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What's the point of a Whittaker model?
Let $G$ be a quasi-split connected reductive group over a $p$-adic field $F$. Let $B$ be a Borel subgroup which is defined over $F$, with $B = TU$, $T$ defined over $F$. The choice of $T$ and $B$ ...
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Definition of discrete spectrum and continuous and basic properties
I apologize if this is too basic for MO.
I have an embarrassing admission to make: I don't know the actual definition of the discrete/continuous spectrum of a reductive group $G/\mathbb{Q}$ (in the ...
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Making sense out of intertwining operators defined by a vector valued integral
Let $G$ be the rational points of a connected, reductive group over a $p$-adic field $F$. Let $S$ be a maximal split torus of $G$ with $\Delta$ a set of simple roots corresponding to a minimal ...
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How to translate the representation theory of semisimple to reductive groups?
I am aware of the following question: Definitions of Reductive and Semisimple Groups
So let me phrase a precise question:
Is there a standard technique by which one can translate the unitary/...