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Elementary subgroup of an isotropic reductive group is perfect

Algebraic Geometry 2010-01-08 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

Let G be an isotropic reductive algebraic group over a commutative ring R. Assume that the elementary subgroup E(R) of group of points G(R) is correctly defined. Then E(R) is perfect, except for the well-known cases of a split reductive group of type C_2 or G_2.

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@article{arxiv.1001.1105,
  title  = {Elementary subgroup of an isotropic reductive group is perfect},
  author = {Alexander Luzgarev and Anastasia Stavrova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.1105},
  year   = {2010}
}

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10 pages