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Topology of the projective symplectic group

Consider the projective symplectic group $\mathrm{PSp}(n+1)$ over $\mathbb{C}$. This parametrizes $(n+1)\times (n+1)$ symplectic matrices modulo scalar multiplication.

Is $\mathrm{PSp}(n+1)$ irreducible?

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