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Computing the real Weyl group

Representation Theory 2019-07-03 v1

Abstract

Let g be a semisimple Lie algebra over the real numbers. We describe an explicit combinatorial construction of the real Weyl group of g with respect to a given Cartan subalgebra. An efficient computation of this Weyl group is important for the classification of regular semisimple subalgebras, real carrier algebras, and real nilpotent orbits associated with g; the latter have various applications in theoretical physics.

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@article{arxiv.1907.01398,
  title  = {Computing the real Weyl group},
  author = {Heiko Dietrich and Willem A. de Graaf},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.01398},
  year   = {2019}
}