(k_v)$ is defined to be an abstract representation of $...
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Reference Request: (Borel) Iwahori Spherical Representations
I was told that Borel had a result about Iwahori Spherical automorphic representations being upper-triangular (/semistable). Where can I find this?
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Unitary representation with fixed Casimir
Let $G$ be a connected reductive real Lie group with Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$. We denote by $\widehat{G}_u$ the unitary dual, that is the set of isomorphism classes of unitary reprensentation of $G$....
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Representation theory of the general linear group over a finite prime field
I am re-posting a question I asked on math.se here because I am unsatisfied with the answers I obtained.
The irreducible modules of $\operatorname{GL}_n(\mathbb C)$ over $\mathbb C$ are completely ...
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Zariski closure of orbits of real groups on complex flag manifolds
Let $G$ be a complex reductive algebraic group defined over $\mathbb R$, and $G_0$ its real points. Then the orbits of $G_0$ on $G/B$ need not be real algebraic subvarieties. Take $G=SL_2(\mathbb C)$, ...
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Pseudo coefficients and orbital integrals
I am looking for a reference/idea, how this passage from Labesse's Snowbird Lecture "Introduction to endoscopy" pg.5 can be explained:
"We shall denote by $f_\pi$ a pseudo-coefficient for $\pi$, ...
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Twisted Gelfand pairs (Reference and examples)
Let $G$ be a locally compact group and let $K$ be a compact group. Let $(\tau, V_\tau)$ be an irreducible representation of $K$.
We consider the space of $Endo_K(\tau)$-valued, compactly supported ...
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Explicit formula for the trace of an unramified principal series representation of $GL(n,K)$, $K$ $p$-adic.
Let $K$ be a non-arch local field (I'm only interested in the char 0 case), let $\mathbb{G}$ be a connected reductive group over $K$ and let $G=\mathbb{G}(K)$. If $V$ is a smooth irreducible complex ...
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