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Adjoint and coadjoint orbits of the Poincar\'e group

Representation Theory 2024-10-08 v5

Abstract

In this paper we give an effective method for finding a unique representative of each orbit of the adjoint and coadjoint action of the real affine orthogonal group on its Lie algebra. In both cases there are orbits which have a modulus that is different from the usual invariants for orthogonal groups. We find an unexplained bijection between adjoint and coadjoint orbits. As a special case, we classify the adjoint and coadjoint orbits of the Poincar\'{e} group.

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@article{arxiv.math/0305442,
  title  = {Adjoint and coadjoint orbits of the Poincar\'e group},
  author = {Richard Cushman and Wilberd van der Kallen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0305442},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

Revised arguments in section 6, results unchanged. Corrected typos

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