Questions tagged [torus-action]
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Does there exist smooth circle action on manifolds M^{4n} with exactly three fixed points such that n\neq 1
I have a question in mind for some time. That is, does there exist a smooth circle action on a closed manifold $M^{4n}$ ($n\geq 2$) with exactly three fixed points?
Remarks:(1) For n=1, the examples ...
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Can the orbit with respect to a rotation on the torus hit an algebraic variety infinitely often?
Question: Does there exist a $d$-tuple $\alpha = (\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_d) \in \mathbb{R}^d$ (with $1,\alpha_1, \dots,\alpha_d$ linearly independent over $\mathbb{Q}$) and an algebraic variety $V \...
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Classification of Tori of GL2, up to conjugation
Over an algebraically closed field $k$, every one-dimensional torus embedded (as a closed algebraic subgroup) into GL2 is diagonalisable, and the embedding is $t\mapsto (t^m,t^n)$ for some integers $m,...
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Hamiltonian $S^1$ actions with isolated fixed points
I have in mind the following question for some time. Is there an example of a compact symplectic manifold with a Hamiltonian $S^1$-action with isolated fixed points, that does not admit a compatible $...
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Automorphisms of $GL_n(\mathbb{Z})$
I want to consider the crossed module: $H \xrightarrow{t} Aut(H)$ for the case where $H = GL_n(\mathbb{Z}) = Aut(T^n)$ is the automorphism group of the $n$-torus. Any suggestions on how to understand ...
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Torus action implying infinite fundamental group
Suppose that a $d$-dimensional torus $T$ acts smoothly and effectively on an $n$-dimensional closed manifold $M$. What conditions on $d$ and $n$ imply that $\pi_1(M)$ must be infinite?
Consider the ...
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Understanding the unreducedness of a subscheme supported on fixed points
EDIT: Based on comments, I've decided to essentially rewrite this question. My apologies to those who commented below, whose comments seem a bit off topic when you try to match them with the current ...
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Does Borel fixed-point theorem hold for Deligne-Mumford stacks?
Let $X$ be a proper Deligne-Mumford stack over $\mathbb{C}$ with an action by a complex torus $T$. Let $X^T$ denote the fixed locus.
Question: Is the following statement true?
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Linearization of hamiltonian torus action
Let $(M,\omega)$ be a symplectic manifold with a hamiltonian effective torus action. Suppose it has an isolated fixed point $p$. Is it true that there exists an invariant neighborhood $U$ of $p$ such ...
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The scheme-theoretic flow-in locus
Let $R$ be a ring with an $\mathbb{N}\times\mathbb{Z}$-grading. The $\mathbb{N}$-grading allows you to construct the scheme $X = \operatorname{Proj} R$, and the $\mathbb{Z}$-grading defines an action ...
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Explicit local normal form symplectomorphism at torus fixed point of a coadjoint orbit
Let $K$ be a compact, connected (probably also simple) Lie group and with a maximal torus $T$. Regular coadjoint orbits $\mathcal{O}_{\lambda} \cong K/T$, parameterized by a regular element $\lambda \...
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Under what hypotheses are schematic fixed points of a flat deformation themselves flat?
This is something of a follow-up question to this one; I hope people won't think this is a duplicate. At least in my head, it seems like a distinct enough question to merit a fresh start.
All my ...
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Fixed point stack for a torus action
In this paper, M. Romagny defines for an action of a group scheme $G$ on a stack $X$ the fixed point stacks $X^G$ associated
to the group action on a stack and in Theorem 3.3 he proves that if
the ...
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Are schematic fixed-points of a Cohen-Macaulay scheme Cohen-Macaulay?
I'm not sure how long this iterative questions can go on, but let me try again. Let's say $X$ is a Cohen-Macaulay scheme with an action of $\mathbb{G}_m$ (i.e. if $X$ is affine, a grading on the ...
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Faithful locally free circle actions on a torus must be free?
Is it true that every faithful and locally smooth action $S^1 \curvearrowright T^n$ is free?
I know such an action must induce an injection $\rho:\pi_1(S^1)\to\pi_1(T^n)$.
Another related question is: ...
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a question about the isotropy subgroup of circle action on manifolds with isolated fixed point
Given a circle action on a closed, oriented smooth manifold $M^{2n}$ with isolated fixed points. My question is, does there always exist a point $p\in M$ such that the isotropy subgroup of $p$ is ...
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Line Bundles on Torus Quotient
Suppose you have a scheme $X$ that is acted on by a torus $T$. Then the action induces a grading on the functions on $X$ by the character lattice of $T$. So for a fixed character $\lambda$, we can ...
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Index formula with nonisolated fixed points
Consider a compact Riemannian manifold of even dimension $n$ admitting a $U(1)$ action. If the fixed points of the action are isolated, then Witten [1; eq. 35] gives the character-valued index of the ...
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Singular schemes with a torus action and embedded points
I've got a couple rather geometric questions about the following setup.
Let $X$ be a scheme over an algebraically closed field ($\mathbb{C}$, say) with the action of a torus $T$, such that the action ...
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Twisting stable maps to C* equivariant space by a line bundle
Let $X$ be a $\mathbb{C}^*$-equivariant algebraic variety. Then there is a notion of a map to $X$ twisted by a line bundle. Namely, let $B$ be a variety and $L/B$ a line bundle. Let $P_L=L\setminus B$...
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Projective line as a quotient by a torus
Let $k$ be a field, and let $T$ an $n$-dimensional split torus over $k$. Let $X$ be a $k$-scheme with algebraic $T$-action. Solve for X:
$$X / T \cong \mathbf{P}^1_k$$
(The quotient should be a ...
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Torus actions with more than one fixed point
I am looking for a reference for the following result:
Let $X$ be a projective variety and $\mathcal{L}$ be an ample line bundle over $X$. Suppose that there is a torus $T=(\mathbb{G}_m)^n$ which ...
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Decompositions from torus actions and compactness of (sub-)level sets
Let $T=\mathbb{C}^{*}$ act on a smooth complex quasi-projective variety $X$. Assume that the limit point $\lim_{t\to 0}t\cdot x$ exists for every $x\in X$.
From the induced $U(1)$-action and its (...
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Understanding the proof of a theorem by Van Den Bergh
I'm trying to understand the proof of a theorem by Van Den Bergh, which is Proposition 6 in the paper Bessenrodt, Christine and Lieven Le Bruyn. “Stable rationality of certain PGLn-quotients.” ...
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Determining a toric GIT quotient
Consider the following $G = (\mathbb{C}^*)^{\times 3}$-action on $\mathbb{A}^6$:
$(\lambda_0,\lambda_1,\lambda_2) \cdot (x_0,x_1,x_2,y_0,y_1,y_2) = (\lambda_0x_0,\lambda_1x_1,\lambda_2x_2,\frac{\...
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Are schematic fixed points of a torus action on an affinized twistor deformation flat?
This is a follow-up to some earlier questions about flatness of schematic fixed points of certain deformations. Since I could never come up with good enough hypotheses in those examples, let me try a ...
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Action of $\mathbb C^*$ on a closed orbit of a torus
Let $\varphi\colon (\mathbb C^*)^m\times\mathbb A^n\to\mathbb A^n$ be an algebraic effective action of a torus on affine space and $X$ be a Zariski closure of an orbit of this action. Suppose we also ...
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Plus and minus Białynicki-Birula decomposition for normal variety
We work over $\mathbb{C}$. Let $X$ be a normal projective irreducible variety, and let $\mathbb{C}^*$ act nontrivially on $X$. The fixed point locus of $X$, namely $X^{\mathbb{C}^*}$, can be ...
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How can I compute minimal distance of the AG-code on the Hirzebruch surface $\mathbb{F}_3$?
Let $\mathbb{F}_3$ be the Hirzebruch surface (with index $3$) over a finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$ and $\pi\!: \mathbb{F}_3 \to \mathbb{P}^1$ be the unique $\mathbb{P}^1$-fibration on $\mathbb{F}_3$. ...
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Do tori in a symplectic group always have invariant maximal isotropic subspaces?
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Hi all,
I've been thinking about the following question for a while now, and got a little stuck trying to solve it. Hopefully, someone here might be able to help.
For ...
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Is $k$-diagonalizable element in split maximal torus of $G(k)$?
let $k$ be any field of char 0. $G$ is split reductive algebraic group over k. Let p in
G(k) be k-diagonalizable. Does there exist a split maximal torus of G(k) containing p?
I know that is ture for ...
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Lifting of torus action to line bundle
Let $\mathbb{P}(V) = \mathbb{P}(\mathbb C \oplus \mathbb C)$ be with a $\mathbb C^*$ action : $\lambda (u,v) = (u,\lambda v)$.
There are two fixed points of this action, say $0$ and $\infty$. What ...