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Benjamin
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Existance of a Lie algebra ellement orthogonal to the Adjoint orbit of another element

Consider a compact, semi-simple, connected Lie group $G$ and its Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$.

Given a single $A \in \mathfrak{g}$ when (i.e. which groups and which $A$) can one find a $B \in \mathfrak{g}$ such that:

$K(B, Ad_{g}(A)) = 0$ $\forall g \in G$

The case of $SU(n)$ is particularly important. I believe that I've shown it to never be possible for $SU(2)$.

Benjamin
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