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Flag varieties as equivariant compactifications of G_a^n

Algebraic Geometry 2011-03-21 v2

Abstract

Let G be a semisimple affine algebraic group and P a parabolic subgroup of G. We classify all flag varieties G/P which admit an action of the commutative unipotent group G_a^n with an open orbit.

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@article{arxiv.1003.2358,
  title  = {Flag varieties as equivariant compactifications of G_a^n},
  author = {Ivan V. Arzhantsev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.2358},
  year   = {2011}
}

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4 pages, small corrections