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Compact symmetric spaces and sub-root systems
Given two semisimple complex Lie algebras $\frak{g}$ and $\frak{n}$ such that the root system of $\frak{n}$ arises as a sub-root system of the root system of $\frak{g}$, does this then imply that $\...
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Relation between two Harish-Chandra homomorphisms
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a Lie algebra admitting a triangular decomposition $\frak g = N^-\oplus h\oplus N^+$ and $\gamma$ the classic Harish-Chandra isomorphism defined on the center $\frak Z$ of the ...
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Constructing real forms of the Tits-Freudenthal magic square for (Rosenfeld) projective planes
If $\mathbb{K},\mathbb{L} \in \{\mathbb{R},\mathbb{C},\mathbb{H},\mathbb{O}\}$ then the Rosenfeld projective ("elliptic"?) plane $\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{K}\otimes\mathbb{L})$ is "the" compact Riemannian ...
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"isotropic" subspaces of a simple Lie algebra
Let $\bf g$ be a finite-dimensional real simple Lie algebra of compact type and let $\left<-,-\right>$ denote the positive-definite inner product induced from the negative of the Killing form. ...