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Essential dimension of semisimple groups of type $B$

Algebraic Geometry 2023-08-07 v1 Representation Theory

Abstract

We determine the essential dimension of an arbitrary semisimple group of type BB of the form G=(Spin(2n1+1)××Spin(2nm+1))/μG=\big(\operatorname{\mathbf{Spin}}(2n_{1}+1)\times\cdots \times \operatorname{\mathbf{Spin}}(2n_{m}+1)\big)/\boldsymbol{\mu} over a field of characteristic 00, for all n1,,nm7n_{1},\ldots, n_{m}\geq 7, and a central subgroup μ\boldsymbol{\mu} of Spin(2n1+1)××Spin(2nm+1)\operatorname{\mathbf{Spin}}(2n_{1}+1)\times\cdots \times \operatorname{\mathbf{Spin}}(2n_{m}+1) not containing the center of Spin(2ni+1)\operatorname{\mathbf{Spin}}(2n_i+1) as a direct factor. We also find the essential dimension of GG for each of the following cases, where either ni=1n_{i}=1 for all ii or m=2m=2, n1=1n_{1}=1, 2n232\leq n_{2}\leq 3, μ\boldsymbol{\mu} is the diagonal central subgroup for both cases.

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@article{arxiv.2106.12803,
  title  = {Essential dimension of semisimple groups of type $B$},
  author = {Sanghoon Baek and Yeongjong Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.12803},
  year   = {2023}
}